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I've been sticking to about a cup a day although, weirdly enough, it can't be hot coffee. So I usually get a small iced coffee and then made the switch to half-decaffinated just in case I ate some caffeine elsewhere that day (via chocolate). I've made an effort to try and have decaffinated iced tea or other beverages too. I think you're ok. Caffeine can increase the risk for problems if you're having a lot of it. Talk to your doctor about it and they'll help you decide what's best for you.
I think the guideline is 200mg. You can look it up, I think that's a cup a day or two max. You need to consider your chocolate, cola and other caffeine intake too.
I have a small iced coffee twice a week, and maybe a can of soda on the other 2 caffeine drinking days if I'm really in a coma. I didn't have practically any the first trimester, and my chocolate intake has gone way down.
I have cut down to 1-2 coffees a day but i still have heaps of tea, which I know isn't great because it is caffinated as well
I cut it all out, but even if I wanted to drink it the smell turns my tummy. I can't cut chocolate out, so that's where I'm getting my caffeine from
Before I was pregnant I drank normally 4 cups of coffee a day... plus one or two softdrinks.... not so healthy! About a month before we started trying to become pregnant I cut my coffee to one per day, or switched to tea on somedays. Since becoming pregnant I have been able to "contol" my coffee addiction and now maybe have one coffee a week. But along with other PP's.... I make up with chocolate!
In case anyone is wondering how much caffeine is in certain products, here is a link that has common drinks/food and how much caffeine each one contains:
@mwitter80: This is me exactly! I used to love my daily 20oz coffee and couldn't go a morning without it. I got my BFP and now just the smell of it makes me feel ill. I've cut out all caffine (but with the occasional chocolate thrown in there though) and although the first week or two was a fog I feel good now.
I've been drinking decaf coffee since getting pregnant. Occasionally I'll let myself have an iced tea for a treat. I don't drink pop, so that wasn't an issue for me.
I started cutting down before I ever got pregnant, I didn't want to go cold-turkey. So while we were TTC, I'd let myself have 1 cup regular coffee and then switch to decaf.
I had one small coffee on days I really craved it, but pretty much none the first trimester. Luckily I just lost my taste for coffee in those early weeks - I think in general the first trimester is when this stuff matters the most. The 200 mg rule is good - but keep in mind that some places, like starbucks, brew VERY strong coffee and you can hit that limit very quickly!
I used to be a really heavy coffee drinker... blah... but I quit cold turkey for the first Tri and probably a week or two into the second. I'd had a previous miscarriage so I was kind of paranoid. Once I felt a little more secure in the second tri I started drinking coffee again. I have a cup or cup and a half most days of the week and will have a pop every now and then too.
I cut out all caffeine as well. I still have some chocolate and mainly hot chocolate now. I miss tea, but choose not to drink despite my doctor's rec for 1-2 cups a day. I got used to not having caffeine to wake up in the morning quickly.
@abbyful: This is exactly what I did too. I had been drinking 2 coffees (probably medium sized) a day until we started ttc. Then I switched to one regular and one decaf then finally compeltely to decaf before getting pregnant. Now I drink a cup of decaf in the morning and once in a while have a small half regular/half decaf later in the day. No soda or caffinated tea for me either so that wasn't an issue.
I was exactly like you pre-preg. I cut back to 1 cup in the mornings (home brewed) and the occasional soda (as in once a week). I do eat some chocolate but stay under allowable amounts. My doc told me given the choice between decaf and regular coffee, to drink regular (something about the way decaf is brewed).
I don't drink any coffee or pop anymore, but will have a couple peices of chocolate here and there.
I drink hot chocolate and eat chocolate and thats about it. I never drank coffee or soda before I was pregnant anyway. I did used to drink herbal teas but I've put that on hold for now.
I cut out all caffeine the first trimester, but 2nd trimester, I went back to 1 cup/day. If I buy it somewhere, I get a small, if I make it at home, I have like a regular mug-full. I'm not all that worried about it, I just wouldn't get a venti at starbucks or anything (or have more than 1/day unless 1 was decaf).
I used to have 1 or 2 cups a day at work during the week. I still drink 1 small cup almost every week day but I always have breakfast first. I rarely drink soda and am not into sweets lately so no chocolate. If I have coffee on the weekends (which is rare) I order a decafe.
I've cut back on my Diet Coke a day habit (started before getting pregnant) mainly because I didn't like relying on the caffeine and found a soda make by fatigue worse.
But, I still have a soda every other day or so and am completely comfortable with a soda every day. Plus chocolate. Most sodas have such a small amount of caffeine (as compared to my daily allowed amount), I think it's almost a non-issue.
Luckily I lost my sweet tooth during my first trimester and didn't want chocolate. Unluckily, it came back with a vengence for my second trimester.
I cut it out completely except for the trace amounts that are in chocolate. I don't want to take any chances because there is caffeine in migraine medicine I've been taking so I don't want to double up. Plus DH looks at me sideways if I take a swig of his coke :P
I really miss my morning coffee, but I decided to ditch the coffee so I can still have some chocolate. My husband wanted me to cut caffeine out of my diet entirely, but I told him if 0was going to be that strict I would hide the chocolate from him and eat it anyway. Once we read in the Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy that I can have 200mg a day, he calmed down a little bit.
U have a Coke every other day or sometimes everyday. I don't bother with coffee, but I see nothing wrong with a cup a day.
Pre-pregnancy I was a cup of fresh ground coffee in the morning then a afternoon cappuccino kinda person. I might have a glass of coke once a week but I LOVE coke.
Now with pregnancy I cut out 95% of coffee/caffeinne, it's a personal choice. When I need the jolt I go for a cup of tea. And maybe one or two pieces of chocolate a week.
March Of Dime/APA recommend between 200-300mg a day so you're perfectly fine with a cup of coffee a day! :)
I cut down A LOT when we were TTC (from like 5-6 mugs a day to 1-2). It was super easy to cut down when we got pregnant, though...I pretty much lost my taste for it. If I'm somewhere that I know has really good brewed coffee I'll have a small cup, but it's rare--maybe once every other week. I have a can of diet coke probably twice a week.
I agree with @Goldilocks1107. I completely lost my sweet tooth 1st trimester. We had a carton of ice cream sitting in our freezer for a good 6 weeks and it's still in there! lol I still get sweets more for my husband or nephew when he spends the night with us on the weekends. Better them than me. :) I'm 3 weeks into my 2nd trimester and the sweet tooth still hasn't come back...and i'm fine with that. I cut my caffeine intake down a LOT but not out completely. I'm down to maybe 1 diet dr pepper day but drinking lots of water during the day too. I don't think having 1 cup of coffee or coke a day will be that bad. Just make sure and drink plenty of water as well. I know easier said that done, I hate drinking water in the winter. lol Good luck!
I used to drink 1-2 cups a day but now, it smells so good, but the taste is awful to me. I'm totally missing my daily coffee. And i just don't have a sweet tooth at all anymore. I used to crave chocolate every day but now, it doesn't even cross my mind.
I still drink a couple cups of tea each day. Without my little fix each morning, I get awful headaches. I typically use two teabags for my tea since I use such a huge mug, but when I refill I just reuse the bags instead of replacing them. As long as I'm eating a relatively balanced diet, I'm not too worried about a little caffeine here and there.
I cut it out completely. The day I found out I was pregnant I had morning sickness and the baby did not like coffee! So I haven't had any since. I also cut out chocolate, soda. Soda was found to increase your risk of neural tubal risks, so I stopped that habit. I've had a soda once...and chocolate twice in my pregnancy so far....I'm just about 11 weeks now. I've had decaffinated tea a couple times.
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How much coffee or caffeine did you have daily during pregnancy. I used to drink a cup of coffee plus 1-2 sodas during the day to keep me going but eversince I got a BFP, i've cut down to one 6-8 oz cup in the morning and no more soda. I've never been preggars before and I was reading online that caffeine increases the risk of miscarriage, so I'm wondering if I should just cut it out completely.