No tea... Whaaaaat?

aerod19 · November 2014

So I've been sick with a nasty cold for the last week and have been drinking Tazo passion tea like nobody's business. Randomly today I find out certain herbal teas are a no-no, particularly hibiscus and rose hip, which is exactly what I've been going to town on for the last 7 days. Well, see ya in 9 months Tazo!

Not gonna lie... I'm a little freaked out. I'll be 6 weeks Wednesday and overall none of the nasty preggo symptoms have kicked it yet.

For all the experienced moms, did you drink herbal teas while pregnant?

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lindylogana · November 2014

Madelinega said:

Honestly I did with my first and she is perfect. The reason they recommend avoiding herbal teas is because there are no or few studies done or proof that they don't harm the baby. I am sure you could drink a few here and there and be just fine(everything in moderation.) Also you could do some research or consult an herbalist who could give more insight on particular herbal teas. And for peace of mind I didn't feel any symptoms till 8 weeks with my daughter and a friend of mine went literally 4 months without knowing she was pregnant (I know ridiculous) so don't take the lack of symptoms as a bad sign. Enjoy it!

Agreed on this! I drank tea with both of my previous pregnancies and everything was fine.

aerod19 · November 2014

Thanks ladies! This definitely put me at ease. (And the hubs thanks you too for curbing my panic!)

Mei&Mei · November 2014

Black tea, green tea, etc. is generally fine. Herbal tea is more iffy since the effects of various herbs have no been studied in pregnancy. Use at your own risk, but most likely it's fine unless you are guzzling cup after cup every day.

lifeisgood27 · November 2014

I switched from Tazo Awake to Tazo Passion during my first pregnancy because of the high caffeine content of Awake. Like others have said, herbal teas aren't really studied in pregnant women so we don't know if they're good or bad. Drink at your own risk, I guess. Fwiw, my daughter is fine aside from having tubes in her ears because of constant ear infections like her daddy had when was little.

Tanya+Rusty · November 2014

What if you drink cup after cup but you use the same tea bag over and over again, the caffeine would be less with each additional cup...

hpoff33 · November 2014

I am thinking everything in moderation is fine. The amount you would need to drink to have a lasting effect, I would think, would be pretty significant.

JuneBug0611 · November 2014

DH just brought over the label on the packaging of a lemon ginger tea I've been drinking (1 cup a night) and showed me it had a pregnancy warning I totally missed. It has lemongrass and that is a no-no. Argh. I have forgotten so much. I do believe in moderation it is probably ok but it still stresses me out so I won't drink it anymore. Pity. It was so relaxing.

yelah250 · November 2014

I drink tea every day. I did with my two previous pregnancies as well. I use personal common sense, though, and don't follow some of the pregnancy warnings that don't make sense to me.

jennhepp · November 2014

Peppermint ginger and rooibos tea! All safe and black tea and green tea in moderating just because of the caffeine content.. Avid tea drinker when pregnant, just gotta have a warm drink

bnk2012 · November 2014

I bought ginger tea to help w/ m/s and brought it to my RE's office before drinking and they said it was fine to drink & a good alternative to ginger ale. I was so paranoid, I brought the box so they could read all the ingredients. I also drink decaf black tea instead of decaf coffee.