i drank alot of tea and apple juice and also smoked while i was pg with my son. he is going on 3 yrs old now and is healthy
Thanks for the advice.
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and she eats a lot cheese so I'm guessing she getting some protein
She's going to book an appointment with a doctor in the up comming weeks
Tea doesn't have as much caffeine as say coffee does. It is okay in moderate amounts when pregnant. In high doses it's been shown to have a link to increased chances of miscarriage, but I haven't read anything about it causing birth defects. You could google it to find out more. Most women avoid caffeine altogether as a precaution but that is a personal decision that the pregnant woman needs to make for herself.
Being a vegetarian isn't a problem when pregnant either. She must be getting protein from some sources because she'd be sick if she wasn't pregnant or not. There are several non-meat sources of protein, yogurt, milk, cheese, cottage cheese, rice/almond milk, nuts, beans/legumes, eggs, peanut and other nut butters, etc. You can look them up online, but those are just a few.
It's great that you are so concerned for your friend and her baby, but more important than worrying about her tea intake or her protein consumption, you should make sure she's getting good prenatal care. It's an easier way to make sure questions like the ones you are asking are addressed by a medical professional and she's more likely to listen to a OB telling her how to take care of her baby than a teenage friend. Good luck!