Caffeine

von1976

melm90 said:

I have completely cut out caffeinated drinks, It sucks !! I have also heard an apple in the morning is as good as a cup of coffee. 

Sounds like something a vegan would say!

AverageAsh

I could never be as happy to see an apple as I am to see coffee in the morning.

kewltif

My first two pregnancies I completely cut out caffeine the first tri and felt so sick with headaches. This time I am drinking 1 cup a day. 

I found this info today about Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. I was surprised that the lattes I love have a lot less caffeine than a normal cup of coffee!

https://www.caffeineinformer.com/complete-guide-to-dunkin-donuts-caffeine-content

https://www.caffeineinformer.com/the-complete-guide-to-starbucks-caffeine

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AverageAsh said:

I still do a cup of coffee in the morning and a small pick-me-up in the afternoon. This site helps me do the math in my foggy brain haze.
Www.caffeineinformer.com

According to this site (thanks for posting) I can have 12.1 cups of chai tea, which is what i drink every morning with a little almond milk and honey. 

Kaytee1087

littlewillie2016 said:

At first I was still having my one cup of coffee in the morning but for the past two weeks I have not even wanted one. Not that I am not tired, I'm exhausted, but no hot foods or beverages are appealing to me. I am drinking soda ... even though I was not a huge soda drinker before I was pregnant, I really want it now. I don't drink a can every day, but maybe three a week. If I am tired I should go for a walk or exercise, but I just take a nap. I am having headaches every day now, so napping kind of helps. I am taking Tylenol but I feel bad for how much I am taking, even though it is supposed to be safe. 

Yes to the hot drink aversion! I LOVE LOVE LOVE tea, black or white or flavored, I'm not picky (and I usually had one cup of coffee in the morning in the car) but I don't want anything to do with hot beverages lately. Even as I type my fingers are freezing and I know a cup of hot tea would cure it, I just feel like I'd get too hot and then feel sick. The headaches are starting to subside now, so I think I'm over the worst withdrawals.

But I am also loving on some pop lately when before I didn't really care for it. I grabbed some 20oz Sprites at the store and I drink like 1 every two days. It tastes the best first thing in the morning, or if I wake up in the middle of the night with cotton mouth.

Lauren0216

styler91 said:

I went from drinking 3-5 cups of coffee a day to cutting it out cold turkey..... Hubby keeps checking in making sure I don't drink any...
needless to say, I'm going insane. not sure if my mood swings are from the pregnancy, or lack of caffeine. 

Ha!  This is me exactly too!  I miss everything about coffee.  I now have hot water with lemon and honey which is not doing anything for me.  It's all worth it though!

aboutris

I find that one cup of coffee a day helps with the headaches I've started getting, so I'll be sticking with that. Hopefully it continues to help, especially since there are few OTC meds we can take for headaches 

EJChapman123

I'm contractually limited to one caffeinated beverage per day in the first tri, and then I have to follow my OBs orders. She is fine with my 2 cups a day habit. 

I dont drink my one cup a day every day (my husband doesn't drink coffee and I hate Keurigs so grinding and brewing one cup is annoying) but when I do make it I feel significantly less foggy headed and clear. So it's definately not a placebo thing.