Herbs and teas for pregnancy and delivery

[nia82]

I'm getting ready to order my raspberry leaf tea, and I wonder what else in herbs and teas you recommend... I'm also thinking about stuff that goes along with Brewer's diet (dont know anything yet) and herbs that are supposed to keep blood pressure low (I'm so scared of that).

So far I came up with:

Raspberry leaves
Rosehips whole (love it!)
Arnica flowers whole (sitzbath)
Calendula flowers powder (sitzbath)
Dandelion leaves (are roots better?)

[karen1968]

This thread from the November DDC has lots of pregnancy tea info.

You might also check out Aviva Jill Romm's "The Natural Pregnancy" - she is an herbalist and midwife, and the book has lots of good info on herbs for pregnancy and what is safe when.

[Yuba_River]

I got a pregnancy tea from my midwives--it has nettles, raspberry, alfalfa and peppermint. It tastes good, too.

[splath]

Originally Posted by Yuba_River

I got a pregnancy tea from my midwives--it has nettles, raspberry, alfalfa and peppermint. It tastes good, too.

I'm drinking a blend with these ingredients from here:
http://www.bulkherbstore.com/MRRB?s=mama

[gradstudentmommy]

Originally Posted by Yuba_River

I got a pregnancy tea from my midwives--it has nettles, raspberry, alfalfa and peppermint. It tastes good, too.

These are the exact herbs in my tea. I love it!

[Pinoikoi]

I had nettle infusion and some other infusion I can't remember what.. both are good for bladder infection stuff during pregnancy..

nettle infusion tastes like corpse water though.

I am drinking RRL tea now.

[nia82]

THanks ladies, I got the book from the library. I decided to get some pregnancy tea ingredients and some sitzbath ingredients (and face masks too) - labor inducing stuff and such I will leave to the midwives when necessary.
I also got an Ingenutea pot for the infusions... So excited!

Chamomile flowers whole - 1 - $5.85 - $5.85
Dandelion root c/s, Cert. Org - 1 - $9.30 - $9.30
Calendula flowers powder - 1 - $6.95 - $6.95
Arnica flowers whole - 1 - $7.20 - $7.20
Oat straw green c/s, Cert. Org - 1 - $5.20 - $5.20
French green clay powder - 1 - $4.95 - $4.95
Nettle leaf c/s, Cert. Org - 1 - $7.75 - $7.75
Lavender flowers whole - 1 - $9.90 - $9.90
Kelp powder - 1 - $3.25 - $3.25
Flax seed whole - 1 - $2.30 - $2.30
Alfalfa leaf c/s , Cert. Org. - 1 - $4.90 - $4.90
Passion flower herb c/s - 1 - $6.55 - $6.55
Raspberry leaf c/s, Cert. Org - 1 - $8.35 - $8.35
Red clover leaf c/s,Cert. Org. - 1 - $7.10 - $7.10
Rosehips c/s - 1 - $5.50 - $5.50
Spearmint leaf c/s, Cert. Org - 1 - $6.95 - $6.95
Witchhazel leaf powder - 1 - $10.00 - $10.00

That bulk website is really nicely priced...