Whether it is possible to have green tea at pregnancy"

Green tea entered our life relatively recently, but could already find many judges. For useful to an organism and tastes in the homeland (China) drink is considered medicine at all. However it, as well as at any product, has contraindications. In this article we will consider features of the consumption of this drink during pregnancy, future mothers can drink it or not and also whether it should be added to it some additives.

Shortly about advantage of drink

Green tea — refreshing and tonic.

We advise to esteem about what tea it is possible at pregnancy.

It is necessary to distinguish from its useful qualities:

• besides rich taste, it differs in a big set of minerals, proteins and vitamins of almost all groups;
• theine (kind of one of compounds of caffeine) improves mental and physical activity, but at the same time influences an organism, than pure caffeine more delicately;
• the polyphenols which are contained in drink well influence a cardiovascular system and help with prevention of oncological diseases;
• the product reduces sugar level in blood that facilitates a state at diabetes;
• tea perfectly is suitable for prevention of caries because it contains the fluorine necessary for enamel of teeth and also antibacterial substances which disinfect a mouth;
• antioxidants in its structure block oxidizing processes in an organism;
• drink strengthens nervous and endocrine systems;
• has excellent diuretic property;
• helps to cope with nausea attacks at a motion sickness;
• allows to restore water balance in an organism more effectively, than plain water.

Whether it is possible to drink at pregnancy

First of all, it is necessary to know that in day for future mother the norm of caffeine is 200 mg. Caffeine contains not only in green drink or coffee, but also in chocolate, various carbonated drinks.

Whether you know? Properties of tea depend on zavarivaniye time. If leaves infuse in boiled water 2 minutes, then drink will turn out invigorating and if more than 5 minutes — that it has the weakening effect.

Thus, it is better to be limited to one or two cups of tea a day in the first half of pregnancy, and later it is possible to increase a dose to 3–4 cups. As a result your organism will receive necessary quantity of elements, important for a fruit (including calcium), and you strengthen the immunity.

As caffeine increases arterial blood pressure and speeds up heartbeat, excess of consumption rate is dangerous on any term of pregnancy. The high dose of theine can slow down growth of the kid in a womb that can lead to the birth of the premature child.

One more factor speaking about need of the limited consumption of green tea is that it reduces effect of folic acid which is included into the list of the registered medicines in the first trimester. At the same time tea contains the knitting substances and flavonoids which are well influencing development of a fruit at all stages of pregnancy.

Important! Enough folic acid (B9 vitamin) is vital for a fruit. Without it normal formation of nervous system of the child is impossible.

Thus, limited consumption of drink allows to enrich an organism with useful substances and to strengthen immunity in general. Remember that it is necessary to have rather weak tea better scalded, but not packaged.

On early terms

In the first and at the beginning of the second trimester of pregnancy it is necessary to limit considerably consumption of green drink because of its diuretic property. Abuse of tea sometimes leads to dehydration, bad comprehensibility of iron and B9 vitamin.

The excess of caffeine for the child at the beginning of his development as at this particular time most bodies of the kid is formed is most critical.

However it should be noted also positive properties of drink. It helps to cope with manifestations of toxicosis at the beginning of pregnancy, normalizes arterial blood pressure and regulates cholesterol level in blood.

On late terms

Features of the consumption of green drink on later terms differ in the fact that the diuretic property facilitates fight against puffiness which young mothers face when the fruit is already considerably developed, and the woman's kidneys hardly work for both organisms (mother and the child).

At this time also the need for calcium which deficiency is well compensated by green tea increases.

Whether you know? Green tea contains 50% more vitamin C, than black.

Whether it should be added to green tea

If you wish to bring some variety the diet, then try to add a lemon to drink, it is a little mint, a jasmine or a melissa, dried berries. Under a condition, of course, that you have no allergic reactions to these products. Let's consider some additives in tea and their influence on the woman's organism in situation.

Jasmine

The jasmine at addition in drink enhances its toning effect. Sheets of a plant contain many antioxidants, catechins therefore it is better to use it after consultation with the doctor.

For certain will interestingly read you about whether pregnant women can have tea with raspberry, a lemon, a bergamot, ginger and also ivan-tea, hibiscus tea, camomile and lime tea.

Correctly to make tea, it is necessary to add about 3 g of tea leaves to a glass of hot water (+80–85 °C), and to cover several dry florets of a jasmine. Time of insisting is chosen individually.

Milk

Young mother can drink tea with addition of milk, but It should be noted that it is necessary to add tea to the warmed milk, and not vice versa. So you will reduce negative impact of caffeine.

To make green tea on milk, for one portion it is enough to take 1 glass of hot milk to which to add 3–4 g of tea leaves. Drink of 10-15 minutes is ready. Such tea cleans an organism and accelerates a metabolism.

Learn whether it is possible for pregnant women tea with milk.

Melissa

Tea with a melissa (it is called still lemon mint) is useful to the pregnant women suffering from differences of mood owing to violation of a hormonal background.

Thanks to soft sleeping pill and the calming action the melissa removes irritability. Drink with addition of lemon mint is appointed to women as diuretic or at locks and also for fight against hypostases.

Mint

The sheet of mint added to drink helps to eliminate even better morning nausea, than clean option. Such tea possesses soothing action, eliminates dizziness, has antiseptic impact on a throat at various catarrhal diseases. However abuse of this additive can do harm.

Important! A large amount of estrogen in mint at regular abuse can cause premature birth or abortion.

Do not recommend to use also mint to women with the lowered arterial blood pressure as it already reduces it. In the last month it is better for pregnancy to refuse drink with this plant as it reduces work of mammary glands.

Otherwise after the child's birth at mother the lack of milk can be observed. It is easy to make such type of drink: just add several leaves of mint at a zavarivaniye. Green tea is a source of a large amount of necessary useful substances for future mother. In case of consumption of drink without violation of a dosage, it will help not only to overcome some difficulties of process of incubation of the child, but also to strengthen health of the woman and her future kid.