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I gave up my coffee and black tea because I don't want the caffeine to hurt the baby.
I went out and bought this package of tea made specially for pregnancy, with different types of teas in it. It's called "Earth Mama Angel Baby Organics, Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler". But after I bought it and brought it home I started looking at the ingredients and so many of the herbs listed are herbs that I read were considered NOT safe...
Here are the different teas:
Morning Wellness Tea:
Ginger root, spearmint leaf, chamomile flower, orange peel, lemon balm leaf, peppermint leaf
Peaceful Mama Tea:
Lemon balm leaf, chamomile flower, oat straw, orange peel, red raspberry leaf.
Third Trimester Tea:
Red Raspberry leaf, spearmint, stinging nettle leaf, oat straw, chamomile, rosehips, alfalfa
Heartburn Tea:
Marshmallow root, spearmint, chamomile, lemon balm, red raspberry leaf
Ok so I know I have seen some of these listed as "unsafe during pregnancy" before. Are they really unsafe? Is this tea/these herbs okay? Here is the company:
http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/
My doctor is not a naturopath or herbalist, I'd rather take this to a herbalist than a medical doctor.
Answer
Exercise moderation and stop worrying so much!!!
You don't even need to give up tea (or even coffee) during pregnancy. While there's some evidence that high doses of caffeine can increase the risk of miscarriage complications, this is only true for higher doses. If you're drinking <200mg of caffeine daily (1-2 cups of coffee, 3-6 cups of tea) you have NO risk. TOTALLY safe. And if you are drinking more than that, it's still not certain that there's risk, or how much there is. It's not like smoking or drinking a lot of alcohol or taking illegal drugs.
There is an article on my tea site which discusses this in more depth:
http://ratetea.net/topic/tea-and-pregnancy/19/
About the herbal teas? Again...if you're loading up on very strong medicinal herbs, then there is reason to be concerned. But if you're just drinking mild herbal teas as a beverage, don't worry about it. Yes, some of those herbs may be on the "avoid" list, for example, chamomile can be a blood thinner so you don't want to drink too much of it in the last trimester. But...big deal? If it's just one ingredient among many, it's not going to hurt you.
The body is meant to have a diverse diet, lots of different foods. Your body can handle a little bit of a lot of things, where it goes wrong is if you start consuming very high doses of an herb with medicinal effects.
Stop worrying!!!
Exercise moderation and stop worrying so much!!!
You don't even need to give up tea (or even coffee) during pregnancy. While there's some evidence that high doses of caffeine can increase the risk of miscarriage complications, this is only true for higher doses. If you're drinking <200mg of caffeine daily (1-2 cups of coffee, 3-6 cups of tea) you have NO risk. TOTALLY safe. And if you are drinking more than that, it's still not certain that there's risk, or how much there is. It's not like smoking or drinking a lot of alcohol or taking illegal drugs.
There is an article on my tea site which discusses this in more depth:
http://ratetea.net/topic/tea-and-pregnancy/19/
About the herbal teas? Again...if you're loading up on very strong medicinal herbs, then there is reason to be concerned. But if you're just drinking mild herbal teas as a beverage, don't worry about it. Yes, some of those herbs may be on the "avoid" list, for example, chamomile can be a blood thinner so you don't want to drink too much of it in the last trimester. But...big deal? If it's just one ingredient among many, it's not going to hurt you.
The body is meant to have a diverse diet, lots of different foods. Your body can handle a little bit of a lot of things, where it goes wrong is if you start consuming very high doses of an herb with medicinal effects.
Stop worrying!!!
How much fruit/veggies can a mouse eat a day?
Emly
I have pet mice and I want to start feeding them fruit and veggies as treats. I know I can feed them apple slices, melon slices, leafy greens, etc. but exactly how much should I be putting in the cage at a time? I don't want them to over eat and get sick! I only have two and they're still quite small so I'm assuming they shouldn't eat much.
And how often should I give them these treats? I've seen sites that say every day but I've also seen sites that say only every few days.
Answer
Mice should not be given vegetables/fruit more than twice per week as it can lead to loose stools. Be especially careful with the leafy greens. Only introduce one new food at a time as it can upset the tummy. Serving size should total about 1 tablespoon for the treats that day so if you are giving a bit of dog biscuit, carrot, pasta and oatmeal, all told it should not be more than that. This does not, of course, include their normal bowl of food.
TFM is an excellent mouse site with a Fancy Mouse Information page with a section on diet as well as a Nutrition category on the forum. The link to the FMI diet page follows along with one thread listing safe/unsafe foods. The latter was a Q about pregnancy diet, but the food list is for all mice:
http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/diet.cfm
http://forum.thefunmouse.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16486&p=142528&hilit=tomato#p142519
(If you cannot read the above thread, you will need tor register first.)
Can I ask what kind of food you offer as the staple diet? Many people in the mouse community that feed a commercial mix use Brown's Tropical hamster/gerbil mix. Most mice should have between 13 to 14% crude protein, and the majority of the mouse mix brands on the market, including the BTC mouse/rat mix, have too much. I remove the peanuts, sunflower seeds, dried corn and raisins, though. The first and second are high allergy/calorie foods. The third has been linked to cancer/mold problems. The fourth can cause renal failure. Some mouse parents use lab block, too, but the consensus is to add some type of mix to the diet as mice are scavengers and being able to pick through the food to choose is good mental stimulation.
Mice should not be given vegetables/fruit more than twice per week as it can lead to loose stools. Be especially careful with the leafy greens. Only introduce one new food at a time as it can upset the tummy. Serving size should total about 1 tablespoon for the treats that day so if you are giving a bit of dog biscuit, carrot, pasta and oatmeal, all told it should not be more than that. This does not, of course, include their normal bowl of food.
TFM is an excellent mouse site with a Fancy Mouse Information page with a section on diet as well as a Nutrition category on the forum. The link to the FMI diet page follows along with one thread listing safe/unsafe foods. The latter was a Q about pregnancy diet, but the food list is for all mice:
http://www.thefunmouse.com/info/diet.cfm
http://forum.thefunmouse.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16486&p=142528&hilit=tomato#p142519
(If you cannot read the above thread, you will need tor register first.)
Can I ask what kind of food you offer as the staple diet? Many people in the mouse community that feed a commercial mix use Brown's Tropical hamster/gerbil mix. Most mice should have between 13 to 14% crude protein, and the majority of the mouse mix brands on the market, including the BTC mouse/rat mix, have too much. I remove the peanuts, sunflower seeds, dried corn and raisins, though. The first and second are high allergy/calorie foods. The third has been linked to cancer/mold problems. The fourth can cause renal failure. Some mouse parents use lab block, too, but the consensus is to add some type of mix to the diet as mice are scavengers and being able to pick through the food to choose is good mental stimulation.
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