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Red Raspberry Leaf Tea (Trying to Conceive)

From researching the topic, I have found there is much-contradicting information out there on the safety of this product during trying to conceive and pregnancy.

  • During your Menstrual Cycle
Supposedly drinking the tea during your menstrual cycle helps with cramps, PMS, and menopause. Periods have been said to be heavier when individuals are drinking it.
  • Trying to Conceive 

Drinking it during your cycle supposedly helps increase the uterine lining and also help women with Luteal Phase Defect by lengthening their short luteal phases. Those who believe it is helpful, say to only drink the tea from cycle day 1 until ovulation and to avoid drinking it after ovulation,  during your two-week wait or early pregnancy. 

The author of What To Expect series, Heidi Murkoff, says in her book What To Expect Before You’re Expecting, herbal teas to avoid are Red Raspberry Leaf, Southernwood, Wormwood, Mugwort, Barberry, Tansy, Mandrake Root, Juniper, Pennyroyal, Nutmeg, Arborvitae, and Senna (Murkoff).
  • Concerns You  May Hear
Some do not recommend it while trying to conceive, especially after ovulation and early pregnancy, because they feel the tea cause contractions, and the contracting uterus causes parts to break away. 
  • Can Red Raspberry Leaf Tea & Evening Primrose Oil be taken together?
According to a post in Momtastic Baby and Bump, I have heard of women using it together during pregnancy. For example, some women start with RLT (Red Raspberry Leaf Tea) at week 32, then add EPO (Evening Primrose Oil) to their daily regimen at 34 weeks. I assume this means they can be taken together.  However, my midwives said EPO is no longer safe to use during pregnancy.


Sources
1. MaybeMomSarah. "Pregnancy, Trying to Conceive & Parenting Forum." Momtastic Baby and Bump. Momtastic, 9 Sept. 2010. Web. 03 Jan. 2016. <http://babyandbump.momtastic.com/pregnancy-third-trimester/410841-raspberry-leaf-tea-rlt-evening-primrose-oil-epo-faq.html>.

2. MURKOFF, HEIDI. WHAT TO EXPECT BEFORE YOU'RE EXPECTING. S.l.: WORKMAN, 2017. Print.

 Last Edited: July 19, 2017
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