Raspberry Leaves and a Space Hopper?

[M&Ms]

I have started taking 400mg raspberry leaf capsules today to see if it might help hurry things along. I was doing some reading up on the effectiveness of them and someone suggested use of a birthing ball. Now I don't want to go and buy one of those, but could I use a space hopper instead? Would be more fun!

Oh and since taking the tablets, I have been getting an overwhelming urge to go and smash my ex's face in with a baseball bat. Is this normal and is it a sign of early labour?

 

[Riley's Mommy]

your a nutter lol

 

[soexcited]

lol how funny

 

[little*red]

hey hun, sorry to say but raspberry tea leaf isnt supposed to be used to bring on labour, its used to tone the uterus for the pushing satge (to make it take a shorter time).I took it from 34 weeks and still went 5 days overdue.
Try not to force it hun, i know it get annoying the last few weeks and you just want bubs out, but he will come in his own time, you just enjoy your last few weeks of freedom

 

[Sammystar]

I'm not sure about early labour, but the baseball bat idea sounds very theraputic!

I've never heard of using a Space Hopper before but I guess in theory....why not??
I jumped up and down to get my first labour going when it slowed, worked for me!

Take care and I hope things happen for you soon.

 

[Nicola]

hey hun, sorry to say but raspberry tea leaf isnt supposed to be used to bring on labour, its used to tone the uterus for the pushing stage

I was just going to write that same thing. I've been taking the tea since I was 28 weeks pregnant, 1 cup per day. I'm now 32 weeks to increased to 2 cups daily. At 36 I'll increase again to 3 cups untill birth. It's for toning not to aid earlier delivery.

 

[M&Ms]

Well I keep getting bouts of contractions which seem to stop after a few hours so hopefully the raspberry leaves might help it keep going. I had my daughter at 38 weeks so hoping that I might go early with this LO too

I feel like I have a football in my pelvis at the moment and getting period type pains to maybe something might happen soon....

Not really expecting the tablets to do much other than help at the delivery stage, I was 15 hours in labour first time round. Any chance of speeding that up I'm gonna take

 

[enn]

i got a gym ball from tescos online was £5 something plus pnp

 

[pigletpoo]

at baseball bat!

 

[mrs_tommo22]

DSont know about the baseball bat and i know rasperry leaf aint for early delivery but i had my LO 4 dasy early and i took it reg, then i had a curry, had a shagathon with DH and bouned on my bed till i snapped a board!