Drink caffeine while pregnant?

Akbumford · January 2010

Ok, I know caffeine is iffy while pregnant...but I have to admit, around 1 pm every day I get an awful headache and if I drink either a cup of coffee or coke I feel better within 20 minutes... I just had a light caramel frappacino (gasp) and feel so much better about life! hehe.It was so delicious.

Am I the only one? Do any of you ladies drink caffeine in moderation while pregnant?

Ease my guilt

goodtobethelarkster · January 2010

I absolutely did.

Alli3586 · January 2010

I have my cup of coffee every morning, if I don't have that I usually have a coke sometime during the day. I cut back on the amount but I have at least one cup of caffeine a day, otherwise I get a headache.

lauren&matt · January 2010

Good lawd, yes!

Then again, I had a sm. glass of wine about once a week (after 1st tri), so maybe I'm not the right person to ask!! haha

LucyGoosey81 · January 2010

I had at least a coke or an iced tea a day. My OB was totally cool with it under 300 mg a day.

WYEngTeacher · January 2010

I do, and even though I know it's fine, I have this nagging guilty feeling about it just b/c I abstained from caffeine so much more with DD. This time around, though, I am rarely getting to sttn (b/c of DD) and, yes, I just have a much better day all around if I have a little coffee in the morning. On the days I don't have any caffeine - like yesterday - I am dragggging all day and end up with a nasty headache by the end of the day (which makes me feel guilty in and of itself b/c it just shows how addicted I am!). It's weird how it makes me almost happier, too. I guess caffeine really is a drug. ;-)

sweetpea7628 · January 2010

Diet Coke is the only thing that kept me going through my last pregnancy and I have a feeling it will play a large roll in helping me get through my next pregnancy.

Vrbka · January 2010

Ahh i would have a 32 oz pepsi at least 2-3 times a week

Akbumford · January 2010

Oh thank you ladies--I honestly feel better already!

hehe. I too drank caffeine in moderation while pregnant with Lyla. And I completely agree that it helps me through my day! (Perhaps I too have a caffeine addiction!) But I figure, as long as I can limit it to a coke or a coffee a day--or every other--than tiny and I will be better for it~! (And so will my little one who I am home with all day!

Rangergal9 · January 2010

I had coca cola just about every day because I was so nauseous. I didn't drink coffee because the thought of it made me gag. If I didnt have the aversion to it I totally would have had a cup a day.

punkfiction_v.3 · January 2010

wtf.

mieuxmieux · January 2010

I didn't drink much caffeine in the first tri, but after that I tried to limit myself to one soda or cup of coffee.

KhloesMom · January 2010

I'll admit I was a bit conservative in the 1st & 2nd tri's, but I fell off the wagon in the 3rd and started getting half-caf lattes. I work in retail and my 3rd tri was during Christmas, so it was necessary to keep me from being usless & a raving biotch.

When I eventually get PG again, I can honestly say I will NOT be as cautious as I was the 1st time.

iowagirl73 · January 2010

You can have a little caffeine while pg.

kelbrian · January 2010

Yes. I was awful and drank 1-2 cans of Diet Coke. My DD doesn't have three heads or anything Smile

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d.f · January 2010

I drank 1-2 cups of coffee every single day. Except for one week and I ended up in urgent care for a migraine. I have no idea if it's related but I went back to my coffee after it.

nhonzel · January 2010

I couldnt live without my daily Diet Coke (s). My son turned out just fine

Amrice78 · January 2010

I drink caffeine everyday and did with ds as well

Brougham7-15-06 · January 2010

I do as well, but have never been a big caffeine drinker, so I don't drink large amounts. At the most 1-2 cups/day, some days none.

babymaybe317 · January 2010

I had a Pepsi every day when I was pregnant. That was after I cut back from way more and everyone said it wasn't good but when I cut it out completely I just didn't feel right so I stuck with just one a day

the_mulva · January 2010

up to a certain amnt of caffeine per day is fine. It's not "iffy".

Akbumford · January 2010

Yes, I too am glad to report my dd does not have three heads either!

Fingers crossed this new tiny won't either--didn't look to on the ultrasound photos! (But I am sure with too much caffeine two more heads could develop! )

rynhales · January 2010

I have a coffee or soda everyday after the first tri.

Mia Wallace · January 2010

I do, but I cut back a little from pre-pregnancy. You can have a certain amount each day.

jennandare · January 2010

I had a cup of coffee everyday after first tri. That was only because I had an aversion to it.

Mrs Manners · January 2010

I drank A LOT of caffeine when pregnant. I had hyperemesis and couldn't keep much food or liquid down. The one thing I could keep down most was a regular old fountain coke. My OB told me to drink whatever I could keep down (with the exception of alcohol).

Kateysomething · January 2010

I'm not even that moderated.

lite-bright · January 2010

I read some of the studies on caffeine and pregnancy while I was pregnant with my first; from what I remember, I don't think any negative effects were found unless it was linked to quite high levels of consumption.

I remember seeing that 300 mg per day was considered all right -- and that's like 10 cans of Coke or a couple of cups of coffee. So for myself, I keep it under 150 mg just to be very conservative.

I keep tabs on my caffeine intake in that I have a pretty good idea of how much is in what I consume (i.e., about 30-35 mg in a can of soda), but I certainly don't avoid it. I stopped at Starbucks this afternoon.

LyndsayQ · January 2010

I drank caffeine while pregnant w/ DD and I'm still drinking caffeine during this pregnancy. That being said, I only drink 1 cup of heavily creamed coffee per day or a Diet Pepsi. Other than that I drink water.

betsnup · January 2010

I drink a Diet coke a day. Occasionally 2 if I'm feeling like it.

Quiksilver620 · January 2010

I only changed from a medium coffee to a small coffee everyday while pregnant

Echowysp · January 2010

I sure do. Before my stomach wouldn't let me have my beloved coffee, I was having 2 cups a day. Now I try to sip a coke to get the wake up I need.

whitless · January 2010

Yes - I have a cup of home-brewed coffee every day.

Bride_Best · January 2010

I have a cup of coffee a couple times a week. I love ice tea too. I'm not a big drinker of these, but I haven't given it up. We just got back from Vegas and I enjoyed coffee and a soda at breakfast each day! Ha, ha! I say go for it as long as you're not having 12 a day!

JaysGrl32903 · January 2010

I let myself have either a coffee in the AM or a soda in the PM while I was pregnant. On a rare occasion I would have both.

IckyThump · January 2010

I had a cup of coffee every morning (down from my usual 3 cups). I would drink a can of Coke a day in the first tri to ease my m/s and occasionally in the 3rd tri if I felt a headache coming on.

destea1 · January 2010

Heck yes! I have a large mug of home brew pretty much daily, and usually a diet coke every few days on top of it. I'm really not concerned.

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