I just need ya'll to confirm

Thusadeedoo

When your told "no caffeine" and your KU and in your 1st tri.

Drinking tea bag brewed iced tea would be a "no,no" right?"

I think this girl just doesnt get it...If I was KU I would be anal retentive in making sure I avoided anything the doctor told me not to eat or do.

weelass24

That would have caffiene unless she knows it is decaf.    Her doctor really told her none at all?  I would never have made it out of 1st tri.

greenclown

Well, if someone told me "no caffeine," then, yes, that would mean no caffeine.  My doctor said a little caffeine each day is fine, though.

TheMrs923

yes that would be a no no.  There are very few teas that are naturally decaffeinated.  

preppynewlywed

My doctor told me no caffeine, and I ignored him.

Someone would have been killed before the end of the first 13 weeks if I had gone completely without it.

I needed a cup of coffee every AM.

Thusadeedoo

weelass24:

That would have caffiene unless she knows it is decaf.    Her doctor really told her none at all?  I would never have made it out of 1st tri.

Yup, no caffeine at all. And I was there when she ordered it...just a regular ol' tea.

Oh and she put Equal in it, and then chewed some sugar-free gum afterwards...which I also think is on the "no" list.

KariChadDora

I drank coffee almost every day that was pregnant, 1-2 cups a day was OK'd by my MD.  I also chewed sugar-free gum.  I ate feta and lunch meat on occassion.  Plus I drank diet soda.  DS was A-OKAY!  The key here is moderation.... everything in moderation.

Thusadeedoo

KariChadDora:

I drank coffee almost every day that was pregnant, 1-2 cups a day was OK'd by my MD.  I also chewed sugar-free gum.  I ate feta and lunch meat on occassion.  Plus I drank diet soda.  DS was A-OKAY!  The key here is moderation.... everything in moderation.

Maybe I am over-reacting a little bit, but she has been bleeding on and off for a few weeks, is being closely monitored, taking prog. supplements for low hormone levels and I just feel like sometimes she should take being pg a little more seriously.

crownedbee

I would seriously side-eye my doctor if he told me no caffeine at all...but if there was a real reason for the ban then the tea is a no-no too.

weelass24

preppynewlywed:

My doctor told me no caffeine, and I ignored him.

Someone would have been killed before the end of the first 13 weeks if I had gone completely without it.

I needed a cup of coffee every AM.

I would have laughed in my doctor's face.  Like out loud.

RachelG83

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Thusadeedoo

And, thats not even where it stops. She was supposed to stop her MS meds months before TTC as per her doctor. I just found this out the other day, she stopped taking them once she found out she was KU but she was already 5 weeks by then.

ETA: This pg was supposedly planned

KariChadDora

Thusadeedoo:

KariChadDora:

I drank coffee almost every day that was pregnant, 1-2 cups a day was OK'd by my MD.  I also chewed sugar-free gum.  I ate feta and lunch meat on occassion.  Plus I drank diet soda.  DS was A-OKAY!  The key here is moderation.... everything in moderation.

Maybe I am over-reacting a little bit, but she has been bleeding on and off for a few weeks, is being closely monitored, taking prog. supplements for low hormone levels and I just feel like sometimes she should take being pg a little more seriously.

 

That sucks that she has been bleeding and is having to be so closely monitored, really it does, I feel bad  for her.  But honestly, what she eats or doesn't eat will have no impact on whether or not she "stays" pregnant right now to put it bluntly.  I once read somewhere this quote that I often think of in situations like this....  "It is nearly impossible to save an unhealthy pregnancy and virtually nothing you can do to shake a healthy one."   I am sorry your friend has to go through this but a cup of tea isn't going to change her outcome. 

Seriously though, I used to think (prior to being pregnant myself) that there were so many things you couldn't do or eat while pregnant, but after a lot of research and talking with my OB I realized it's really not so strict, or black and white, again the key was moderation.  

melodylb

Someone asked me if I was supposed to be drinking my diet dr pepper the other day. I gave her the stink eye. I lived in fear until about 9 weeks then i realized that I couldn't control the outcome if something were to happen. I don't do much wrong but I do chew sugar free gum have some caffeine and eat lunch meat. :-/