any use red raspberry leaf tea or evening primerose oil??

Teresa - posted on 10/23/2012

Kylia- I know this post is old but I'm curious as to how things went with labor?

Kylia Marie - posted on 05/12/2012

im 38 weeks now and have been drinking the tea 2-3times a day since 36weeks and i havent gone into labor , i looked up everything about it first , it will not make u go into labor unless your body is ready , you can actually drink the tea during your whole pregnancy

Samantha - posted on 05/08/2012

The rasberry tea actually helps induce labor, so I would stay away from it until the very end. It's really best for the baby to have them stay inside as long as possible before 41 weeks is up.

Kylia Marie - posted on 04/27/2012

yes that's exactly what i want , i want to feel comfortable with my doctor , i do trust him , a few of my family members go to him but there experiences with him are different then mine . yes hopefully soon i will be able to announce his birth

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

Yeah, doctors are so clinical! It can be scary, and every midwife appointment i had through my entire pregnancy was at least 2 hours long and so personal, by the time i gave birth we felt like she was family! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy, hopefully i hear about a healthy baby boy soon!!

Kylia Marie - posted on 04/27/2012

i know im getting so anxious i want my little boy to hurry up . i will be switching to a mid wife i wont make this mistake with a doctor again , it doesnt feel natural and thats why i have been looking up natural ways to stay healthy and fit thru my pregnancy

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

Oh Honey, I'm sorry i hate doctors, my midwife is a miracle worker.

The good news is that you're almost done!! :)

Kylia Marie - posted on 04/27/2012

yes very painful pregnancy and no pain meds because i want a healthy baby so im dealing with it and trying everything i can , i really should of switched to a mid wife but i was scared because of my history so i just stayed with my doctor and i hate him he never listens to me and it seems like he could care less

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

WOW!! Miracle baby, no wonder everything hurts so badly.

Kylia Marie - posted on 04/27/2012

no i had a partial hysterectomy and all my lymph nodes on my left side removed from ovarian tumors , getting pregnant without fertility medication was a miracle

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

Did you have a previous C-section?

Kylia Marie - posted on 04/27/2012

i actually have heard about it but i will deff try it now and hopefully it works because i really dont want a C-section , i have a scar thats starts about 7inchs above my belly button and goes all the way down to my vagina and it hurts bad most days so i've been trying everything to help

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

We did it around my vaginal opening, your hymen. I tried to avoid any getting inside for fear of infection or something (I'm totally paranoid!) haha. Just rub it on!

Kylia Marie - posted on 04/27/2012

rub it everywhere inside & outside ? is there any specific ways?

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

I bought locally harvested and dried red rasberry tea leaves. I'm sure any are fine though!! You know what else you can do, It's going to sound bizarre but you can rub oil (olive, nut, or seed) around your vagina, it will help it get lubed up to help you not tear! I had my husband do it for the 2 weeks before my due date and i didn't tear at all!

Kylia - posted on 04/27/2012

what brand of RRLT did u use , i bought alvita RRLT & celestial seasonings raspberry zinger , thats all i could find around here

Kylia - posted on 04/27/2012

no im doing a hospital birth but im not going to the hospital right away , i plan to stay home and do exercises on my medicine ball and lay in the tub , i wanna stay home until i have to go to the hospital

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

Are you doing a home birth?

Kylia - posted on 04/27/2012

well i would have to do it a few times a day for about 5 minutes , i usually get on my hands n knees and rock back and forth and that usually doesn't bother me , lately my scar hasn't bother me so i been lucky for the past 2 weeks , hopefully it stays that way until he wants to make his grand entrance

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

I started taking them at 36 weeks. To get my baby into to position for birth I used to crawl around, everyday for 20 minutes! Not sure if you are able to but it really helped!

Kylia - posted on 04/27/2012

ok thanks , i bought alvita red raspberry leaf tea bags and im going today to get the evening primrose oil , when did u start using it , did it help you go in labor ? my doctor told me at 36weeks i could start doing things to help with labor and try walking and using the medicine ball to help put me into labor because they help the baby get into position , i would of loved to do yoga but i have a scar that goes down my whole stomach and most days its hard to move at all so i really want this to be over and im ready to meet my son!

Catalina - posted on 04/27/2012

I took both and I believe they helped! I had a natural home birth and it lasted from first contraction to holding my baby 5 and a half hours. Now I'm not saying that's normal (it's not) but my midwife believes it was because of my supplements and because I staying in good shape during my pregnancy (I'm a yoga teacher).

I would take them! Even if they don't help, they can't hurt! :-)