Red Raspberry Leaf Tea Infusion During Early Labor 07/28/10

Red Raspberry Leaf Tea Infusion Hi Friends,

I came across a forum on www.mothering.com that mentioned a very interesting thing regarding a red raspberry leaf infusion during early labor. All of the mothers posting on this thread were talking about this strong infusion that was the pinnacle of the benefits of red raspberry leaf tea. Although, I did notice that it was a fairly old thread the comments all were about how much easier labor is when this infusion is drank when labor starts.

I am considering this post as an update/addition to my previous post regarding the benefits of Red Raspberry Leaf tea. I have been faithfully drinking my tea everyday about 2-3 cups after I bought it from www.bulkherbstore.com (organic loose tea, amazing taste and price). So far, I feel it has been good to me, actually I love drinking this tea cold and without added sugar, yummy!

Since I am 34 weeks along now, my Braxton Hicks contractions are very regular but I have noticed that they are pretty strong now. They definitely do seem more “focused”. I get so excited that when I am with friends I am like, “Touch my belly! It’s as hard as a basketball!” I hope they don’t get tired of me always wanting them to touch my belly.

Anyways, back to the strong red raspberry leaf tea infusion, it is supposed to really work wonders and make your labor and delivery go easier and faster. The red raspberry leaf tea infusion recipe is as follows:

One ounce of loose red raspberry leaf tea.
One pint, about 16 ounces, of boiling water.
Pour water over leaves and let it steep for 30 minutes.
Strain and, when labor starts, drink as hot as possible.

You can read all the posts on this forum from mothers who have taken the strong infusion and had great success with it.t Their birth stories will truly encourage you. I hope that I am also able to benefit from this strong infusion when the time to deliver my baby comes.