All categories
Drinks
Coffee, teas, energy drinks, kombucha
Products & items
- CoffeeBrewed coffee — roughly 95–165 mg caffeine per 12 oz depending on preparation.
- MatchaPowdered green tea; caffeine counts toward your daily total.
- Red Bull / energy drinksHigh-caffeine drinks with added stimulant and herbal blends.
- WineAlcoholic beverage.
- KombuchaUnpasteurised fermented tea with residual alcohol and caffeine.
- Herbal teaBotanical infusions — assessment depends on the specific herb.
- Electrolyte drinkRehydration powders and sports drinks.
- Diet sodaSugar-free soft drinks sweetened with aspartame or sucralose, usually with caffeine.
- Ginger teaGinger in tea or chew form, often used for pregnancy nausea.
- Raspberry leaf teaHerbal tea traditionally used in late pregnancy.
Ingredients & components
- CaffeineCautionMost guidance suggests keeping total caffeine under roughly 200 mg per day in pregnancy — about one 12 oz brewed coffee.
- AlcoholNot recommendedNo amount of alcohol is established as safe in pregnancy; official guidance is to avoid it.
- Energy drink stimulant blendsNot recommendedGenerally not recommended: high caffeine plus poorly studied stimulant and herbal additives.
- Electrolyte and rehydration drinksGenerally safeGenerally considered low risk; watch added caffeine, herbal extracts and very high sugar.
- KombuchaCautionUsually discouraged: it is unpasteurised, contains caffeine and can contain traces of alcohol.
- Herbal teas and botanical infusionsCautionIt depends entirely on the herb. Ginger and peppermint are commonly used; hibiscus, liquorice, senna and 'detox' blends are generally avoided.
- Raspberry leaf teaCautionUsually kept for late pregnancy and not generally recommended earlier; check with your midwife first.
Mikeera offers educational decision support, not a diagnosis. Nothing here is a promise that something is completely safe — check anything important with your doctor, midwife or pharmacist.