October 2014 Moms
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Coffee?

I know they say one cup is ok...who is actually drinking it?

I did not drink coffee at all with my first pregnancy, but now that I have a 5 month old baby and work full-time, I am not sure how I could function without it!

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    I am! Limiting it to one cup though. On the weekends when I want to be sipping longer I'll brew half caf.


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    I'm sticking with one cup which is a big cut down for me. I used to drink around 4 a day. My mom is a doctor and she said it's fine so I'm sticking with that even though I know there isn't total consensus when it comes to caffeine in the medical community. 
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    I am and I'm not limiting to just one cup.  I feel very comfortable with moderate (no more than 2-3 cups) caffeine consumption.


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    Ok, good to know.  I dream about that morning cup of coffee.
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    I am! Usually just one cup though. Today I've had one cup and a hot chocolate. 
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    I really only ever drink one cup a day, and I'm still having that.

    Everything in moderation.  I think raw sushi is the only thing I will actually not eat at all.  Which is not even a concern because when I do have sushi, I don't eat much raw stuff anyway.
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    I'm not a big coffee drinker, so I cut it out completely, but I AM drinking a cup of hot tea almost daily. Just as bad, I guess.

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    I am a huge fan of coffee. With my first pregnancy I couldn't stand the smell after a few weeks. So I am enjoying my two cups each morning while it lasts!
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    I will still drink one cup. If I feel like I need another, I use decaf. I have been craving hot coffee with whip cream lately, so I should probably switch to just decaf lol.
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    I am not drinking any caffeine. I had my one cup a day with my last pregnancy which I miscarried. I know that the two are not connected, but I just personally feel comfortable cutting it out completely this time. I am being pretty neurotic about all things this time around though!
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    I used to be a big coffee drinker but when I was pregnant with DS2 it started to really hurt my stomach so I switched to green/black tea and I've pretty much stuck with it. I usually drink a cup or two of tea a day but I'll have a cup of coffee if DH makes it, we'll see if I can tolerate it this time around. 
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    I switched to half caf because regular was making me too shakey (which sometimes happened before I was pregnant too).

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    I drink 1 or 2 caffeine drinks a day. It has never been a problem and the caffeine helps with my migraines.
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    I am personally not a coffee drinker. I used to have atleast one cup a day. Prior to getting pregnant I did the tiny tea tox, and I had no cravings for it after it. I occassionally had a cup here or there, but since we received the positive pregnancy test I have not had any. I am a big tea drinking and have switched to decaf with no issues.
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    I'm less worried about coffee than I am about some of the herbal teas I drink. I drink a lot of ginger teas, which I thought would be great for the impending nausea, but a lot of them contain licorice, which is another supposed no-no.
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    Wish I knew about the licorice! Bought Stash Licorice tea today!!

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    I've been doing 1-2 cups of half decaf half regular. My BFF is avoiding all together but my SIL had 1-2 cups per day, and my nephew is perfect ;-)

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    I'm a huge coffee drinker, and surprisingly gave it up pretty easily. Every other day I'll have half a cup, if anything. I think on the weekends I might allow myself to enjoy just one small cup of coffee. :)
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    i'm going to cut back from 2 cups of coffee to just one and have decaf if i feel like a 2nd cup.  i don't drink sodas so no problem there.  i take a more 'french' approach to alcohol during pregnancy so i may have a super small glass of wine (like 2oz and perhaps not even finish it) or take a swig or two of DH's beer on occassion.
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    @MrsL2B, why is licorice supposed to be bad?  I've never heard that.  I don't really eat or drink much licorice anyway, but I'm curious.
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    I am a one cup per day person but with my previous pregnancies my body just couldn't stomach it starting around 6-7 weeks, so I gave it up then but it didn't feel like a sacrifice because it was so aversive. I'll continue to drink it as long as it tastes good. :-)

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    I'm still drinking a cup of coffee a day.  I don't drink it in the weekends as I don't need it as much since I'm off from work.  The thought of a hot cup of delicious coffee is what gives me the strength to get up in the mornings and get ready for work.
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    I love coffee! I switched from 2-3 shots of espresso per day to 1 shot. I think 2 would be ok since that's under the 200mg of caffeine, but I've been fine with 1 shot. I make myself a latte so I'm also getting some calcium. :)

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    I LOVE coffee, but it tastes horrible to me when I'm pregnant. I started drinking a good size cup each day at around 16 wks. with my son. I hope to like it again at some point with this LO.
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    @SusieBW, I'm not sure what exactly licorice does, but the NIH says no:  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/881.html.

    Of course, a lot of black licorice-flavored candy uses anise instead of licorice, so read the label.
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    femail said:

    I'm a huge coffee drinker, and surprisingly gave it up pretty easily. Every other day I'll have half a cup, if anything. I think on the weekends I might allow myself to enjoy just one small cup of coffee. :)

    Yup, same for me!
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    Coffee,  mmmmm.  I've been sticking to one cup a day and using more than my usual amount of cream. 
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