raspberries...

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raspberries...
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Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:09pm

has anyone tried them? i never have but i heard they are good for labor... dont know if thats true or not..

 

Lilypie Baby Birthday

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Registered: 04-26-2003
In reply to: des751
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:15pm
I love raspberries, but it seems hard to get good ones fresh. When I was massively preggers toward the end I liked to put them into a smoothie just in case it would help move things along. Didn't work, BTW, my kid was at minus 2 through 4 hours of pushing until about 2 minutes before he got yanked out by the forceps. How's that for too much info?

Anyway, a healthy preggo snack I liked was to take some frozen raspberries (and blueberries and/or strawberries) and toss them into the blender with a little skim milk and about half a banana. Using the berries frozen makes it all nice and frosty. You get fruits and calcium from the milk and it tastes pretty darn good.

She'll come before you know it, Des! (And then you won't sleep for months and months and you'll wish you were still pregnant. Life's a bitch, ain't it?) :)

Erin

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Registered: 06-16-2004
In reply to: des751
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:18pm
Well Ive had raspberries and they arent my favorite.

 

  Shawna

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Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:20pm
Arrgh! Edited because I thought my original post got deleted somehow and retyped it. Suck, suck, suck!

Anyway, I think that it's raspberry tea that's supposed to be especially good for moving things along. But, another yummy preggo friendly snack would be to take low-fat vanilla pudding and stir in some raspberries, maybe even toss in some angel food cake like a parfait. I did that with fresh blackberries & blueberries and frozen raspberries a few weeks ago and it was good. I found some low fat instant jello cheesecake pudding and it made a good dessert.


Erin


Edited 8/27/2004 10:23 pm ET ET by oonagh96

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In reply to: des751
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:39pm
eat raspberries while having copious amounts of sex and everything else!
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Registered: 08-27-2004
In reply to: des751
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:42pm
A raspberry is a fuzzy fruit

Sweet and tart

Simply delicious

Topped on vanilla ice cream

Really good in cereal such as homemade granola

Eat as many as you want

Enjoy them with friends and frappicinos

*astrofortefried"

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Registered: 04-02-2003
In reply to: des751
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 11:04pm
Wha? Never . . . had . . . RASPBERRIES???

I'm stunned.

I'm shocked.

LOL. I grew up picking wild raspberries, and always wanted angel food cake with raspberries and whipped cream on my birthday. In the summertime the grocery stores are filled with 'em. But I'm from the Northwest.

Anyway, they are kind of high-maintenance berries, and pretty expensive. They're definitely tart, but I love 'em.

No advice on how to jump-start your labor. I know you're tired of being pregnant, but the baby will come when she's ready to! You're almost there--take care of yourself.

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In reply to: des751
Sat, 08-28-2004 - 2:27am

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