Caffeine

little_bren · February 2013

I know that preggos can have -some- caffeine, but I have read that it's preferable to have none at all. I am not someone who HAS to have it so I have been avoiding it, but it's going to be a long, long day. How much caffeine have you personally decided to drink during your pregnancy?

little_bren · February 2013

AFwifelife:
I don't drink that much. That said, I didn't really drink it before my BFP. When I do need it, I do drink it. I'll have a can a Coke about every week or so.

My plan was to drink none at all, but I don't know if that's going to happen. The fatigue hasn't even kicked in yet.

carabear80 · February 2013

I will have a cup of regular coffee or tea a day. If I want more, I drink decaf. Most of the time I just like the taste or need a warm drink so I don't drink it for the caffeine. I did the same thing when I was pregnany with DD.

mben1119 · February 2013

I drank a cup of regular coffee every morning, and a soda with lunch every day during my pregnancy. It was the only thing that kept me pooping regularly and awake all day.

Stellabelle12 · February 2013

I've let myself have a soda or iced tea here or there....maybe once a week since I found out. My ob says 12oz a day is ok.

little_bren · February 2013

Thanks. I think I will just have a little when I need some to get through my day.

ETA: Since I don't drink coffee or tea and don't really like soda, I use Crystal Light Energy.

rmcgibbon · February 2013

I drank two cups of coffee a day during the week and lots of Starbucks on the weekend before I was pregnant. Now I've cut back to 1 cup full caffeine and I mix half-caf/half-decaf for my second cup. I'm weaning myself down to one cup a day. I also drink iced tea and hot tea, but it has a lot less caffeine in it than coffee.

I always hear that 200 mg a day is acceptable while pregnant (which is equivalent to two cups of coffee).

deltagirl79 · February 2013

I am a caffeine fiend, so I pretty much try to quit when pregnant. I stopped Diet Coke when I got my BFP, and I had one cup of half-caff coffee for a week to help wean down. I haven't had any coffee/soda in a week. I still eat chocolate though, so I figure I get plenty of caffeine from that. Wink

Jennifer102011 · February 2013

I cut down on caffeine before we started TTC so that when I did get pregnant I wouldn't have to drastically cut it and turn all crazy on DH. As of now, I drink a cup of coffee every few days. I haven't really had a taste for it lately. If I need a cup of coffee, I'll have it, but no more than a cup a day.

slh6363 · February 2013

I'm in the habit of a hot cup of coffee on my way to work, so I switched to decaf. It works fine for me, sometimes I even forget its not "real coffee." More of a routine thing for me.