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Third Trimester Labor Prep Tea
Third Trimester Labor Prep Tea
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Third Trimester Labor Prep Tea helps pregnant women prepare for childbirth with its specially formulated blend of herbs. This tea contains natural ingredients that can help strengthen the uterus, relieve discomfort, and promote relaxation during labor. Contains a proprietary blend of herbs, including raspberry leaf, which has been shown to improve uterine muscle tone. Raspberry leaf has a long tradition of use in pregnancy to strengthen and tone the tissue of the womb, assisting contractions and preventing excessive bleeding. Raspberry also tones the mucous membranes throughout the body; soothe the kidneys and urinary tract, and preventing excessive bleeding after the birth. Raspberry works on the digestive tract, stabilizing it. It continues its good benefits after birth by working to help milk production and recovery. The tonic and relaxant actions on the smooth muscles of the uterus act to reduce the pain of uterine contractions during childbirth and makes them more effective and productive, shortening the duration of labor.
To Prepare: (In the Evening) Place a half an inch of herb in the bottom of a quart size canning jar (a handful or two). Experiment with the amount of herb and strength of the taste to find what works for you. But please make sure there is at least approximately 1⁄2 an inch in the jar. Fill the jar to 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 of an inch from the top with boiling water. Stir the herbs down into the water so that they are all wet and mixed in and not floating. Cover the jar with a lid or small plate to retain the essential oils and let sit overnight. In the morning, strain using a small mesh strainer into another canning jar and your “tea” (technically an infusion, a concentrated tea) is now ready. Since this is a highly nutritious drink it is also strongly flavored. Some women love it and cannot get enough of it!! Some tolerate it and others have a difficult time. These suggestions are offered to help you maximize the amount you do drink. Feel free to experiment, so that you are sure to drink it frequently. Some women like to make a gallon or more at a time and store it in the fridge. This way they can make it 1-2 times in a week. This is easier for some women and they end up drinking the recommended amount.
*Quick Alternative: Pour boiling water over 1 tablespoon of tea, steep up to 20 min.
For taste you can:
Add Honey, blackstrap molasses (source of iron), sorghum, or maple syrup to sweeten. Mix with half and half (or a desired quantity) with fruit juice.
Add a squeeze of lemon, or lime.
Cut half and half with water.
Cut half and half with an herbal tea such as a Zinger.
Organic Ingredients:
Rubus idaeus leaf (Red Raspberry), Urtica dioica leaf (Nettle), Avena sativa (Oatstraw), Medicago sativa leaf (Alfalfa)
Do not use before week 24 of pregnancy.
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