Safe to drink white tea while pregnant?
I am six months pregnant and I don’t drink any tea at all, but I used to drink green tea all the time rather than sodas. Now I drink neither, but I heard somewhere white tea has less caffeine that green. I was wondering if anyone knows if it’s safe to drink white tea when pregnant?
I am a green tea fanatic, but I was advised by my doctor not to drink it while pregnant. It is not the caffeine that makes it unsafe to drink, it is the antioxidants. Normally, they are very good for us, but they can affect the absorption of folic acid while pregnant, which can cause neural-tube defects, including spina-bifida. White tea has many of the same antioxidants, so many medical experts recommend avoiding green and white teas until after pregnancy and breastfeeding. Much of this info can also be found in the 6th Edition of Your Pregnancy Week by Week page 32. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news! I’m going out of my mind with no tea! Sorry and GL!
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