https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:39:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1544075 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:57:30 +0000 Mae 1544075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: I bought some tea today! I made some iced tea and mixed it with cranberry juice and it is super delicious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1540222 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:46:09 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1540222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made a big pitcher of tea every morning and drank it all day, staring at about 35 weeks. I don't know if it helped or not! I delivered at 41 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1540171 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:35:35 +0000 MrsH 1540171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really liked the taste of the tea and didn't mind drinking several cups a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1540141 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:27:23 +0000 78h2o 1540141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank about 3 cups a day. I don't know if it helped. I went into labor a few days before my due date, which I considered good, but I was in labor for 34 hours w/ very painful contractions the whole time (not ideal). However, LO was in a really bad position (came out hand first) and I avoided a C-section, so that's good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1540134 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:25:50 +0000 AprilFool 1540134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did the capsules because I couldn't drink that much tea. I can't remember how many... I think i maybe worked up to 4 a day.</p> <p>@spaniellove: I started at 36 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1540127 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:23:18 +0000 spaniellove 1540127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious, when did you all start with the tea? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539730 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:03:19 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1539730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: yes, 3-4 pills a day plus however much I could drink.</p> <p>I do a 3:1 ratio. So 3 tea bags fer cup of water to make it nice and STRONG. Then I dilute it with very cold water, essentially makin it a maybe..2:1 ratio. I wanted it to be strong. Plus, I added lemon slices. Then, I popped it in the fridge and would pour some into a straw cup and go on a long walk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539707 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:53:14 +0000 looch 1539707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used it. I figured it was easy enough to do and it wouldn't hurt anything.</p> <p>I brewed it from loose leaves, just boiled up enough water for my pitcher, then steeped it well and strained a few times to get the leaves out. Once it cooled to room temp, I drank it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539633 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:34:12 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1539633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did tea around 36 weeks. But after each mug I would get a bit crampy, so the MW said to hold off until 37 weeks to be safe. I did 1 cup a day until about 38 weeks or so then I would do 1-2 cups a day. Baby was born at 39 + 4 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539616 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:30:05 +0000 Mae 1539616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: so one pill 3-4 times/day? </p> <p>How do you make the tea into iced tea? Maybe a dumb question but I've never made homemade iced tea before! How many bags per how much water? I &lt;3 cranberry juice so that sounds good to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539605 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:26:24 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1539605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: yes, it worked for me.</p> <p>I went into labor and was having super strong contractions according to my OB, and I didn't even feel them because my uterus was so strong and doing all it's work efficiently. Also, even though he was my first, my labor was 8h from start to finish. I am estimating start time as I said, my contractions weren't painful, kind of just like achey.<br /> Anyway: I pushed him out in 3 pushes, despite his head being sideways.<br /> Also, I was somewhere like 3cm and 65% at my 37w checkup.</p> <p>I used the pills (3-4/day) and then made my RRL Tea into iced tea and drank 1-2cups a day. It was muh better as sweetened ice tea in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539575 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:16:10 +0000 blackbird 1539575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did the tea and i would make a huge 8 cup pitcher and drink it all. I liked it mixed with cranberry juice. </p> <p>It did jack shit for me :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539567 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:14:44 +0000 preggomeggo82 1539567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm drinking it all day long at this point! 3 weeks from my EDD and I will take all the help I can get. I'm eating dates and taking evening primrose oil capsules too. Can't hurt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539566 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:14:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 1539566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know whether it worked or not, but I did the tea as iced tea. I had C at the end of a very hot July, so it was easy to drink tons of it. I walked around with a giant water bottle full of it and I was sick of water by then anyway. </p> <p>I wouldn't let DH drink it and called it my uterus tea so he'd stay away :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539525 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:01:49 +0000 tororojo 1539525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it did much for me, but I drank a ton of the tea iced w/a little cranberry juice mixed in and it was pretty good- very easy to drink lots! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-used-red-raspberry-leaf-tea#post-1539426 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:22:55 +0000 Mae 1539426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Especially if you think it was helpful!</p> <p>Did you do the tea or capsules? </p> <p>How much of each? </p> <p>My midwife said it didn't matter if I did the tea or capsules but it seems like more people use the tea? I don't mind tea but she said 3-4x/day and that is a LOT of tea. So I'm thinking capsules may be easier if they work as well. </p>