I think soo... Ummm the only thing I have herd about is to consult ur doctor about herbal teas. Lipton is fine

As long as its caffeine free it's safe.

I think it's fine just the herbals aren't good sometimes. I think a little caffeene is fine too.

Does anyone know of any particular herbals that *are* ok?

You are supposed to avoid caffeine. I would use de-caf tea.
Ashlee

lipton is fine. You can have mint, ginger, peppermint or annisette teas to help calm morning sickness. You can have caffeinated teas as long as you don't go over the equivalent of 2 cups (16 oz) of caffeinated coffee per day.

This article has a great list of caffeine items and how much is ok.



Babycenter.Com/refcap/pregnancy/pregnancyn utrition/3955.html

brewed coffee, drip method 8 ounces 100-300 mg
brewed coffee, percolated 8 ounces 65-275 mg
instant coffee 8 ounces 50-190 mg
espresso 2 ounces 40-70 mg
cappuccino 2 ounces 40-70 mg
decaffeinated coffee 8 ounces 1-8 mg
brewed tea 8 ounces 35-175 mg
green tea 8 ounces 8-30 mg
instant tea 8 ounces 40-80 mg
iced tea 12 ounces 65-75 mg
coffee ice cream or frozen yogurt 1 cup 8-85 mg
soft drinks a 12-ounce can 30-60 mg
hot cocoa 8 ounces 3-30 mg
chocolate milk 8 ounces 2-7 mg
milk chocolate 1 ounce 1-15 mg
dark or semisweet chocolate 1 ounce 5-35 mg
baker's chocolate 1 ounce 26 mg
chocolate syrup 1 ounce 4 mg

There are studies that go both ways with the caffeen intake. I have to have a little to keep me going in the mornings. Anything in moderation is ok. (asked my ob about this too)

My doc said to avoid it. Do the whole decaf thing. I really couldn't either because I can't wake up so when I talked about it with my doc, a single can of coke is okay. But I still try not to do it everyday because the studies on caffeine are so inconclusive and I feel like my doc wouldn't have initially told me not to if it was really okay. But like I said in an earlier post, we all do the best we can. (this whole pregnancy thing has me sooooo laid back! :d )

just an fyi chocolate contains caffeine


you dont need to avoid caffeine just limit yourself to under 3 a day ppl who drank 4-6 cups of anything with caffeine the first trimester were at higher risk of miscarriage after that ur fine but 1-2 a day wont hurt.

Dont stop living life because in reality everything is bad during pregnancy the trick is everything in moderation

i summarized the info above from "what to expect while expecting" every dr I have had didnt see an issue except with some herbal teas

~good luck~

fyi...Not everyone eats chocolate, or drinks coffee, tea or soda pop. Caffeine studies are inconclusive at this time. I was just telling her to be better safe than sorry.
Ashlee