5 Responses to “Tea while Pregnant….?”

1. Jamal says:

   July 27, 2011 at 4:54 pm

   Pang mei mei has not recieved very good results from tea. dont try it
2. emma leahy says:

   July 27, 2011 at 5:53 pm

   it’s fine. just drink in moderation, caffiene isn’t that good for the baby, so just have one, maybe two cups of tea a day.
3. Tangerine says:

   July 27, 2011 at 6:20 pm

   Tea with roots ginseng or caffeine should be avoided at all costs. White and green tea should also be avoided tea like rasberry leaf or peppermint tea and sikialr teas are okay. Don’t drink peppermint tea too late in pregnancy as it relaxes the uteran walls.
4. malica says:

   July 27, 2011 at 6:41 pm

   The ingredients you need to watch out for are:
   “anise, catnip, chamomile, comfrey, ephedra (called ma huang in traditional Chinese medicine), European mistletoe, hibiscus, horehound, Labrador, lemongrass, licorice root, mugwort, pennyroyal, raspberry leaf, rosemary, sage, sassafras, stinging nettle leaf, vetiver, and yarrow”

   Some midwives actually *recommend* raspberry leaf tea towards the end of pregnancy. Absolutely if you remember nothing else on this list, stay away from pennyroyal. In high doses, it was once used as a method of inducing abortion (although it’s also toxic, so there’s a serious risk of mom dying too in those quantities).
5. Coma Gray says:

   July 27, 2011 at 7:17 pm

   There are actually a surprising number of herbal teas that doctors don’t know whether or not they have any effect on the fetus. The American Pregnancy Association has made a list. Here is the link because I don’t want to type it all..

   http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/herbaltea.html