Black tea while preg?

One or two cups a day of black tea will not hurt your pregnancy. Neither would one or two cups of coffee. Peppermint and lemon are both safe, in any quantity. So you can steep lemon and peppermint by themselves, without the black tea, if you've already had two cups of black.

Just a warning: I found caffeine had a huge effect on my body while u was pregnant. I was way more sensitive to it. Even a cup of s

Black tea could give me jitters and make me twitchy. So have a cup of tea and wait a while before the next one to see how you react to it.

Congrats and good luck! I hope you feel better soon!

Tea is fine and won't cause a miscarriage. You just need to limit how much because of the caffeine in it. That said, most doctors agree that a cup or two(or even up to 4) a day is fine if you are avoiding caffeine in other foods, such as, coffee & soda. Better to have the tea w/ the caffeine if it makes you feel better. Just be cautious about how much you have.

Here is some info I found:

Teas to avoid

Some herbal teas are unsafe when you’re expecting; these include PMS, diet, cleansing and detoxification teas, as well as those with the herbs black cohosh, blue cohosh, dong quai and others (for a complete list, go to fitpregnancy.com/tea). Also avoid herbal laxatives, so read tea labels carefully. “In high doses, some naturally occurring substances, such as cascara sagrada or senna, can cause changes in electrolytes,” says Laurie Green, M.D., an obstetrician in San Francisco. Electrolytes, which include chloride, sodium and potassium, are required for normal cell and organ functioning. These herbal laxatives can promote diuresis (increased urination) or diarrhea, both of which can cause dehydration, says Green. Such varieties are best avoided until after you deliver and finish breastfeeding; even then, use caution.

The caffeine connection

Unlike herbal teas, which contain only about 0.4 milligrams of caffeine per cup, non-herbal teas (black, green and oolong) contain about 40 to 50 milligrams per cup. Sip four or five cups throughout the day, and you’ve gotten about 200 milligrams of caffeine. A study from Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Division of Research found that pregnant women who consumed more than 200 milligrams of caffeine daily had double the risk of miscarriage compared with those who avoided the stimulant. However, a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health found no association between intakes of up to 350 milligrams of caffeine and miscarriage.

Without a definitive answer on the effects of caffeine while expecting, most experts agree it’s best to use caution and limit intake to less than 200 milligrams a day. “Caffeine in any form is too stimulating during pregnancy,” says Hirota. “It also increases the load on the liver, which is already busy processing pregnancy hormones.”