hey there guys it's Alice here I am a doula and a childbirth educator and I spin the wheel of birth
to see what topic we're gonna talk about today let's then okay today the school we're talking
about red I wrote red raspberry but it's short the long version is red raspberry leaf tea so
red raspberry leaf tea unlike its name tastes nothing like raspberries it's actually a black
tea and it's a tea that is often suggested by care providers midwives doulas childbirth educators to
have some very important and positive effects for pregnant people and so let's talk about
the benefits of red raspberry leaf tea drinking red raspberry leaf tea in late later pregnancy
has been shown for some shown to have some really positive effects on pregnancy birth and postpartum
one of the main ones I love to just start with is talking about toning the uterus so the red
raspberry leaf tea is supposed to strengthen the uterus and a strong uterus has a lot of good
benefits to labor and birth and postpartum first of all labor can be quicker and contractions can
be more effective when the uterus is tone so that's one huge benefit and then postpartum if
we have a tone uterus it can lead to a decrease in postpartum hemorrhage because after the baby
is born we want that uterus to really contract down and prevent any postpartum hemorrhage so
a strong tone uterus can be to a great benefit in that also it can lead to a stronger amniotic
sac and a stronger stronger and the otic sac can lead to less of an incidence of premature rupture
of membranes where the membranes ruptured before labor starts which can lead to some complications
of pregnancy see so a nice strong amniotic sac is usually a very positive thing toning that
uterine muscle can also result in contractions that are less painful so contractions that are
shorter and more effective can possibly decrease the amount of pain that experience is experienced
the other thing that definitely midwives have recommended drinking red raspberry leaf tea
because of its vitamins and minerals that are in the tea and can almost serve as a great drink for
labor like an electrolyte a labor aid and can be a great drink to have and prepare when you
when your contractions start as well so when to drink the tea how much to drink the tea the
first thing I would do is consult with your care provider so ask them about drinking raspberry
tea right red raspberry leaf tea to make sure it's okay but generally what we see is people
starting out with about a cup making sure that they're not seeing any kind of adverse effects
any impact any uterine contractions or anything after that increase it to two cups a day and can
even increase more as you go later into pregnancy or even the last couple weeks of pregnancy as
well so it is something that is can be really beneficial for labor strong uterine muscles I
will put a link to even more information if you want to check out on your own some of the details
of red raspberry leaf tea and also you'll find in the comments below a link to my favorite red
raspberry tea if you want to check out that brand and if you have questions the comments
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