Chamomile tea? Anyone?

Question

Here's the thing...I get really bad indigestion with this pregnancy, and chamomile helps with that. However, like with almost everything else, I've heard mixed reviews as to whether it's safe or not. My doctors office said the same - that there isn't enough evidence one way or the other to know if it's "okay" or not so they kind of left it up to me. Am I overthinking this? Is it okay to have in moderation?

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Peppermint tea is good for gas and stomach cramps, but not heartburn. 👍🏻

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Chamomile is an herb and, because no corporations have a patent for herbs, there hasn’t been anyone funding a study to measure their impact on pregnant women/fetuses. So you’re right— we don’t have enough information to where we can say definitely that it is or it’s safe. Hence why lots of people will say no herbal teas at all while pregnant— it’s the path with literally zero risk.
That said, you would probably have to drink quite a lot of tea for it to impact you one way the other. Personally I think a cup isn’t likely to harm anything.

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Sorry, toddler got my phone and hit no.. I have used it before.

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I’ve had it a handful of times this pregnancy, after the same research I just decided it didn’t pose a big enough risk for me to avoid the benefits.

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Chamomile tea is for inducing calmness or sleepiness, if you’re looking for indigestion relief, that’s ginger or peppermint tea.

Chamomile tea? Anyone?

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