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Though I don't exactly know the answer to your question, I have heard that decaf coffee does have a very small amount of caffeine in it. I have never heard about the naturally decaffeinated teas. I don't think that this small amount of caffeine would be harmful at all. I was told by my doctor not to drink more than two caffeinated beverages per day during first trimester. I did still avoid it though, and had morning coffee only when absolutley needed.

I heard that the amounts in decaf is really insignificant. And that it is fine. I too was told to limit my caffeine intake to about 2 drinks a day. Even now at 24 weeks if i have a cup of caffinated tea in the morning I stick to decaf or caffeine free the remainder of the day. Or if I know i am going to have soda at lunch, I have decaf tea in the a.m. And lots of water in between of course!

Lynn it's very little caffeine, don't worry about it. I am also drinking decaf although I have the odd cup of regular, but not more than 1 cup per day.

While normal coffee's have around 300 mg of caffeine a decaf may have trace amounts: probably 10 mg or less. Take a look at the container, it should tell you.

decaf has a little caffeine - drink in moderation. as for the "naturally decaffeinated" it still has a little caffeine it just is filtered with pure h20 instead of chemicals - I think i read that some where. I drink no caffeine teas, you can find them at any organic store.

I was just told by my local coffee shop owner that they use an ARSENIC BATH in the process used to decaffeinate coffee. There is a coffee available that uses a "Swiss Water Process" with no chemicals involved in removing the caffeine, which I'll be switching to from now on. Also, the amount of caffeine in a cup of decaf coffee is about the same as the amount found in a piece of chocolate or a gla__s of chocolate milk ... not much to make a difference in my opinion! I'm certainly not giving up chocolate too! :o)