Herbal Mama: 8 Caffeine-free teas perfect for pregnancy

Shelina Assomull

27 Feb 2018

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1 – Ginger tea
Not just a great solution for reducing sickness during a hangover, ginger tea helps you bid adieu to morning sickness. It is also aids with digestion and relief of stomach problems.
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2 – Dandelion tea
Dandelion is great for helping your kidney and liver function smoothly. Some researchers also speculate it may be able to prevent jaundice in newborns, giving it an added plus. It is also able to help with water retention due its diuretic effect.
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3 – Rooibos tea with berry fruits
Rooibos packs a powerful punch to your system due its antioxidants as well as calcium, magnesium – which will of course, be shared with your baby. It is a great line of defence for keeping both of your immune systems up.
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4 – Chamomile tea
Worries keeping you up all night? Chamomile is a soothing night cap to help you sleep like a baby. Due to its richness in calcium and magnesium it is can reduce inflammation of joints - perfect those pregnancy aches.
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5 – Raspberry Leaf Tea
The mother of all herbal teas for pregnancy, raspberry leaf tea helps prepare the uterus for labour by toning it and preventing post-partum haemorrhage. It is very high in calcium and magnesium.
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6 – Nettle leaf tea
With its high levels of iron, nettle tea is very helpful in post-partum bleeding. It is also high in calcium and magnesium which make it a good aid for uterus or leg pain.
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7 – Peppermint tea
Also an aid to nausea and sickness, peppermint tea has the ability to relax your stomach muscles. It is also a natural remedy for coughs and colds when feeling you're down with the flu during pregnancy.
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8 – Lemon balm tea
Pregnancy mood swings are a thing and its okay to admit it. A cuppa lemon balm tea apparent has the ability to calm you down in the toughest of times and can help with any irritability or anxiety you might be experiencing.

Herbal teas pack some amazing benefits during your pregnancy – here are our recommended picks.

Nothing beats curling up with a large cuppa, and when your pregnant, the need for comfort is even greater. However, caffeinated beverages during pregnancy are an increasing controversy that expecting mothers ought to pay close attention to.

Why is Caffeine Dangerous during Pregnancy?

Caffeine crosses the placenta to your baby, so if you’re taking take espresso, your baby certainly is too. This is a bad idea because coffee raises blood pressure and heart rate – which is not ideal for your developing baby.

While coffee is the obvious caffeine culprit, did you know that tea leaves actually contain more caffeine than coffee beans before they are brewed? If you’re committing to cutting caffeine during pregnancy, this means saying goodbye to coffee, black tea, green tea and white tea – all these teas come from the same caffeinated tea plant.

Fear not mamas, you are still due a warm cuppa – minus the caffeine. How? A herbal tea! Herbal teas are teas made from, flowers, seeds, berries, plant roots, and other leaves (excluding the tea leaf). Many of these have medicinal properties that are not only a good substitute but a good health supplement during pregnancy.

Check out the 8 most beneficial herbal teas to enjoy during and after pregnancy above!

Shelina Assomull

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