Comments on: Homemade Pregnancy Tea http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html Loving simple, natural, and intentional living Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: miscarriage causes http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-76994 miscarriage causes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:54:28 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-76994 Magnificent put up, very informative. I'm wondering why the other specialists of this sector do not understand this. You must continue your writing. I am sure, you have a great readers' base already!|What's Taking place i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I've found It absolutely helpful and it has aided me out loads. I'm hoping to give a contribution & assist different users like its aided me. Great job. Magnificent put up, very informative. I’m wondering why the other specialists of this sector do not understand this. You must continue your writing. I am sure, you have a great readers’ base already!|What’s Taking place i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve found It absolutely helpful and it has aided me out loads. I’m hoping to give a contribution & assist different users like its aided me. Great job.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-68257 Lindsay Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:48:46 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-68257 8 oz is a lot more than you realize since herbs are really light. This will certainly be cheaper. 8 oz is a lot more than you realize since herbs are really light. This will certainly be cheaper.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-68040 Ashley Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:25:09 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-68040 I am discouraged by how expensive this actually seems! If I get 8 oz of both RRL and nettles from Mountain Rose Herbs, that is $10 and shipping is $10. That will make approx. 16 mason jars (right?) of tea for $20. But I can buy Traditional Medicinals organic red raspberry leaf tea for about $4 for a box of 16 RRL tea bags...so I feel like making it myself doesn't save me any money. Am I doing my math wrong? I am discouraged by how expensive this actually seems! If I get 8 oz of both RRL and nettles from Mountain Rose Herbs, that is $10 and shipping is $10. That will make approx. 16 mason jars (right?) of tea for $20. But I can buy Traditional Medicinals organic red raspberry leaf tea for about $4 for a box of 16 RRL tea bags…so I feel like making it myself doesn’t save me any money. Am I doing my math wrong?

]]> By: Laura http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-65069 Laura Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:04:28 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-65069 I think Shonda Parker said it's only the Rubeus Idaeus (sp?), not the wild raspberry leaf, and only if you've had a prob with miscarriage. I think Shonda Parker said it’s only the Rubeus Idaeus (sp?), not the wild raspberry leaf, and only if you’ve had a prob with miscarriage.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-48844 Vanessa Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:32:39 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-48844 Just wanted to comment on the RRL/miscarriage questions. I've researched this a lot, since I am interested in herbal remedies and also have had several miscarriages (not related to RRL tea). Although there is a lot of conflicting info out there, the most reliable info seems to be this: RRL does not CAUSE miscarriages, but can cause uterine contractions (similar to the benign/toning contractions caused by sex, exams, over-exertion, or normal exercise), so if you are beginning to miscarry anyway, it may expedite the process. Even though I have had multiple miscarriages (and I believe that each of those was a tiny, precious, human being-- so I don't take them lightly), I would not hesitate to drink RRL tea during pregnancy, unless I was concerned about miscarriage and already cramping early in pregnancy but not yet bleeding. Just my 2 cents, because I have given this issue a lot of attention over the past several years! Just wanted to comment on the RRL/miscarriage questions. I’ve researched this a lot, since I am interested in herbal remedies and also have had several miscarriages (not related to RRL tea). Although there is a lot of conflicting info out there, the most reliable info seems to be this: RRL does not CAUSE miscarriages, but can cause uterine contractions (similar to the benign/toning contractions caused by sex, exams, over-exertion, or normal exercise), so if you are beginning to miscarry anyway, it may expedite the process. Even though I have had multiple miscarriages (and I believe that each of those was a tiny, precious, human being– so I don’t take them lightly), I would not hesitate to drink RRL tea during pregnancy, unless I was concerned about miscarriage and already cramping early in pregnancy but not yet bleeding. Just my 2 cents, because I have given this issue a lot of attention over the past several years!

]]> By: Meratol http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-42893 Meratol Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-42893 all i have amounting to say is wow. it worked for me. it may be the m aroused with this product didn't unreservedly use it suitably. maybe they skipped gone indicatory of a diminutive scrap denotative of drill. it worked for me and that's all i have equal to say about it. in vogue im wealthy comparable to get my ACUs in a subsidiary size as they seem a particle cumbersome for me fashionable.thanks for your product all i have amounting to say is wow. it worked for me. it may be the m aroused with this product didn’t unreservedly use it suitably. maybe they skipped gone indicatory of a diminutive scrap denotative of drill. it worked for me and that’s all i have equal to say about it. in vogue im wealthy comparable to get my ACUs in a subsidiary size as they seem a particle cumbersome for me fashionable.thanks for your product

]]> By: Debra Worth @ Happy To Be Home http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-34225 Debra Worth @ Happy To Be Home Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:01:33 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-34225 I thought raspberry tea increased the chances of miscarriages early on. I thought raspberry tea increased the chances of miscarriages early on.

]]> By: s http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-12442 s Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:29:13 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-12442 I read that American red raspberry leaf is ok, but other types are known to produce miscarriages. How confusing! I read that American red raspberry leaf is ok, but other types are known to produce miscarriages. How confusing!

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-11931 Lindsay Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:07:05 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-11931 I am in the process of coming up with a good recipe for mother's milk tea. Check out Kimi's post <a href="http://womanlypursuits.blogspot.com/2007/11/homemade-mothers-milk-tea.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> for ideas. I will definitely share my concoction when I have completed it! I am in the process of coming up with a good recipe for mother’s milk tea. Check out Kimi’s post here for ideas. I will definitely share my concoction when I have completed it!

]]> By: Victoria http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/01/homemade-pregnancy-tea.html/comment-page-1#comment-11883 Victoria Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:40:28 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=3925#comment-11883 From what I've gathered from my past two pregnancies, red raspberry leaf can cause miscarriages, but only in women who are sensitive to it (that is, both miscarriages AND red raspberry leaf). You won't know until you try it (unfortunately). I took red raspberry leaf through both pregnancies--the first was late but healthy and the second one I lost before 7 weeks. So there you have it, absolutely no definitive proof either way! I'd suggest NOT using it during the 1st and 2nd trimesters of 1st pregnancies or if you've ever had a miscarriage (that you noticed--most go unnoticed). If you've been drinking the tea or taking supplements with red raspberry leaf in it (CAREFUL, lots of 'whole food' prenatal and women's supplements contain it--along with 'morning sickness magic'!) before you even got pregnant, you'll probably be 'used' to it. It would make sense that suddenly taking it during the 1st trimester might possibly cause a miscarriage (if you're prone to that sort of thing), but of course the miscarriage you have would have probably have been imminent anyway.... In the end, it's a personal choice that you have to make. Also, consider the source of the information you're getting on red raspberry leaf. If an M.D. says "it causes miscarriages!" but the naturopath says "it NEVER causes miscarriages!" then obviously you're up against philosophies, not necessarily evidence that either theory is true. Until the medical community knows more about the causes of miscarriage (beyond blighted ovum and such) we just aren't going to know for sure. From what I’ve gathered from my past two pregnancies, red raspberry leaf can cause miscarriages, but only in women who are sensitive to it (that is, both miscarriages AND red raspberry leaf). You won’t know until you try it (unfortunately). I took red raspberry leaf through both pregnancies–the first was late but healthy and the second one I lost before 7 weeks. So there you have it, absolutely no definitive proof either way! I’d suggest NOT using it during the 1st and 2nd trimesters of 1st pregnancies or if you’ve ever had a miscarriage (that you noticed–most go unnoticed). If you’ve been drinking the tea or taking supplements with red raspberry leaf in it (CAREFUL, lots of ‘whole food’ prenatal and women’s supplements contain it–along with ‘morning sickness magic’!) before you even got pregnant, you’ll probably be ‘used’ to it. It would make sense that suddenly taking it during the 1st trimester might possibly cause a miscarriage (if you’re prone to that sort of thing), but of course the miscarriage you have would have probably have been imminent anyway…. In the end, it’s a personal choice that you have to make.

Also, consider the source of the information you’re getting on red raspberry leaf. If an M.D. says “it causes miscarriages!” but the naturopath says “it NEVER causes miscarriages!” then obviously you’re up against philosophies, not necessarily evidence that either theory is true. Until the medical community knows more about the causes of miscarriage (beyond blighted ovum and such) we just aren’t going to know for sure.

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