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I have offered these to clients when they were experiencing nausea during labor and I've gotten rave reviews...particularly the sour flavors. I think they are pretty tasty, too! Some of had luck getting free samples and some have not but it is always worth trying.


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I haven't gave these out to doula clients but as a pregnant woman, I used these myself and recommend them!! My favorite was the spearmint (green color) ones. They seemed to help alot!

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I haven't used them while pregnant, but have had some clients use them. They really liked them (I tried them when not pregnant and thought they were pretty good).

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I think these would be great to add to my welcome package for clients!

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I have given some samples out, and my clients have loved them. Of course, before giving samples out, I have to try one, as who wants to give something yucky out to people? I think they are really yummy! I have had a client use them during labor, and they seemed to help her with her nausea. I would highly recommend them! Two thumbs up! :yes


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I actually like the little candies, too, although the sucker can be more practical if mom wants to take it out of her mouth for a while.

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Yes, the stick is great so Mom can hand it off during a contraction and get it back after. Trying to focus on breathing with something in your mouth seems quite challenging!


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I gave some of these to my current client in a "goodie basket" and she loved them and asked me to make sure I had them in my bag for labor time! My kids also like them! :blush

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I also always give them out! I did find that they didn't work for me, but I still feel that they have been beneficial to a lot of my clients!


Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:35 pm
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I don't care for the variety pack since I dislike half the flavors.

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I used these when I was pregnant with my first, and they really helped with the nausea. I had it really bad, and the candies were great. Never tried the pops, since I used the candies and work, and it wouldn't look too good for me to inventory with a pop in my mouth! :rofl


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I have to say, I like the idea of these, but I'm disapointed.
For one thing, the marketing implies that they are herbal or supplemental or something, but when I looked at the ingredients I was surprised to discover that they are made from completely ordinary candy ingredients. Corn syrup, sugar, nothing of nutritive value. (And I am always telling people to avoid nutrient paupers like candy during pregnancy.):nono
One thing that annoyed me was how they talked about the use of red raspberry leaf tea for pregnancy as a reason to use their raspberry candies, but the candies don't have red raspberry leaf in them! They have raspberry essential oil, and I am highly skeptical that it has any of the same benefits as red raspberry leaf tea.
They are all-natural, and the flavors are pleasant, but they are pretty pricey, and I am suspicious that just about any hard candy would have the same effect on nausea.
Anyway, I don't think I will encourage clients to spend money on these candies, particularly because I feel the marketing and pricing are misleading. But if a client liked them and found them helpful for nausea, I wouldn't discourage their use either.
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i emailed them and they said they'll send some samples out yay! i can't wait to try them!

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I didn't have my free samples for clients to try in early pregnancy but found them most useful for the couple of clients I had after their cesareans. It was the ONLY thing (besides ice chips) the anesthesiologist would allow them to have. They really loved the sour taste and were excited to have something with flavor after hours of only being allowed ice chips. It also helped curb the nausea that comes after the surgery.

While I would recommend these, I did have a whole box go bad in my closet...too much humidity, I guess (although the temp is always 70 in my house)...they melted everywhere. So I guess keep them in the fridge?? :)


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While I would recommend these, I did have a whole box go bad in my closet...too much humidity, I guess (although the temp is always 70 in my house)...they melted everywhere. So I guess keep them in the fridge?? :)


I do remember something a while back where preggie pops wasn't handing out any free samples because they had a huge batch that were melting like that. Hopefully, you just got a bad batch and won't have that problem in the future!!


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