When we were TTC it's one thing that i cut down on heaps and I bought the tetley decaf. I hated the taste of it at first but then I got used to it and it was fine...obviously now I'm pregnant so who knows how much of a part the caffeine played in it all (I also did IVF/ICSI and I had endo removed so I actually don't know what the real cause was). Anyway, one thing you have to be careful with on decaf's is how they "decaffinate" the tea in the first place, some do it using chemicals, but from what i could research I think tetley was one of the best options.
I'm now back onto normal tea just coz I love it too much, but I limit myself to 3 a day (which from what I researched is well under the usual recommended coffee intake like Kiwimummy said). I also do have coffee every now and then but i make sure I either have decaf or I limit how much caffeine by taking into account how many teas I've had, or if I've eaten chocolate or had a coke that day....
My obs said to me that if you need to have a coffee to keep yourself relaxed then that is better for the baby than not having one and being stressed...
I've just been reading up on this myself and the NSW Health recommends no more than 200mg of caffeine per day (some other sites say 300mg).
They say this is a maximum of 4 cups of medium-strength tea per day. If I remember the Twinings box correctly, English Breakfast is regarded as a medium-strength tea, so four cups it is!
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks