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babydeelila
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Green Tea?
I have read confilicting info regarding drinking Green Tea when TTCing or early stages of pregnancy....
Can you please shed some light? is it OK or not?
and decaf is a no-no too??
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Posted 11/4/08 12:54 PM  |
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usuk2004
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Farah
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Re: Green Tea?
There's something in green tea that could interfere with your body's absorption of folic acid and then there's the caffeine thing. So I've heard it's best to drink decaf and to make sure you take your prenatals outside of a 12 hour window of drinking the tea (either before or after) HTH!
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| Posted 11/4/08 1:04 PM |
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Blissful
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Maria
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Re: Green Tea?
THere is an enzyme in green tea that blocks the absorption of folic acid in the body which is critical in the first 12 weeks of fetal development. Folic Acid is what helps to prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
You can always ask you practitioner how they feel about it.
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| Posted 11/4/08 1:38 PM |
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jea128
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Re: Green Tea?
OMG...I never heard of this and drink Green Tea a lot. Thanks for posting this!
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| Posted 11/4/08 1:43 PM |
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sleepie76
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Re: Green Tea?
Yeah... this is the one thing I have given up
I love Green tea and drink easily a few glasses a day. But since I recently learned it blocks folic acid, I let it go....I miss it. 
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| Posted 11/4/08 2:29 PM |
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