4 wks pregnant and just had hibisucs tea :(

[spottymerlin]

I found out yesterday I'm pregnant :) Been TTC for a while so we're v. pleased!
This morning I had a hibiscus tea and then after I'd drunk it thought I had better check it was OK and have read that it is a stimulant of uterine contractions and causes a drop in the all important progesterone and now I'm panicking. I don't know what possessed me even drink it!
Has anyone else ever drunk it in the 1st trimester?

It's actually not that easy to get rid of a pregnancy so I would't worry!
I'm sure you will be as fine as I was eating pâté and brie lol....congratulations and try not to worry !!

Never heard of it but linz is right. Pregnancies are amazingly persistent. One cup of doubtless very diluted tea is not going to do anything. I would lay off it now for you peace of mind but I'm sure you're fine.

I agree that one single cup is extremely unlikely to cause a problem.

Hello spotty I am at the same stage as you and had a peppermint tea two days ago which I was told was a definite no no yesterday. The tea lady told me unless its a huge amount it isn't a problem. Don't worry.

Why can't you drink peppermint tea, strawberry? I've been drinking gallons of the stuff for my indigestion

Peppermint tea is in no way a no no!

All of the fruity teas that you buy in the supermarket are ok according to my midwife and doctor. Something you buy as a medicinal remedy in a health food shop might need checking, but if you just have a pack of Twinings herbal/fruit infusions you have nothing to worry about.There is no need to worry about every single thing that passes your lips!

OP, in my first week of pregnancy (all-unknowing) I had a mega-cold and took millions of over-the-counter meds which are very strongly contraindicated in pregnancy.

DS is now 9mo and doing fine. Don't worry :)

Also, my grandmother's generation drank a half of guiness EVERY DAY and still produced viable offspring!! I really really think that unless you're taking concentrated hibiscus extract in huge doses, you and bubs will be fine.

Enjoy your fruit teas... oh by the way and I couldn't find any official evidence on Pubmed supporting raspberry leaf tea as an instigator of labour, so that's good news too!

Actually there's a paper on how raspberry leaf extract applied to strips of uterus may cause contractions (published in 1970). There is a world of difference between direct application and oral application though, so I remain unconvinced...

spotty the hibiscus in tea is actually very weak so it shouldn't be a problem. is't not like you had a powerfull extract intravenously , it's just a cup of tea (well, sort of).

so is peppermint tea ok then everyone?
I having been upping my peppermint tea to reduce my caffeine intake.
Now also bough decaff tea and coffee.

Peppermint tea is totally and utterly fine yes

Phew

ah thanks, i am feeling better now that nothing has happened! I have been waiting for such a long time and now it's here! I am crying with joy one minute and panic stricken the next ha ha!!
I took a test on saturday and it was negative, but my period was late and i just knew something felt different so i used the other half of the twin pack on sunday night and a little faint line began to appear, i just couldn't believe it, we both kept looking at the pregnancy test all night in sheer disbelief! ha ha! i don't know why we didn't believe it really becuase we had been trying, but it's such a crazy thing to find out!

I thought Raspberry leaf tea wasnt supposed to cause the contractions, just make them more efficient when you are in labour, thats why ive been drinking it anyway!

Well when I asked at Neals Yard Remedies in Covent Garden the first tea the lady said not to have in the first trimester was peppermint, I thought that was odd to but I am just repeating the words of an expert. I'm going to do more research now to see if I can find any evidence of this on the web! Sorry for any panic caused.

Congrats! Get used to crying with joy and feeling panic stricken the next moment. Ds is 2 and that still happens