Hmm... this is what fun means to me
http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/dh/8014

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 21 -- Caffeine's dangers in pregnancy are real, and it may be prudent to halt or reduce the intake of caffeinated beverages to lessen the risk of a miscarriage, according to a large prospective cohort study here.

Pregnant women who drank the equivalent of at least two cups of coffee daily, or five cans of a soft drink with caffeine, were twice as likely to miscarry as women who consumed no caffeine, found results of the study reported online in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

I remember being told not to consume caffeine during my pregnancy 11 years ago. I just assumed everyone did.

Seriously? Hmmm... so it's not such breaking news actually...

Maybe it is to some. So many OB/GYNs don't agree about a great many things unless there is a definative study. I guess its a good thing that now they know for sure.

my aunt's doctor adviced her not to drink coffee, nor tea. so i guess this is nothing new.

It sounds like a diversionary tactic and sorta fishy to me. Look many millions of women have been drinking tea and having millions of healthy babies for at least a thousand years. It doesn't seem to have hurt China and India.

I think we would do better to look at food quality, additives, environmental pollution. I'm sure eliminating a lot of those would be better than eliminating tea.

Any ideas?

The Choice between Food and Fuel

All it takes for Hans Dietrich Driftmann, a businessman from Germany's northern Holstein region, to explain the way the world works is a package of muesli -- or at least to explain the way his world, the world of agricultural markets, works.

Driftmann picks up a packet of "Köllns kernige Multikorn-Flocken" ("Kölln's Crunchy Multigrain Flakes") and reads out the list of ingredients: oats, wheat, barley and rye. Then he slips a set of price tables out of a plastic sleeve and does a couple of calculations to illustrate how the prices of the muesli's ingredients have changed: rye has gone up by 55 percent, barley by 70 percent and wheat 90 percent. The price of oats has also skyrocketed -- by 80 percent -- since the last harvest a year ago. This final figure is what really hits home for Driftmann.

i would have said the same thing about the tea, but after seeing the effects, i guess i'm a believer. my aunt loves drinking tea, and she wondered why she always feeled sooo woozy... when it was time for her appointment with her doctor, she asked her if she drinks tea. of course, she admitted to it, and adviced her to stop drinking it during pregnancy. there are large amounts of oxytocin (not sure of the spelling ) found in tea, rather than coffee, that apparently, affects the baby.

but then again, this is just the doctor has said.

I was warned about caffeine with my pregnancies and that was well over 25 years ago. Studies like this are done over and over and they usually contradict the one done previously. One day they say wine is good for you, the next day it isn’t. My belief is that what’s meant to be…will be.
The key is to just respect your body and not just during pregnancy.

Coffee 'doubles' the risk of miscarriage

Pregnant women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day may have double the risk of miscarriage, claim researchers.


The finding has led to calls for expectant mothers to limit or even stop drinking coffee, tea, caffeinated drinks or hot chocolate to be on the safe side.

Consultant obstetrician Pat O'Brien, spokesman for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said: "On the basis of this study, I think I'll be advising women to avoid caffeine during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, especially those with a history of miscarriage."


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/thehealthnews.html?in_article_id=509437&in_page_id=1797

What about consuming Coca Cola?

I do not remember how many years ago but anyway I was watching the discovery chanel and they were talking about the consumption of coffee with a claim that if somene drinks 10 or more cups of coffee in a day , he/she is getting the deadly dose.

I usually drink more than that in a day
Is it healthy ? of course not.

But not only the coffee, anything abused in consumption/usage/whatever is not good for the well being of someone.

I am NOT reading MedPage Today Headlines any more!!!!!

I gave up caffeine, alcohol and nicotine...in 7 months we'll see if it was a good choice

Deal! And I have witnesses for that

DK, this is a special report for you

Lung Cancer Risk of One Marijuana Joint a Day Equals Daily Pack of Cigarettes

Well, I never smoked marihuana !!!
And I quit smoking for almost 5 weeks now


I'd like you to find out about the risks of getting a tattoo though, now you're busy anyway

How can you not worry about 5!??? :-S This is VERY serious, it wiped out dinosaurs once! I'd reconsider if I was you...

If I wear in England İd surely wear a helmet, tattoo or not.. I heard there is a gigantic storm there, that caused the death of several people It is now blowing over to The Netherlands and we may even be confronted with water floods :-S

I hate starting a sentance with 'In the UK' but .............. in the UK the women who are most likely to have a tattoo also:

Live in housing association accomodation
Have four children by four different fathers
Are obese
Are on benefits (any they can get!)
Show off their 'lovely ' tattoos, espcially the ones on their bellies, their big fat bellies
They don't just have one, they have 10, or 15 or are covered!