https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:10:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1893950 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 14:36:04 +0000 MrsBrewer 1893950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Look what I found at the grocery store yesterday! I'm having a cup right now :-)</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yogi-Womans-Mother-Bags-Pack/dp/B0009F3SF0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1412796940&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=yogi+mother+to+be+tea" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Yogi-Womans-Mother-Bags-Pack/dp/B0009F3SF0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1412796940&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=yogi+mother+to+be+tea</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884715 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:36:11 +0000 SweetiePie 1884715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read that rooibos was safe so I had that occasionally when pregnant. Celestial Seasonings has a really good Madagascar vanilla rooibos tea. I put a dash of milk and honey in it - so good!</p> <p>Also had chamomile sometimes in the evening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884500 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:35:14 +0000 78h2o 1884500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank mint and red raspberry leaf tea but avoided green and hibiscus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884435 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:00:24 +0000 blackbird 1884435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink all kinds of tea. Just 1-2 cups a day so I don't stress. I love green mint, mint, white pomegranate, orange or lemon, black vanilla, and peach </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884367 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:32:18 +0000 photojane 1884367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank sweet tea (black tea) from the second trimester until the end. There isn't much caffeine, so neither I nor my doctor felt like it was an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884319 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:08:24 +0000 jhd 1884319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB okayed anything from a regular grocery store in moderation. I drank caffeine free Lipton blackberry vanilla. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884239 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:39:53 +0000 cascademom 1884239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I drank chai tea lattes throughout my last pregnancy. I avoid green teas during pregnancy though, just a personal thing. My OB told me to limit my tea and coffee intake to 2 cups max a day while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884219 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:32:23 +0000 PurplePeony 1884219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: that shouldn't be a big deal, I think they just didn't want me drinking multiple cups per day. I think there's some debate about the extent to which it actually affects the folic acid absorption, but I like other teas better so it was pretty easy for me to just not drink it. I think I did have a cup a handful of times at Japanese restaurants, though :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884208 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:28:09 +0000 namaste 1884208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor didn't advise me of anything but I heard herbal teas should be avoided. I do drink green tea and white teas but not a lot of blends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884203 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:26:29 +0000 MrsBrewer 1884203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: Oh man I didn't know that about green tea! Luckily I've only had 1-2 cups per week, so not much at all.</p> <p>@cascademom: So Chai tea is fine? I was holding off just in case it wasn't! I have one of those chai tea mixes, so probably different and mainly sugar anyways! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884200 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:23:31 +0000 PurplePeony 1884200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Green tea actually isn't recommended because it can interfere with the absorption of folic acid. I drank mainly black, chamomile, and mint teas (but mint tea isn't good afterward if you're breast feeding because herbs in the mint family can dry you up!). Up to 200 mg of caffeine is supposed to be okay, so I didn't really worry about that because I never drank enough to come close to that limit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884173 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:08:30 +0000 Mommy Finger 1884173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank a lot of green and black teas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884148 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:56:01 +0000 cascademom 1884148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a tea drinker. I'm doing Decaf PG Tips and chai tea throughout pregnancy. I'm not a fan of herbal teas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884137 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:52:06 +0000 JerricaBenton 1884137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was comfortable drinking ginger and peppermint tea. No blends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884013 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:53:09 +0000 skibobrown 1884013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm.... I drank a ton of herbal tea while I was pregnant. I had no idea it wasn't safe. But hey, my child is the picture of health. I think I had mostly peppermint, lemon, chamomile, and sometimes ginger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1884004 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:48:55 +0000 yoursilverlining 1884004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think any tea you're going to buy at a grocery store is fine. </p> <p>White teas are very low in caffeine, and rooibos is caffeine-free (naturally, unlike the chemical process in decaf). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883994 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:41:47 +0000 mfa_lady 1883994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should also tell you--when I started getting killer headaches early in the second trimester, I went back to drinking one cup of black tea every morning. I usually do Lady Grey, which has like 30mg of caffeine in it. :) Way under the 200/250mg recommended cutoff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883992 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:39:25 +0000 mfa_lady 1883992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: Exactly this! My midwife said the same thing. I specifically asked about ginger and peppermint (my favorites!) and she totally okayed those. I've tried to stay away from blends that have tons of stuff in them, just because I'm not confident I can track what's going on with those. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883985 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:32:52 +0000 ShootingStar 1883985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stayed away from teas that had hibiscus in it, which happens to be a lot of the lemon-y herbal teas that I like. Apparently it can cause miscarriage. I'm sure it's only in large amounts, but I didn't want to chance it, especially since I wasn't sure how much of it was in the teas I was drinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883972 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:23:58 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1883972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My understanding is that mint teas and rooibos (red tea) are fine.</p> <p>@nana87: I like that way of thinking! The less paranoid I feel, the better. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883955 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:11:30 +0000 nana87 1883955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ob said any herbal tea in moderation was fine, like as long as you're not drinking like 6 cups a day of anything the amount is too smAll to matter </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883940 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:02:24 +0000 FliegepilzHut 1883940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think licorice root in tea is to be avoided. Otherwise, I'm following!</p> <p>ETA: This only matters, I think, since many herbal teas (Tazo, Celestial seasonings, etc) have really complex ingredient lists... :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tea-thats-safe-for-pregnancy#post-1883937 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:00:09 +0000 MrsBrewer 1883937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm staying away from caffeine so I'm drinking decaf green tea, but what are other teas that are safe to drink during pregnancy? </p> <p>I've heard that some herbal teas aren't safe, correct?? </p>