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Herbal Tea?

By Pirouette Apr 23, 2013

Man, there is no end to those "avoid these while pregnant" lists! I'm not a big tea drinker, but it's freezing in my office today and I have two teas in my desk drawer so I thought why not? One is Celestial Seasonings Chamomile Honey Vanilla and the other is Tazo Sweet Cinnamon Spice.

I first reached for the cinnamon and noticed that star anise was an ingredient, and i thought that might not be safe. i googled it and sure enough, AVOID while pregnant. So i grab the chamomile and then google that and apparently chamomile is bad while pregnant too!

Just wondering what tea you drank while pregnant...I don't want to drink a ton of decaf coffee so i'm looking for other things to drink occasionally besides water (which i drink nonstop all day). Anything you loved while pregnant that was definitely safe? I'm very early and don't want to take any risks

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pui
bananas / 9899 posts

Apr 23, 2013

Geez!

I drink Matcha (powdered green tea) everyday and I was wondering if it was safe to drink while pregnant... apparently one cup a day is alright, but more than that is not recommended (because of the caffeine in it).

They have a lot of flavoured black teas that would probably be fine, I think?
ShootingStar
coconut / 8472 posts

Apr 23, 2013

I don't have any suggestions, but I feel your pain. All the teas I love have hibiscus as the first ingredient, which is also an AVOID while pregnant :-/.
bunnylove08
grapefruit / 4442 posts

Apr 23, 2013

i did starbucks passion fruit tea. dd was fine
Pirouette
pomegranate / 3331 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@pui: hmm.. i'm trying to avoid caffeinated, but maybe i could find a decaf non-herbal tea that would be safer...

@MrsCB: oh man, hibiscus too? the list is endless! Maybe i picked the wrong time to try to start being a tea drinker
tysonja
nectarine / 2217 posts

Apr 23, 2013

i did starbucks passion tea too...

but my favourite for pregnancy is any kind of rooibos tea!
cascademom
coconut / 8861 posts

Apr 23, 2013

There's some pregnancy herbal teas out: http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Mama-Angel-Baby-Mama-To-Be/dp/B0032AM8HI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366731080&sr=8-2&keywords=pregnancy+tea
MrsH
honeydew / 7667 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Pirouette: I like hot water with lemon in it
ShootingStar
coconut / 8472 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Pirouette: Yes, make sure to read labels! I think if you drink a tea that's purely chamomile, it's ok. Celestial Seasonings has one. Unfortunately I hate chamomile and miss my lemon rose by Peet's. Oh well, one of the many things to give up for baby!
citymouse
persimmon / 1116 posts

Apr 23, 2013

Herbal and Roobios teas are naturally caffeine free I believe! Black teas are not naturally caffeine free. Here are some:

http://www.teavana.com/loose-leaf-teas/caffeine-free-teas

Some of the ingredients might not be pregnancy-friendly, but if you find one that is, you can be sure there is no caffeine
Pirouette
pomegranate / 3331 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@bunnylove08: @tysonja: I'm not a big passion fruit fan...does starbucks have other flavors?

@cascademom: oooh, i'm going to check that out! thanks!

@MrsH: ha, i'm guessing that's safe! maybe if i added some honey that would do the trick...i'm not a huge lemon fan but i love honey, and they work well together.

@MrsCB: haha yup! i'd be lying if i said tea was the hardest thing to give up though, i (used to be) kind of a wino i think i would have to spend an hour in the store googling every ingredient!
tysonja
nectarine / 2217 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Pirouette: i believe we can have peppermint and stuff when we're preggers, but i don't like that taste too much so i almost always choose a rooibos tea! for home i buy from the grocery store, but at starbucks i might have the vanilla rooibos tea or tea latte

i'm 99.5% sure rooibos (red tea) is completely safe for pregnancy, but please chime in others if you know that it isn't!
anyway, i'm drinking it right now hehe
bunnylove08
grapefruit / 4442 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Pirouette: Starbucks has black, green and chai too.

Mint tea is really good too. I think it might be safe.
allison
pear / 1895 posts

Apr 23, 2013

I drank Mountain Rose Herbs pregnancy tea (Fecundi-Tea) throughout my pregnancy. It's tasty and it's good for you and baby!
Foodnerd81
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts

Apr 23, 2013

I asked my midwife about herbal teas and she was very nonchalant about it. She basically said as long as I wasn't drinking buckets of it, it really didn't matter (as long as I wasn't going over any caffeine limits). I was still cautious, but if I really wanted one mug of tea, I just made it a little weak and didn't worry about it. I'm not a big tea drinker, so it was maybe 1-2 cups a week, so I figured it was fine.

I agree with you on trying to avoid too many decaf things-- I'd rather a little caffeine, or something that naturally is caffeine free, I worry about the process to make something decaf (though, I will also have a decaf coffee or latte once in a while, just not all the time).
Pirouette
pomegranate / 3331 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@tysonja: I've never tried rooibos...i'll have to give it a try! any particular brand you like from the grocery store?

@allison: that one sounds really good! but it has "oatstraw" and i have celiac so i can only have certified gluten free oats...i'm not sure if it is safe for me...grrr! maybe i'll email them
allison
pear / 1895 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Pirouette: ahh. Yeah, definitely email them or call.
Pirouette
pomegranate / 3331 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Foodnerd81: I agree. I do drink my one small cup (or sometimes only 1/2 cup) of decaf coffee in the am, but have eliminated all other decaf for now. Once i'm through the first tri, i'll probably replace that small cup of decaf with a cup of caffeine, because i do worry a little about the decaf. but i just LOVE the taste of coffee, and my doc said i'd be better off sticking with the decaf for now, so i'm going with it.

I find it so hard to find information on how bad decaf really is for you, so i'm hoping that's an ok middle ground
chanzi
cherry / 233 posts

Apr 23, 2013

I think rooibos is safe too... I did have some chammomile tea at least a couple times before finding out I wasn't supposed to. All the different herbal stuff is too much for me to remember!

I drink decaffeinated black teas since I'm a tea drinker and prefer black tea. Unfortunately the only decaf black tea at the coffeeshop across from my work is pretty terrible. I think it might be because nobody buys it except for me, so it has probably sitting on the shelf for ages!
Foodnerd81
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@Pirouette: For decaf, I read that finding swiss water processed decaf is much better, in terms of chemicals. I wasn't quite able to sort out where to buy it though, because once 6 weeks hit, the nausea made coffee seem really gross.
lil owl
apricot / 345 posts

Apr 23, 2013

My sister is a herbologist, here's what she says:

Peppermint tea (no more than 6 cups a day)
Rooibos tea (no more than 6 cups a day)
nettle tea (no more than 5 cups a day)
quince tea (no more than 4 cups a day)
ginger tea (no more than 3 cups a day)
camomile tea (no more than 3 cups a day)
violet tea (no more than 3 cups a day)
thyme tea (no more than 2 cups a day, none when you have thyroid issues)

hot water with lemon/lime/orange and honey as much as you like....
Pirouette
pomegranate / 3331 posts

Apr 23, 2013

@chanzi: i think i'm going to have to find some of this rooibos. I've never had it before, but it sounds like one of the few safe ones out there!

@Foodnerd81: i looked into that, but we have a keurig, so it's not a possibility for me at the moment. just trying to wean myself off it for the time being i guess (and hopefully not forcibly weaning from nausea!)

@lil owl: wow, this list is awesome! thank you so much!

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