No Caffeine

mrshump

My husband is such a freakazoid about me having the smallest amount of caffeine. I have been craving iced hazelnut from Starbucks and he was going to be near a Starbucks so I'm like please pick one up for me. 

He's all I'll get you a decaffeinated one. I'm like "you better not"

and he really did bring me a decaf iced hazelnut and it's soooooo gross. lol

i see i'm going to have to sneak off of bed rest to get my own iced hazelnut.  

Tennis Chick

Does he know its okay in moderation? My DH has relied on me most of the pregnancy to tell him what I can/can't do/eat/etc. 

mrshump

Tennis Chick:

Does he know its okay in moderation? My DH has relied on me most of the pregnancy to tell him what I can/can't do/eat/etc. 

 

he does know. he's just so extra!! 

drpayne

Well it's a good thing that 1. He isn't your doctor and 2. You're a grown woman and not his child. 

Seriously, if you can't stand up for yourself when he's being ridiculous and not relying on facts, I don't know what to tell you. 

mrshump

drpayne:

Well it's a good thing that 1. He isn't your doctor and 2. You're a grown woman and not his child. 

Seriously, if you can't stand up for yourself when he's being ridiculous and not relying on facts, I don't know what to tell you. 

 It's really not that serious. this was definitely a light hearted post. and i can stand up for myself so it's fine that you don't know what to tell me.

my husband is extra and since we have complications with this pregnancy he goes to an extreme with small things and i love him for it. but at the end of the day i do what i want and what is safe. so i'm ok.

again, this was light hearted post. i'm not seeking help.  

82Sonia

I can't believe you can actually taste the difference between regular and decaf!

MegV1225

Hey there!! My husband was the same way, until I showed him an article that explained the research that was done on caffeine. The only real studies that have been done have compared women who drink no caffeine and women who drink 8 cups of coffee a day. The studies or so inconsistent!! I am searching for the article to attach it for you!! Have your hazelnut coffee, but get the one from Dunkin!! It has less caffeine in it!!! Starbucks over does it sometimes. Oh..and ignore people being nasty on this thing!! The purpose of these blogs is to support each other, not tear each other down. I dont know why people are so quick to jump down everyones throats!!! God Bless!!!

mrshump

MegV1225:

Hey there!! My husband was the same way, until I showed him an article that explained the research that was done on caffeine. The only real studies that have been done have compared women who drink no caffeine and women who drink 8 cups of coffee a day. The studies or so inconsistent!! I am searching for the article to attach it for you!! Have your hazelnut coffee, but get the one from Dunkin!! It has less caffeine in it!!! Starbucks over does it sometimes. Oh..and ignore people being nasty on this thing!! The purpose of these blogs is to support each other, not tear each other down. I dont know why people are so quick to jump down everyones throats!!! God Bless!!!

 

Thanks for the tip on Dunkin's coffee. I'll try that next time!!!

 

goofyteacher

Caffeine doesn't have flavor, it should taste the exact same just without caffeine. 

With that being said you can supposedly have 300mg a day safely.  You can check their website for the amount of caffeine in each item.

naa855

My husband is the same way, and I miss my coffee

naa855

1) You're changing the chemical composition of the substance.  I'd swear the taste changes.

2) Everything I've read and been issued by my OB says 200mg, not 300mg.  

 

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/caffeine.html

mrshump

naa855:

1) You're changing the chemical composition of the substance.  I'd swear the taste changes.

2) Everything I've read and been issued by my OB says 200mg, not 300mg.  

 

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/caffeine.html

you're awesome!!! 

goofyteacher

naa855:

1) You're changing the chemical composition of the substance.  I'd swear the taste changes.

2) Everything I've read and been issued by my OB says 200mg, not 300mg.  

 

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/caffeine.html

If you read further down in your article it said the definition of "moderation" varies from 150-300mg a day.

mrshump

goofyteacher:

Caffeine doesn't have flavor, it should taste the exact same just without caffeine. 

With that being said you can supposedly have 300mg a day safely.  You can check their website for the amount of caffeine in each item.

 

well actually, when you are decaf'ing coffee it goes through a process called Swiss Water Process. And the coffee bean actually does lose some of it's flavor in order to remove caffeine from it. if you are using pretty awesome quality coffee beans, then decaf might not be so bad and the integrity of the flavor wouldn't change much.

but either way...i taste a difference.  

nanabanana06

I love me some Starbucks too! I looked up the the caffeine content of a venti caramel macchiato and it has 150 mg of caffeine. So I can have one a day. I normally get half caf though. 

naa855

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

bearkatjen

mrshump:

goofyteacher:

Caffeine doesn't have flavor, it should taste the exact same just without caffeine. 

With that being said you can supposedly have 300mg a day safely.  You can check their website for the amount of caffeine in each item.

 

well actually, when you are decaf'ing coffee it goes through a process called Swiss Water Process. And the coffee bean actually does lose some of it's flavor in order to remove caffeine from it. if you are using pretty awesome quality coffee beans, then decaf might not be so bad and the integrity of the flavor wouldn't change much.

but either way...i taste a difference.  

I prefer decaf coffee, but I find it taste subpar to caffinated beans at some places, including Starbucks. I don't think it's so much the beans, but the brewing.

goofyteacher

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

You need to take a chill pill.  I was simply pointing out that there is a range of "acceptable" that was even stated in your article.

I happen to prefer to avoid caffeine if at all possible, so I'm not too concerned about it myself.  

ellephunt

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

My OB said 300mg of caffeine as well.  

naa855

goofyteacher:

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

You need to take a chill pill.  I was simply pointing out that there is a range of "acceptable" that was even stated in your article.

I happen to prefer to avoid caffeine if at all possible, so I'm not too concerned about it myself.  

 

And I'm saying be aware of the context in which you find your information.  The range of 'acceptable' was by unknown experts and is used as a talking point in the article, not a definitive answer by any group.

I'm chilled out as of now, good night!

Excitedtostart

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

Excellent over reaction. Now, tell me how you feel about feta?

WaitingOnTwoPinkLines

goofyteacher:

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

You need to take a chill pill.  I was simply pointing out that there is a range of "acceptable" that was even stated in your article.

I happen to prefer to avoid caffeine if at all possible, so I'm not too concerned about it myself.  

Ditto goofy.

I was told 300mg/day was safe, though I don't get near that much (mainly because the thought of coffee is gross to me while pregnant).

Also, the March of Dimes is not the end-all-be-all of pregnancy resources. Yes, they do an awful lot & are a wonderful organization. But even THEY say that the range of "acceptable" is variable from study to study & doctor to doctor. They are stating their (informed) opinion, not canon fact.

I'm pretty sure chill pills don't contain caffeine, so you should be safe to follow goofy's recommendation. Or would you like the March of Dimes to issue a statement to that effect first? 

Treschic81

WaitingOnTwoPinkLines:

goofyteacher:

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

You need to take a chill pill.  I was simply pointing out that there is a range of "acceptable" that was even stated in your article.

I happen to prefer to avoid caffeine if at all possible, so I'm not too concerned about it myself.  

Ditto goofy.

I was told 300mg/day was safe, though I don't get near that much (mainly because the thought of coffee is gross to me while pregnant).

Also, the March of Dimes is not the end-all-be-all of pregnancy resources. Yes, they do an awful lot & are a wonderful organization. But even THEY say that the range of "acceptable" is variable from study to study & doctor to doctor. They are stating their (informed) opinion, not canon fact.

I'm pretty sure chill pills don't contain caffeine, so you should be safe to follow goofy's recommendation. Or would you like the March of Dimes to issue a statement to that effect first? 

Hilarious. Does anyone else find it strange that some people on this site are so quick to be rude and bitchy?  I've never seen people be like that on any other pregnancy forum. I really don't get it.

 And to the OP, I totally agree that decaf  does NOT taste the same.  

MrsCarroll.6-10-07

All drama aside, I am on my 3rd healthy pregnancy and drank 1-2 cups of coffee a day, and gasp! a few times 3 in a day. I have 2 toddlers. If I could install an IV drip of caffeine most days I would.

Have a friend come visit you and bring you a small coffee and have some. And enjoy the shhit out of it. 

this decaf life

He's being a little silly, you can have caffeine - I'd just be careful of size at Starbucks. [I'm not clear if you got an iced coffee or iced latte but a venti iced latte comes with 3 shots = 225 mg of caffeine which is a hefty amount especially if you haven't been having it a lot.]

I also bet if he'd lied & just not mentioned that it was decaf [or had the barista not mark decaf] you wouldn't have noticed a difference! Sorry it sucked though. 

nanabanana06

this decaf life:

He's being a little silly, you can have caffeine - I'd just be careful of size at Starbucks. [I'm not clear if you got an iced coffee or iced latte but a venti iced latte comes with 3 shots = 225 mg of caffeine which is a hefty amount especially if you haven't been having it a lot.]

I also bet if he'd lied & just not mentioned that it was decaf [or had the barista not mark decaf] you wouldn't have noticed a difference! Sorry it sucked though. 

That isn't the amount they post on their nutritional info. They say their is 150 mg of caffeine in their venti drinks. 

Kingston54

Definitely okay to have some caffeine here and there!

hansonam446

mrshump:

My husband is such a freakazoid about me having the smallest amount of caffeine. I have been craving iced hazelnut from Starbucks and he was going to be near a Starbucks so I'm like please pick one up for me. 

He's all I'll get you a decaffeinated one. I'm like "you better not"

and he really did bring me a decaf iced hazelnut and it's soooooo gross. lol

i see i'm going to have to sneak off of bed rest to get my own iced hazelnut.  

CurlyQ284

For people that taste the difference between regular and decaf, do you just taste the difference in regular coffee?  This drink has milk and hazlenut in it too.  can you STILL taste the difference with all the extras in there?  Im not a big coffee drinker, just curious.

rachann28

I'm just jealous your starbucks did that for you!! I asked if they could do half decaf and half reg iced coffee and they said they only have regular iced coffee and wont do it any other way! I settled for regular but its cool they did that!

Amaryllis619

i agree with ppl saying it's okay in moderation. in fact, with my last pregnancy, my doctor reccomended a small hit of caffiene (soda or coffee) over tylonal if i had a headache.  9 times out of ten a small hit was just the ticket for me.  this pregnancy i've been enjoying my morning cup of coffee and the occasional soda in the afternoon to get me by. of course this time around i have a toddler to run after, so there's that.

stressing over one cup of coffee is really worse for you than just enjoying your caffiene and moving on IMHO.

 GL!

nattn

Nana_Osaki06:

this decaf life:

He's being a little silly, you can have caffeine - I'd just be careful of size at Starbucks. [I'm not clear if you got an iced coffee or iced latte but a venti iced latte comes with 3 shots = 225 mg of caffeine which is a hefty amount especially if you haven't been having it a lot.]

I also bet if he'd lied & just not mentioned that it was decaf [or had the barista not mark decaf] you wouldn't have noticed a difference! Sorry it sucked though. 

That isn't the amount they post on their nutritional info. They say their is 150 mg of caffeine in their venti drinks. 

It depends on what kind of drink. Not all their venti drinks have the same amount. Here's the link to the Starbucks page that says 225mg.

ETA: I can't post the link for some stupid reason, but it is on their website when you go to their espresso drinks.

MrsBigTime

CurlyQ284:

For people that taste the difference between regular and decaf, do you just taste the difference in regular coffee? nbsp;This drink has milk and hazlenut in it too. nbsp;can you STILL taste the difference with all the extras in there? nbsp;Im not a big coffee drinker, just curious.

Yep. My DH takes our coffee seriously and if you get nice beans and yes, both the brew and the processing of the beans makes a difference in the flavor you can absolutely taste the difference. You can also taste a good decaf from a bad decaf, i think it has to do with the process of extracting the caffeine, but it's DH who is the beverage geek, not me ;

All I know is that I miss a nice cup of fully caffeinated espresso every now and again!

dodo1202

dh actually is the one who told me just to try a little.  it's me who don't want to take not even chocolate.  so far, i have tried a sip of hot cocoa.  i had several miscarriages.  it's me who suffer and not him.  it's easy for him to say no big deal.  

tinktink20

82Sonia:

I can't believe you can actually taste the difference between regular and decaf!

THIS!!!  I only get decaf now and I can't tell the difference between it and regular. 

Kie310

Wow. I would be so pissed. 200 mg a day is okay. You are pregnant, not in prison.

 

I normally have 2-3 cans of diet soda a day. And when it gets cool out I will start a 2 times a week Starbucks run. Venti White Mocha... then no more caffine that day, but it's so worth it...

unhdncr21

goofyteacher:

Caffeine doesn't have flavor, it should taste the exact same just without caffeine. 

With that being said you can supposedly have 300mg a day safely.  You can check their website for the amount of caffeine in each item.

I would have to disagree with you... before I knew I was pg... so that in between stage when you became pg and when you missed your period, I noticed that if I drank Pepsi with caffeine that it tasted awful, I could drink a pepsi with no caffeine and have it taste fine... but who does that

I think everyone's taste buds are different, some people notice caffeine and some don't... 

rockinmommy

Treschic81:

WaitingOnTwoPinkLines:

goofyteacher:

naa855:

Thank you, I'm familiar with the page.

"Due to conflicting conclusions from numerous studies, the March of Dimes states that until more conclusive studies are done, pregnant women should limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. This is equal to about one 12 oz cup of coffee."

Taking your information from the 'experts have stated' portion of the page is similar to reading celebrity news and trusting when you read 'sources close to so and so say...'.

 You go ahead and trust your mysterious sources, I'll trust the organization that devotes their time to premature births.

 

Edit: Check with the Mayo Clinic as well.

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-nutrition/PR00109/NSECTIONGROUP=2

You need to take a chill pill.  I was simply pointing out that there is a range of "acceptable" that was even stated in your article.

I happen to prefer to avoid caffeine if at all possible, so I'm not too concerned about it myself.  

Ditto goofy.

I was told 300mg/day was safe, though I don't get near that much (mainly because the thought of coffee is gross to me while pregnant).

Also, the March of Dimes is not the end-all-be-all of pregnancy resources. Yes, they do an awful lot & are a wonderful organization. But even THEY say that the range of "acceptable" is variable from study to study & doctor to doctor. They are stating their (informed) opinion, not canon fact.

I'm pretty sure chill pills don't contain caffeine, so you should be safe to follow goofy's recommendation. Or would you like the March of Dimes to issue a statement to that effect first? 

Hilarious. Does anyone else find it strange that some people on this site are so quick to be rude and bitchy?  I've never seen people be like that on any other pregnancy forum. I really don't get it.

 And to the OP, I totally agree that decaf  does NOT taste the same.  

I find it strange. That was fun to read. LOL

You can definitely tell the difference in decaf and regular coffee because of the taste, it tastes watered down sometimes (the decaf).

Chappy_jr

I, too, taste a difference between regular and decaf but I also drink my coffee black and only have 1/2 to 3/4 cup now since we brew it quite strong.  When I go to Starbucks, however, I usually get a decaf latte of some sort and even with half the amount of syrup (because the usual amount is WAY too sweet) I cannot taste the difference.  

brooke&ryan&baby

I had the same problem! I made sure at my next OB appointment to ask the doctor so DH could hear it for himself!

ashdonne

Wow this post makes me tired.  I say have the coffee if you want it---I do when I'm craving it and my OB says in moderation its fine.  I don't keep up with how many ounces or how much caffiene etc but I just limit what I do and don't do it often.