Peppermint tea
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Topic: Peppermint tea
Posted By: whitewave
Subject: Peppermint tea
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 9:32pm
| Does anyone know if its safe to give peppermint tea (cooled) to a 1 year old? I googled it, and it is apparently safe for all people, children and even animals, but I couldn't find anything specific for very young children. Can anyone help? |
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 31 March 2010 at 11:21pm
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Why would you want to?
As far as I'm aware you shouldn't give tea to drink as it contains substances which stop iron from being absorbed. -------------  
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 01 April 2010 at 8:04am
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I don't think herbal tea has Tannin (sp?) in it which stops the iron absorbtion, I believe it is just the earl grey type teas that contain it.
I would think it would be fine. Doesn't it help with upset tummies? ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 01 April 2010 at 9:08am
Yep that is my understanding too, although tannins only hinder iron absorbtion, thankfully  And no, most peppermint teas don't contain tannins. I think it'll be absolutely fine Whitewave, hope your wee man is ok!
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MrsH23 wrote:Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 01 April 2010 at 8:19pm
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Peppermint tea should be fine - it will need to be weak though. My girl drinks my herbal tea (I drink a spiced african tea) which is fine - in fact it has lots of good trace minerals in it. Just be sure it's good quality tea, or even better make your own. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 01 April 2010 at 8:29pm
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Arianne loves tea, she only has a small sip every now and then and it hasnt affected her at all. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 01 April 2010 at 9:44pm
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Thanks guys, I tried him with a small amount tonight, but he threw his sippy cup away! Don't think he liked the taste!
The thought was that it might help his digestion, he gets tummy upsets easily, and I've been giving him Rhuger mixture on and off since he was about 5 months (for bad wind and mild reflux). But the Rhuger is expensive, and supposed to be for babies under a year old, so will probably lose its effectiveness anyway. So if the peppermint tea was a goer, it might have helped with that. Never mind, I'll have to come up with something else! |
Posted By: RubySoho
Date Posted: 02 April 2010 at 1:44pm
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Since he's over 1 could you mix in a spoon of honey? I like drinking hippie tea but I don't like the taste of most of them so I mix in a spoon of honey and it makes them much more palatable. -------------   tinyurl.com/6ptm6bn - My Blog
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 03 April 2010 at 9:40pm
Not a bad idea, I might try that, thanks! 
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