So I'm sitting here with my 3 large double doubles that I grab to get me through the morning (:S I know, that's pretty bad), and got to thinking, does caffeine have any effect on TTC?
Is anybody else a serious addict? Do you have plans to cut it cold turkey as soon as a BFP, or just cut back to the recommended level during pregnancy? Have you already cut back?
Re: Caffeine and TTC
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I know I will need to cut back massively after BFP. Frightened of the withdrawal while pregnant. Crap, I think I need to give up some of my chemical happy. @milagros315, when switching to decaf, did you find the transition difficult? Were you tired, grumpy, and miserable? Or did you cut it out slowly enough to not be that bad?
Doctors usually recommend it, but I know plenty of women that went ahead and drank some coffee TTC and while pregnant and were totally fine. Last time I tried to quit cold turkey I had horrible migraine and cold sweats. I now try to keep it down to one cup of coffee a day, and 50/50 on the weekends. If I HAVE to have coffee in the afternoon, I try to do a cup of decalf tea. I think for me, having a hot beverage reminds me of coffee and wakes me up.
ETA: @Anathera: Congrats, on cutting back that much. It's no easy task!
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