1st Trimester
Decaf Tea???
I work next to a Starbucks and I'm in the mood for tea, decaf. But in my PG book I'm reading right now it says to be careful about drinking or using certain herbs.....
Do you know what herbs they are? Now I'm afraid to have a freakin' decaf tea! haha
TIA! 
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Re: Decaf Tea???
My OB said that herbal teas are fine as long as you mix it up and don't drink a lot of one kind too often.
She also said the green tea would block folic acid if you took the two together.
I have heard mixed things.
What is bad about chamomile?
It doesn't actually start contractions. Herbs that can do that are called emmenagogues, and red raspberry leaf is not one. What red raspberry leaf does is "tone" the uterus so that contractions are more productive once you're actually in labor. I drank a cup a day while PG with DD and have this time, as well.
You do want to stay away from herbal teas that have "medicinal quantities" of herbs that are considered emmenagogues or abortifacients - mugwort, clary sage, etc. Regular teas (even with herbs) are just fine.
Decaf black teas are fine.
What OBs typically want you to stay away from are herbal teas. Herbs, in general, are not regulated by the FDA and therefore there isn't much, if any, studies that show effects on pregnancy.