caffeine... are you avoiding it / having it in moderation?

hannah76 · Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:30 AM

hey ladies...

for the first couple of weeks that i knew i was pregnant, i had NO caffeine whatsoever, and was convinced that i could do this for 9 months... then i started having the odd cup of tea... then in the last couple of weeks (8-10 weeks pregnant) i've been having the odd cup of coffee and maybe a tea in the same day too...

health canada says that you can have up to 300 mg of caffeine and i looked up that in the uk they suggest limiting it to 200mg

one cup of tea = 60mg caffeine
one cup of coffee = 130 mg of caffeine

so technically if i drink one cup of each a day, i'm still under the more restrictive uk guidelines, but i'm wondering what the rest of you are doing?

at first not having coffee was easy as it turned my stomach!! now i am back to craving it (used to drink 4-5 cups a day of coffee before falling pg).

ricschick · Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:35 AM

i have a cup of tea of a morning and maybe one in the afternoon but thats about it, its fine to have a cup or 2 x

ladypotter · Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:35 AM

I'm avoiding all together (except for whatever little bit is in chocolate). I have been drinking Decaf tea and water, juice, caffiene free soda (but only once in a while). With my daughter, I managed to give it up the whole time too, only having ONE soda the entire time.

Zen_Jenn · Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:37 AM

I'm back to a cup of coffee a day, during the first few weeks I ordered it 1/2 decaf, 1/2 regular, and only had a couple cups a week. Now that I'm feeling better I order a non-fat latte, because it only has one shot of espresso, and has milk (making it healthy

).
I think the major risk with caffeine is that it increases the likelihood of a mc, if you drink too much, so I try to keep well under the limit.

Lane_Meyer · Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:42 AM

After having two early miscarriages, I am having no caffeine at all. I bought some decaf tea bags but really what's the point?? It sucks. When I am past the danger zone of first tri I will probably chill out about it.

Frufru · Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:15 AM

I don't generally drink caffeinated drinks anyway as the caffeine upsets my digestion.

However, since I have been pregnant my digestion has been so incredibly slow that I have started having a glass of cola and the odd caffeinated tea each day to "help things along"

Delilah · Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:22 AM

I have tried to cut out caffeine apart from chocolate which I have binged on a few times to put it mildly.

After trying lots of nasty alternatives my decaf choices are:

PG Tips decaffinated tea
Carte Noire decaffinated coffee or Aldi Freeze Dried decaffinated coffee
Sainsbury's decaffinated diet cola
Tetleys decaffinated green tea

Plus I drink lots of peppermint tea and sugar free cordials

hannah76 · Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:53 AM

after posting this thread i was of course craving a coffee!! so i went to tim hortons and got my double double with half decaf and half regular coffee... it was actually just as good in terms of taste - couldnt' tell the difference... maybe i'll go with that if i'm out ordering a coffee. otherwise i like what zenn_jenn said the best about one cup a day is ok

so that's what i'm going with. thanks ladies!!

Odd Socks · Dec 3rd, 2009, 12:04 PM

i used to drink about 8 cups of tea a day at work (less if i wasn't in work), & before i got my

i was in america & drinking tons of diet mountain dew & diet coke. as soon as i got my

the night i got back from our holiday, i gave it up. i can give up caffeine with no problems, which makes me lucky!
xx

tinybutterfly · Dec 3rd, 2009, 13:23 PM

well, according to the site of coca cola i can still drink my bottle and not go over the 300mg

but i try to minimize drinking it and try to drink 50% that and 50% OJ... but little one
doesn't always agree with the OJ and gives me terrible cramps right after, boo!

Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:30 AM	#1
hannah76 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 4,830	caffeine... are you avoiding it / having it in moderation? hey ladies... for the first couple of weeks that i knew i was pregnant, i had NO caffeine whatsoever, and was convinced that i could do this for 9 months... then i started having the odd cup of tea... then in the last couple of weeks (8-10 weeks pregnant) i've been having the odd cup of coffee and maybe a tea in the same day too... health canada says that you can have up to 300 mg of caffeine and i looked up that in the uk they suggest limiting it to 200mg one cup of tea = 60mg caffeine one cup of coffee = 130 mg of caffeine so technically if i drink one cup of each a day, i'm still under the more restrictive uk guidelines, but i'm wondering what the rest of you are doing? at first not having coffee was easy as it turned my stomach!! now i am back to craving it (used to drink 4-5 cups a day of coffee before falling pg).

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:35 AM	#2
ricschick Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wonderland Posts: 6,013	i have a cup of tea of a morning and maybe one in the afternoon but thats about it, its fine to have a cup or 2 x

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:35 AM	#3
ladypotter Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,865	I'm avoiding all together (except for whatever little bit is in chocolate). I have been drinking Decaf tea and water, juice, caffiene free soda (but only once in a while). With my daughter, I managed to give it up the whole time too, only having ONE soda the entire time.

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:37 AM	#4
Zen_Jenn Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 960	I'm back to a cup of coffee a day, during the first few weeks I ordered it 1/2 decaf, 1/2 regular, and only had a couple cups a week. Now that I'm feeling better I order a non-fat latte, because it only has one shot of espresso, and has milk (making it healthy ). I think the major risk with caffeine is that it increases the likelihood of a mc, if you drink too much, so I try to keep well under the limit.

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:42 AM	#5
Lane_Meyer Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 76	After having two early miscarriages, I am having no caffeine at all. I bought some decaf tea bags but really what's the point?? It sucks. When I am past the danger zone of first tri I will probably chill out about it.

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:15 AM	#6
Frufru Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 966	I don't generally drink caffeinated drinks anyway as the caffeine upsets my digestion. However, since I have been pregnant my digestion has been so incredibly slow that I have started having a glass of cola and the odd caffeinated tea each day to "help things along"

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:22 AM	#7
Delilah Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: near Manchester, UK Posts: 1,154	I have tried to cut out caffeine apart from chocolate which I have binged on a few times to put it mildly. After trying lots of nasty alternatives my decaf choices are: PG Tips decaffinated tea Carte Noire decaffinated coffee or Aldi Freeze Dried decaffinated coffee Sainsbury's decaffinated diet cola Tetleys decaffinated green tea Plus I drink lots of peppermint tea and sugar free cordials

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 11:53 AM	#8
hannah76 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 4,830	after posting this thread i was of course craving a coffee!! so i went to tim hortons and got my double double with half decaf and half regular coffee... it was actually just as good in terms of taste - couldnt' tell the difference... maybe i'll go with that if i'm out ordering a coffee. otherwise i like what zenn_jenn said the best about one cup a day is ok so that's what i'm going with. thanks ladies!!

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 12:04 PM	#9
Odd Socks Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 4,057	i used to drink about 8 cups of tea a day at work (less if i wasn't in work), & before i got my i was in america & drinking tons of diet mountain dew & diet coke. as soon as i got my the night i got back from our holiday, i gave it up. i can give up caffeine with no problems, which makes me lucky! xx

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 13:23 PM	#10
tinybutterfly Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,922	well, according to the site of coca cola i can still drink my bottle and not go over the 300mg but i try to minimize drinking it and try to drink 50% that and 50% OJ... but little one doesn't always agree with the OJ and gives me terrible cramps right after, boo!

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