Natural coffee is an excellent drink that improves mood, invigorates, relieves pain at the cellular level, reduces the risk of cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis and heart attack, and improves overall well-being. Plus, it's delicious. But women who are true fans of this wonderful drink often ask themselves: is it useful during pregnancy? Will it affect the development of the baby in any way? It turns out that pregnant women can drink natural coffee, but no more than 3 cups.
According to a study by scientists from Denmark, in which 1207 pregnant women participated, 1-3 cups of weak natural coffee a day will not affect the health of the expectant mother and her baby. On the contrary, they will even contribute to improving the well-being and raising the mood of a pregnant woman. But exceeding this amount can lead to very sad consequences.
Why you shouldn't drink coffee during pregnancy
Everything is very simple. Coffee has aphrodisiac properties. Therefore, it can adversely affect the mood, sleep, the work of the internal organs of the expectant mother, her nervous system and the fetus, and also increase blood pressure. This drink can reduce the weight of a newborn by about 100-200 grams and even increase the risk of death even before birth. In addition, it has diuretic properties, due to which it can lead to dehydration of the future mother's body, which, of course, is very harmful for the baby.
Another disadvantage of drinking coffee is its ability to remove essential trace elements from the body, such as, for example, iron, phosphorus and potassium, and prevent them from being absorbed. As a result, the child in the tummy receives very few important substances for him, which can lead to the development of rickets and other diseases in him. Women who have been diagnosed with preeclampsia should refuse coffee altogether. Since he can only aggravate their situation. It is not recommended to use this drink for hypertensive patients, for them it is very dangerous. Since it can lead to gestosis and, accordingly, to miscarriage.
Natural coffee with milk - can expectant mothers drink it?
This drink, if you dilute it with cream or natural milk, of course, will not be so strong. Therefore, there will be less harm from it. However, it is better not to exceed the established norm of 3 cups. Let you drink less of this drink, but protect yourself and your baby from possible problems.
What drinks can replace natural coffee
You say green or black tea and you will be wrong. Because it, like coffee, contains caffeine. For the same reason, it is better to skip coffee substitutes such as cocoa. The best choice for expectant mothers is a variety of berry fruit drinks, fruit and vegetable juices, compotes, ordinary drinking water.
Take care of yourself and your baby, help him to be born healthy and strong!
