coffee drinkers?

Mz. Payne

good morning ladies!!!

do any of you still drink coffee?? if so how much a day? and whats the risks of drinking coffee in your 3rd tri... i have heard so many different things!! ive just gotten up but i feel like i havent slept in weeks!   thanks for the help

perplexed59

I drink about a cup a day. My midwife just told me that I may have to give it up when the baby is born as the baby may have issues with it in my breast milk. She never said anything about not drinking during my pregnancy.

alli&pat

I drink coffee daily - as long as you are under 200mg of caffeine, you are within recommendations.  More than that has been shown to be linked with increased risk of m/c in early pregnancy and low birth weight later on.

My DS was very sensitive to caffeine and I didn't drink any in the first several months I was nursing him - but I had also given it up during pregnancy so I've always wondered if there was a link to his sensitvity.  I hope DD isn't as sensitive - I need my morning coffee since DS doesn't believe in sleep and I know DD will go along with that plan for awhile too!

eckl0288

I drink one cup of half/caff every morning.  I have done this since the beginning of the 2nd Trimester. 

albl508

I drink 2 or 3 cups in the morning but I also wash it down with tons of water (which they say helps even it out) and sometimes I'll even have more later on.  My stomach lets me know if I've had too much.  I drank it with my son as well and he was almost 9 pounds, so who knows?  I did not drink any in my first tri though, just because I was so paranoid and it sounded gross.

lilbit923

I have two cups in the morning. My OB didn't say anything about switching to decaf so I'm sticking with regular coffee. I do have 1 packet of oatmeal before my coffee. After coffee I am downing water till it's time to test my blood for the GD. My numbers are fine and my dietitian didn't say for me to cut the coffee out.

expecting-n-tx

Thanks ladies I see starbucks in my future today I have been so good

FLchick7

kdodge423:

I wish to function, so yes, I drink coffee. I did try to cut back to decaf only, but since I barely sleep, it's fairly necessary.

 

 

This, I drink 2 to 3 cups a day and at 30 weeks Abby is apparently boarder-line big at 3lbs. 11oz. so says my high-risk OB so I don't think the caffeine is effecting her weight at this point. 

MissLadyTay

I have had a cup of coffee every morning of this pregnancy. If I want to keep my job, it's essential. Without it, I get a headache so bad by ten AM that I cannot function.

brooketini

Yep, I drink about 2-3 cups every morning. I drank coffee during the second half of my pregnancy with DD and everything turned out fine. I'm already barely sleeping and I have to run around after DD all day, so coffee is a necessity!?

Marcy248

I drank 2-3 cups every morning until my heartburn got so bad that the Zantac stopped working.  I would love one right now.  

pamalerjean

I make myself a decaf cafe  mocha every morning and that works great for me.  I thought that switching to decaf would be problematic but it hasn't been.  I only drink caffenated if I'm at someone's house for breakfast and that's what they are having. 

CarenJean

I've had one cup everymorning for my whole pregnancy. My doctors all assured me 1-2 cups is absolutely fine. Every once and a while I sneak an afternoon Starbucks as well! Enjoy it

jess1984

I used to have a decaf starbucks everyday... (the starbucks right next door kept bringing them to me during xmas, lol) but with gd my numbers would get high becuase they are quite sugary... so I've cut back and only have a cup of decaf at night at home. It makes me sad, but I can't wait until lo is out and I can drink a decaf starbucks again.

blossomtg85

I never stopped drinking coffee, I just couldn't give it up! I stick to less than 250mg a day, even though I stopped keeping track once I realized I was never really drinking that much anyways. 

valeivegas

Until about 18 weeks I couldn't really drink coffee b/c I had m/s so bad.  After that I started again - just a cup a day of half decaf.  Some days if I'm really tired (like today) I drink regular coffee.  I think a cup a day is fine - just don't overdo it.  I've heard that if you drink coffee while pg your baby will tolerate it better once they're born & you're b/f - not sure if this is true or not..  I'm going to still try to drink my cup of half decaf while b/f & see how it goes.. hopefully it's ok.

marissabourgeois

I drink about 3 cups a day and sometimes even have a diet coke in the afternoon. Didn't drink much in the first tri, but only because I was throwing up all the time. My baby is measuring right on track.

stacyslo

I limit my caffeine to my morning cup of coffee and that's it for the day. My OB said 1-2 cups was fine, and I've had 1 cup every day of this pregnancy. Not sure if I will cut it out once I start bfing though, have to bring that up to the doctor.

RunningGal900

My Dr said 200 mg a day was fine. I try to stay well below that most days, but there are days when I need my caffeine.

Lucky_Dragonfly

I drink a cup a day. My mugs are about 10oz. Most days I only drink about 85% of it. There is nothing wrong with having 1-2 cups a day if that is what you are used to.

Holly520

I switched to decaf, but that was a personal decision.  Nobody, except my MIL, told me I had to.

kesrya

I have had coffee regularly all throughout my pregnancy.  I love the taste - it has nothing to do with waking me up.  i was fine switching to decaf b/c that means I get to drink more of it.  The standard recommendation from March of Dimes is up to 300 mg a day - which is actually quite a lot.  So when I drink decaf, I get to have a large cup from Starbucks, or I can also not worry about having some chocolate or green tea.

While the March of Dimes states that the 300 mg recommendation is to avoid potential birth defects, I have not seen any studies that actually report a possibility of birth defects. 

I am an acupuncturist - and as such - coffee is considered an "herb" in Chinese herbal medicine.  From my understanding of the physiological effect of caffeine on the body - the main concern with coffee during pregnancy is that it is a uterine stimulant and can cause contractions in high dosages.  I would tell my patients whom have had multiple miscarriages not to consume any coffee in the first trimester.  However for a healthy, fertile woman - it really would take a very high dosage to cause contractions that would result in miscarriage.

By the third trimester, you are pretty much in the clear.  Baby is fully developed and just getting "better" at everything he/she can already do, so you don't have to worry as much about potential birth defects (if there actually are any with coffee), and the pregnancy is firmly rooted - so you don't have to worry about contractions.

Coffee is also an excellent expectorant -- in fact, my primary care physician recommended i consume more back during my 2nd tri when I got a very bad lung infection.  This last week at 39 weeks and having a horrible sinus cold -- I have been getting venti sized FULL caffeine at Starbucks -- both to clear out my lungs and sinuses and to help get things moving if they are ready.