Chamomile tea to induce labor at 39 weeks

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August 2011 Birth Club

so, I called my MW office and asked about RRLT, they said they do not typically reccomend herbal tea espically chamomile because it has been known to induce labor... hmmm interesting...

anyone heard this before?

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• bump... no one?? I have never heard this before...

• I have but I'm assuming it would have to be in large quantity because I heard it after drinking it dam near daily with my last DD and she stayed put for 41 weeks

• yea thats what I though... Sounded weird to me...

• Not sure if that made sense I was drinking it not realizing it could induce labor/contractions around my second trimester

• I read that you would have to drink 3-5 cups before bed....

• Yes I have heard herb herbal teas are a no no during pregnancy. I can't remember if it was on the do not eat/drink list back 11 yrs ago when I had my first or as recent as when I had my 2 1/2 yr old though. My family believed the RRLT thing though and had me drink a gallon in one sitting when I was pregnant with DS and my water broke that night. So I believe it can start labor just from my personal experience

  
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  I've read and heard conflicting things about chamomile tea. Some say it will induce labor if you drink enough, others say it doesn't at all. I haven't asked my OB about teas though. The only tea I actually like is Chamomile tea! lol I just can't stand the tastes of other teas. But I've stayed away from all teas while pregnant since the list of inducing teas is a lot. I know a ton of pple and family who've tried RRLT though. Some it worked, some it didn't.

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  I had been drinking lavender chamomile tea every night for a few weeks to help me sleep and I can say with 100% certainty it caused me to contract and cramp. I stopped drinking it because I wasn't 37 weeks yet, but I fully believe it could induce labor. What scared me is that when researching it I found it was thought to cause miscarriages in some people...no thank you! After I stopped drinking it, my nightly contractions/cramping went away.

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