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Drinking tea?
Is it ok to do this when you are trying, I have given up coffee and wine but I have been told in fact I think I think I read it in the Zita West book that tea should not be drunk either?? I love me tea
K xxx
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I''ve started drinking decaf. Think all caffenie should be avoided so tea included and coke although i've started drinking caffeine free diet coke to. Hope this helps. I don't find the tea tastes any different to normal tea.
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As for tea, my GP said it was fine, but to limit coffee to one cup a day.
a cup of tea can be anything from 10 - 100mg depending on how long it's brewed for. best bet is to drink it fairly weak
TEA (5-oz. cup) CAFFEINE CONTENT (mg)
1 min. brew 9-33
3 min. brew 20-46
5 min. brew 20-50
NHS Direct says max 300mg /day
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleid=917#
that's the equiv of one of the following:
1. three cups of brewed coffee,
2. OR six cups of tea,
3. OR eight cans of regular cola
4. OR eight standard bars of chocolate.
obviously it's better to have 0 caffeine - especially in your first trimester - but if you must have that first cup of coffee in the morning then it seems to be ok
but bear in mind i'm not pregnant or even ttc yet (waiting til after my wedding in sept) - i just did a bit of research on the internet for you from sites that i know are reliable - best bet is to ask a couple of different doctors
Thanks
k xxx