Tea and IVF

[Spongy]

Hi everyone,

I am a massive tea drinker 8 cups a day!). We are hoping to start our 1st IVF cycle in around 2 weeks so I have switched to PG tips decaf tea. Does anyone know if this is ok or should it still be limited/not at all?

Thanks everyone,

Vicky x

[Jojostayinghopeful]

Hi spongy, my consultant advised no more than 1-2 caffeine drinks per day. De-caf is fine to drink in higher volumes xxx

[Spongy in reply to Jojostayinghopeful]

Thank you so much.

Hope everything is going well for you xx

[Sad_panda]

I'm really struggling to keep the caffeine down too. Decaf tea is fine but weirdly has cholesterol implications, so if you can cope with herbal tea to replace some of those 8 cups it might be an idea.

[lady123]

I miss my caffeine too. I would normally have 3-5 coffees and a couple of teas a day... I have switched to decaff coffee except for the morning one and one tea a day...

[Hopeful1982]

Hi Vicky

I drank de-cat during our round of IVF. I had a couple of cups of regular tea while I was down regulating (e.g. At a wedding we were at) but after that I was quite strict with myself!

Good luck x

[rainbowbreeze80]

Hi Vicky, I use clipper organic decaff teabags whilst doing treatment as I find it hard to cut down. They sell them in sainsburys xx

[InTheMiddleOfIt]

I ll recommend this article to be more aware of which decaf to buy.

healthwyze.org/index.php/co...

[Bunty83]

I switched to rooibus tea, tastes pretty similar to tea but no caffeine. Good luck with your cycle xx

[Faith_87]

Hi Vicky

A friend of mine at work- swapped coffee for Chicory coffee- she said it was not nice at first, but it was ok afterwards. she said for de-caf they use chemicals to strip it out and didnt recommend it to me. Her first IVF was a success!

[Spongy]

Thank you all so much for the replies! I'm so glad I'm not alone in thinking this is a very important thing! Tea is like my comfort blanket.

I am so grateful everyone xxx

[MrsVintageB]

I loved my tea but had already switched to drinking decaf about a year before treatment purely because I was trying to cut out on caffeine and sugars to try and conceive naturally. That didn't work but I kept up with the decaf. I've finished my 1st ivf cycle and am now 7 weeks 1 day pregnant 😀. The only thing is that I now can't stand to drink tea. I'll maybe drink half a cup but ive gone off the thought of drinking it whereas I used to drink 5-6 cups a day haha Xx

[Hopeful1982 in reply to MrsVintageB]

I am exactly the same with tea now. I used to drink loads but now the thought makes me feel quite ill! x

[rosy_l]

Try tick tock rooibos tea, is full of antioxidants too so good for you. Xx