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Can I have tea?

ginabieneginabiene
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Hi everyone,

I have developed the same cold as my coworkers as of yesterday and I have a terrible sore throat, etc. In my pre-pregnancy days I would have tea (I was never a big medicine person thankfully to begin with) but now I have read in a few different places that I cannot have tea. Has anyone ever been sick when pregnant? What can you take to relieve a sore throat? Is my tea and honey still safe?

 Thank you!

I feel like everyday I have new questions and concerns:)

Gina

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Re: Can I have tea?

  • kbalbkbalb

    I drank tea fairly often when I was pregnant.  I made sure it was caffeine free.  I would just avoid any herbal tea and stick to a black or rooibos.

    I think honey is safe, but someone who has been pregnant more recently can confirm that.

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  • jess08200jess08200
    I drank regular decaf tea throughout my entire pregnancy.  I'm not sure about the honey.
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  • dkw1485dkw1485 member

    Some teas contain herbs that you shouldn't have, but if they do then they usually say on the bag or box that it shouldn't be used by pregnant/breast feeding women.

    Check out this info:

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

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  • WinesNot WhinesWinesNot Whines
    You can definitely have tea. If you want to be extra safe, you can drink a tea geared toward pregnant women (like red raspberry leaf tea).
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  • Hey JellisyHey Jellisy
    Regarding honey, you are supposed to make sure your honey is pasteurized (ie. not raw).  I think most honey is pasteurized unless it is labeled as raw.  Agave Nectar is a good substitute as well.     
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  • alliapistoralliapistor member

    Early in my pregnancy, I had a serious craving for sweet tea.  When I asked my doctor, she suggested that I go with decaff and I could drink as much as I wanted.  I would just look at the ingredients.

    Re honey and PP - raw honey is pretty hard to find.  (At least I couldn't find any when I was looking pre-pregnancy.)  Even the honey I bought at the farmer's market that still has the honeycomb inside has been pasteurized.  So you're probably safe on that front so long as it doesn't specifically say raw.

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  • JessieP76JessieP76
    According to my OB, most "mass market" herbal tea is fine.  She didn't ask me to restrict that at all.
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  • otoro98otoro98
    I drank black tea here and there during pregnancy, and if you want to go with an "herbal" type tea that may be good for when you have a cold, ginger tea is fine too. I'd go with sugar or pasteurized honey to be safe with sweetener. Feel better!
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  • kastlekastle member

    you can go kind of crazy with all the eating/drinking guidelines while pregnant.  i drank tea or coffee every day.  less than usual, but 9 months of me off caffeine & alcohol (which, btw, I had a few glasses of wine in my 3rd tri while we were in france) would not be pretty. I did, however, refrain from unpastuerized cheese & lunch meat.  Go figure.


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