Raspberry tea to induce labor?

Miranda - posted on 12/19/2012

i am 2 days over due, will this help me?

Erika - posted on 05/13/2010

hi. i know how u feel. about two weeks before due date i started drink raspberry tea to induce labor 3 times a day. I just wanted my baby to be out lol i also read that eating pineapple helps to induce labor, so had one a day (now even cant look on pineapples) :) moreover i was drinking once a day tea with cloves as it helps soften uterus... whatever i did to induce labour,it didnt work, My midwife did membrane sweep when i was 7 days overdue, this also didnt help. so i was induced by 12days overdue, and next day had my sweety boy :)... what i want to say, whatever u do, ur baby will come when its time. thats mother-nature and we cant do anything.... these teas just will ease ur labour (soften ur cervix),but wont induce.

good luck and patience :)

Jemma - posted on 05/13/2010

Hi, i tried every known thing to try and get my 1st son to move but absolutly nothing worked! he was 10 days over and stil had to b induced. as much as u want to believe in one of the many wives tales i'm afraid none worked for me and i think they will just come when they r good and ready!

Sarah - posted on 05/13/2010

i'm almost 39 weeks and i've been drinking raspberry tea to induce labor for the past 3 days and so far...nothing lol. good luck

Cathryn - posted on 04/29/2010

hey. firstly congrats on the bubby on the way :) hope he isnt too late for you, my baby girl was 5 days over - she is 8 months now. i started to drink raspberry leaf tea - from tea bags really really early into the pregnancy as i heard that it was good for the labour - not inducing it but making it a bit more easier for the body etc...i didnt like the taste of it so bought raspberry leaf tea tablets and took those from the 2nd trimester i think it was as they advised not to take it any earlier. and i never had any hiccups with my bubby. i have heard though that going for a walk or eating spicy food. i tried both though and they didnt work for me - what did though was me just giving in and thinking well its going to happen eventually as she has to come out so i just kinda relaxed and put my mind on other things and sure enough she came that night! dont be nervous though, women are meant to reproduce - its so natural and when your bubby finally comes out and you are a family for the first time it is the best feeling in the world :) good luck with everything hope it all goes smoothly for you

Sarah - posted on 04/28/2010

The reason they say not to drink raspberry tea to induce labor is because it does cause contractions and in oher countries that don't have abortion clinics the women drink it to abort a very young fetus. But when you are this far along it is fine. I drank it 3 weeks before my due date (oops lol) and I went into labor the next day. My son was perfect and no prblems at all. It also made my son come out very clean without all the extra gunk and mucus. The best way to drink it is go to a health food store if you can and buy it all natural by another tea with it that you enjoy because the raspberry tea doesn't taste that great. Good luck and congrats!

Erika - posted on 05/13/2010

hi. i know how u feel. about two weeks before due date i started drink raspberry tea to induce labor 3 times a day. I just wanted my baby to be out lol i also read that eating pineapple helps to induce labor, so had one a day (now even cant look on pineapples) :) moreover i was drinking once a day tea with cloves as it helps soften uterus... whatever i did to induce labour,it didnt work, My midwife did membrane sweep when i was 7 days overdue, this also didnt help. so i was induced by 12days overdue, and next day had my sweety boy :)... what i want to say, whatever u do, ur baby will come when its time. thats mother-nature and we cant do anything.... these teas just will ease ur labour (soften ur cervix),but wont induce.

good luck and patience :)

Sarah - posted on 05/13/2010

i'm almost 39 weeks and i've been drinking raspberry tea to induce labor for the past 3 days and so far...nothing lol. good luck

Sarah - posted on 04/28/2010

The reason they say not to drink raspberry tea to induce labor is because it does cause contractions and in oher countries that don't have abortion clinics the women drink it to abort a very young fetus. But when you are this far along it is fine. I drank it 3 weeks before my due date (oops lol) and I went into labor the next day. My son was perfect and no prblems at all. It also made my son come out very clean without all the extra gunk and mucus. The best way to drink it is go to a health food store if you can and buy it all natural by another tea with it that you enjoy because the raspberry tea doesn't taste that great. Good luck and congrats!