do you drink caffeine?

sunflwr2 · May 2014

Im 8 weeks and havent had any but Im feeling queezy and a coke would really hit the spot.

gingerkid9989 · May 2014

I do every once in a while. A can of coke a day or a cup of cofee won't hurt anything.

rox825 · May 2014

I drink a little every now and then, either coke or tea if I need it. My dr's rule is 1 caffeinated drink per day is OK. Hope it helps!

CaitNMatt · May 2014

Heck yes I drink caffeine!! I allow myself one small cup of coffee every morning. And sometimes (maybe 3x times a week) my DH and I will split a coke at dinner. Not drink a whole can but we each get half. It's our agreed rule in order to restrict the pop intake! Haha

RayRay007 · May 2014

I have a small cup of coffee every morning. I pretty much need it. And I might have chocolate once or twice a week.

[Deleted User] · May 2014

Yep, like 1 cup/day. No coffee in 1st tri just because the idea made me queasy but Coke definitely helped me a few times. I drank regular but also found cans of caffeine free Coke (not the diet, just the regular) to have on hand in case I needed them.

Daisy1232 · May 2014

Go for it. I didn't have much caff (I cant remember how to spell the full word right now

( ) during first tri but I've started having a little cup of coffee in the morning, and a few times a larger cup.

megbmeg · May 2014

I'm skipping caffeine (except an a decaf coffee sometimes) just because I'm too nervous. But having some caffeine like a coke is fine. If it would really hit the spot, go for it.

ksyknelvr73 · May 2014

I am currently drinking a Coke as I type this.

I switched to half caff coffee and I have a travel mug size of that every morning. I try to drink mostly water, but I definitely indulge in soda and sweet tea a couple days a week.

whiteroses05 · May 2014

I was one who didn't drink it until almost 12 weeks bc like you I was nervous what it would do. Also my doctor advised against it for at least first trimester bc of our history. But I really don't see what it will hurt. I was told one can of caffeine pop a day is ok. I usually have a can at dinner after I made sure to drink enough water in the day. Then just for sanity reason have a water afterwards. But like I said it's fine to have one a day.

classicstar28 · May 2014

Yes. Not every day, but maybe a few times a week I'll have a coke or black tea. I definitely stick to the 200mg per day thing when I do drink caffeine and skip it anytime I'm feeling anxious or weird.

JustinsGirl2011 · May 2014

Coffee has been grossing me out while I'm pregnant (unless is a frappucino covered in chocolate lol) but I allow myself a coke every now & then when I really need a pick me up or my stomach is off.

LifeofCat · May 2014

I usually drink a cup of decaf in the morning (I like the taste of coffee) but will have the occasional "real" coffee or tea once or twice a week. I try to avoid pop only because I'm a sugar demon

but I say go for it, especially that it helps with the queasiness! My doc says 2 cups a day is fine.

[Deleted User] · May 2014

I cut out caffeine until I was almost 11 weeks. I had an appointment during that time in which my nurse actually encouraged me to drink a cup of coffee or can of soda a day, as it really helps with the headaches. I hadn't had any headaches yet at that point, but then soon after they came and they were pretty unbearable. If I drink a cup of coffee in the morning it really does keep the headaches away all day long! If I skip it though, by the afternoon I feel it and it sucks big time.

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SandSunBliss · May 2014

I'm so tired at this point in the pregnancy that I basically can't function at work without a small amount of caffeine a couple of times a day. Usually a cup of half calf coffee in the morning and a glass of iced tea in the afternoon.

Oh yea and a small amount of chocolate has become a daily part of my diet at this point :-S

kimmyberly26 · May 2014

Nope but I did cut back yo half-caff and have a cup every morning and one occasionally in the afternoon. I also waited until closer to the end of 1st tried with DD#1 but I didn't hold out that long this time.

JCM285 · May 2014

I have major aversions to coffee, but I have a special Swiss filtered decaf box in my cabinet for whenever that changes. Its supposed to be better for you than regular decaf and its Fairway market brand. Honestly the most caffeine I get is probably from chocolate although I'm not hunkering down on hundreds of chocolate bars or anything. I definitely think a Coke once in a while is fine, but if you don't want to risk it and want a carbonated beverage, Sprite and Sierra Mist have no caffeine :-)

ToriGirl2014 · May 2014

Qfrump said:

Drink? No. Eat? All the chocolates.

This. Ok, maybe not all the chocolates, but I probably have a little on most days.

KMW08 · May 2014

I quit soda the day of my bfp. But....I've had 4 sodas since 3/18/14. Sometimes the craving is too strong. I was never a coffee drinker so no issues there. I'm with @Qfrump‌ on all the chocolate!

2momsinCA · May 2014

I have drank half a cup of coffee pretty much every morning through out this pregnancy. I think I've had one Mexican Coke (the kind with real cane sugar) this whole time because I am avoiding artificial sweeteners and high fructose corn syrup. But soda gives me heartburn so that one is easy to avoid.

sunflwr2 · May 2014

I had the coke and it was so delicious!!! I was so queezy and it did the trick!!! Thanks for all the input!!!

megaddie · May 2014

I didn't have any caffeine except chocolate my first trimester. Now I allow myself one soda as a treat now and again or if I have a headache....

SoxFan777 · May 2014

I used to drink tea everyday but I haven't wanted it lately! I drink an occasional diet coke. No coffee... The smell makes me ill.

rmpar29 · May 2014

I will have a can of something every couple days, but am trying to cut it out as much as possible. One caffeinated beverage a day (up to 70mg I think) is perfectly fine, but I try to get along without it if I can.

2redtulips · May 2014

I didn't at all during my first trimester, but now I have half a cup of regular or a full cup of decaf (still has caffeine) coffee in the morning.

Most sources say up to 200mg of caffeine per day is ok.

Do they still make caffeine-free coke?

polevaultRN · May 2014

Currently, I'm drinking 2 cups of coffee a day. When I had DS, I had an aversion to coffee.

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