Hot Drinks

[Greenleaves1]

What hot drinks do you have when cutting down on caffeine?

[Lana89]

Hi lovely I swap my coffee for lemon in hot water xx

[ChocoMuffin]

I buy Barleycup from Holland & Barrett- I really like it!

[Meliana]

I make hot chocolate with almond or rice milk since Im on an anti inflammatory gluten/dairy free diet and read that caffeine is not good either

[BearPanda]

I drink decaf, but I think it need to be the one that goes through a water filtration process (like lavazza) rather than a chemical one to avoid any unnecessary toxins. Tastes the same as the real stuff!

[Marie887]

I found Yogi Tea, which do womens health tea bags. Some are caffeine free and are herbal with fruity flavours

[LakeLov]

Herbal teas. I love peppermint

[Kerry1487]

Hot lemon water and roobios tea.

[Vix12345]

I'm a big tea drinker (I can't do coffee). I tried lots of decaff options and they were all awful, until I saw recommendations on a TTC site for Yorkshire tea decaff. I honestly cannot tell the difference and now just drink the decaff as standard without switching back to normal. It's the only one I've found that doesn't taste strange, I really can't tell the difference.

[Greenleaves1 in reply to Vix12345]

I 90% of the time only drink decaffeinated tea as I've got used to it lol xx

[ADHDPCOS in reply to Vix12345]

I second this!

[Sunshine809 in reply to Vix12345]

Yes, same - it's the only decaf tea that tastes 'normal' to me, and I just have it all the time now!

[Vix12345 in reply to Sunshine809]

Exactly, it's the only one that doesn't taste awful!

[HelzBelzUK]

Peppermint tea. I can’t drink decaf tea or coffee tastes like dish water x

[Wishinandahopin]

I drink decaf: organic decaf tea and swiss water method decaf coffee- I genuinely can’t tell the difference between caff and decaf, also hot chocolate, chai latte and some herbal teas.

[Greenleaves1]

Thank you all - I have been ranging from chai tea to herbal teas. Decaf coffee doesn't do it for me lol. Is there any specific herbal tea that is supportive during IVF cycle?

[Barney04]

Clipper brand of decaf tea is nice decaf and closest to real tea IMO, I buy on Amazon. A thin slice of ginger in hot water is nice and warming too.

[BenjitheG]

Hi, I am not a coffee drinker but have a big teacup cupboard! I like turmeric tea, apple tea, lemon decaf green tea and peppermint. I need to eat low sugar but found that the light style galaxy hot chocolate feels indulgent with a smidge of hazelnut milk but is a delicious but low calorie combo.

[Tinkertinkerbell]

decaf Yorkshire tea x

[OnRoundEleven]

I drink herbal teas (apart from Green Tea which is caffeinated and Chamomile tea - I can't remember the reasoning for this but I remember one clinic telling me to avoid it).

I tend to avoid decaf tea/coffee as they can still have up to 12 milligrams of caffeine in each cup - and once I have the taste for one cup of coffee, I always like a second or third later in the day! Whoops.

I also tend to avoid hot chocolate due to its high sugar content, which books tell me can affect IVF success.

Whilst I am a total coffee lover, I just try to drink like a saint whilst undergoing IVF. The other commentator's suggestion of lemon with water is probably best, and I'll start trying that shortly.

Best wishes and good luck!

[Poop84]

head raspberry leaf tea is good?

[Vassi]

Organic spearmint tea, it's said to balance hormones but I really like the taste if you like mint teas x