I cut down my regular chai because of caffeine and a friend suggested rooibos as a swap. Im 11 weeks. is it actually safe to have daily during pregnancy? anyone here drinking it?
Haan I had this during my pregnancy, mainly evenings. It is herbal and no caffeine na so I felt safe with it. But everyone's body is different, just check once with your doc.
Rooibos is one of the gentler herbal options, I liked it for that reason. Still, herbal doesn't always mean safe in pregnancy, so I always tell people to run any new tea by their gynac first. For normal cravings one cup is usually okay.
Beta in our time we mostly drank saunf water or plain warm water. These new teas I don't know much about. If it is caffeine free like the girls are saying then probably fine, but do ask your doctor before making it a daily habit.
Yaar I switched to rooibos in my second trimester because regular chai was giving me acidity. Actually it felt lighter on my stomach. But I still kept it to one cup, didn't want to take chances na.
From what I gathered it's considered low risk because there's no caffeine, but honestly the safest thing is to ask your own doctor since they know your history. I did that and she was fine with a cup a day. Don't fully rely on what we say here.
I had asked my gynac the same thing because I read rooibos is caffeine free. She said it is generally fine in moderation since it has no caffeine, but told me not to overdo any herbal tea. So one cup a day was okay for me, but please confirm with your own doc once.
