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Caffeine guilt trip!

EDub93EDub93 member
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UGH! I'm having a major guilt trip because I haven't really given up caffeine this pregnancy. I mean 1st trimester I didn't have alot at all because I was trying to be conscious and plus I was just so sick I didn't crave or want anything really. But in 2nd tri I would have soda off and on. Not all the time like I used to . Just couple glasses for dinner or whatever. And random times. Can't really remember how often. I've gone several weeks without it tho here and there. But recently I've been craving Carmel frappes from McDs and I've had like 1 or 2 or 3 every week.

So overall haven't done a good job of refraining myself at all. And now I just feel bad and ashamed. I'm scared to google the harm in having caffeine while pregnant for fear of reading horrible side affects. I just pray my baby girl is healthy and won't have a damaged immune system or have a disease or ADD and be extremely hyper.

What do you ladies think? Am I a horrible mom? Will my baby be ok? Help calm my fears : but be honest! Did I ruin my child?

Idk why I'm fretting so bad about it all the sudden. I did make conscious decisions to drink the stuff! But now I'm just worrying. :/
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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    I've never given up caffeine. When I was pg with DD1, the recommendation was less than 300 mg of caffeine per day, so I've followed that the entire time. (Well, I'm sure there was a day here or there when I had more, but in general I was good.) I have abo
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  • ArnegardArnegard member

    Do not guilt yourself.  Caffiene is okay!!

    With my first I gave up all caffiene.  I could not drink a coke or have a coffee while I was BF either.  I tried it once and DD was up every hour all night.

    So....  with #2

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  • salt78salt78 member
    Don't fret. My OB told me I could drink coffee in moderation if I wanted to. I definitely had a frappuccino here and there. DD is perfectly fine.
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  • ZulixxZulixx member
    I cut back but didn't give it up. The facts they push say that 200 mg doubles your risk if miscarriage. Well my risk at this point is 3 percent. So double is 6. Which means there's a 94 percent chance it won't. I don't over do it. But I don't see a r
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  • Princess_LilyPrincess_Lily member

    Don't feel guilty - to each their own.  

    I have had 1-10oz. morning cup everyday, and rarely I will have a 1/2-1 can of soda maybe 2x a week.


      

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  • sweetp83sweetp83 member
    Caffeine is fine.  Everything in moderation.  I do like my soda but when I have one I go for a caffeine free option.  I treat myself to a chia tea latte once a week.  I get the smallest size and sip it.  My MD said to drink caffei
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  • JG362009JG362009
    I didn't change my caffeine intake at all really during pregnancy.  I maybe stayed under 300 mg but a lot of days I probably didn't  I have two healthy children so for me it turned out fine.  I was SO tired during both pregnancies that I ha
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