RASPBERRY LEAF TABLETS - ARE THESE THE RIGHT ONES??

[pie&twink]

Are these the right things I need to be taking to help with labour? Just wanted to check before I popped any!! Says to take 2 daily with food.

Thanks girls. x

 

[Sherlock]

Hmm 750mg each, thats 1500 per day. Not enough.

You need to be taking more than that. Dose recommended is two 300mg or 400mg tablets with each meal (three times a day).

I used to take 2 each mealtime from about 35 weeks. I took 400mg tabs. So took about 2400mg per day.

FWIW my second stage lasted 34 minutes. Natural birth, no medical intervention. I also did perineal massage from about 32 weeks.

Taking them after giving birth is also good. Helps promote healing and stopping bleeding.

 

[Ani]

Sorry for butting in... I take two capsules three times a day, but just noticed that they are only 250 mg!! Darn it... and I have been so diligent.

I'll up my dosage for the last week.

 

[lisa282]

I would say take more than that too, as you are 37 weeks already. I took 750mg tabs, starting at 2 a day from 33 weeks and gradually building it up. By 36/37 weeks I was taking 5 a day. In the final 2 weeks I upped it again to 6 a day.

Im convinced they helped me, my labour was only 3 hours long and was pushing for 10 minutes! Had really strong BH from the time I started taking the tabs, so Im sure they were toning me up in preparation. Its a huge difference from my first birth, when I was pushing for an hour and a half! Wish Id known about RLT back then...

 

[Chrissy1]

I didn't realise you had to take so much... I'd been taking three a day instead of two but I think I'll up that now to 6!

 

[Jenny123]

oooh, thanks for this post. I've been taking the tablets but only 1200mg a day I'll double it and hope for the best

 

[Goldenone]

Had no idea it was so effective... am off to the local health food shop NOW

 

[Goldenone]

Oops, sorry for the moon above!!