Are you still drinking coffee?

[Leafy]

i drink decaf coffee but still have a few cups of tea and coke x

 

[berticles21]

I still drink coffee there is no way I'd be able to function in a morning without a cup. I've naturally gone off it though, I used to drink about six cups a day but now I have one in a morning and that's it, unless I'm visiting a friend/family member

 

[mama2mybears]

I quit coffee while I was WTT and TTC, and up to my first midwife appointment at almost 13 weeks. There, my midwife and I were discussing nutrition and I mentioned that I had been craving Coca-Cola, which is very strange for me as I hated it all my life before getting PG. The midwife suggested that I take up coffee again, up to 3 cups a day, on the rationale that I may be craving the caffeine, it has less sugar than coffee, and the risks of miscarriage associated with caffeine are reduced since I was into my second trimester. So I have been indulging in 1-2 cups of coffee a day since then and I don't intend to stop. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty, and I wonder if my baby will be addicted to caffeine when it's born. But I really do feel better with the coffee than without, and scientifically there is no harm. I don't drink alcohol or expose myself to cigarette smoke, I eat a healthy vegetarian diet with fish, and I have been taking a prenatal vitamin with 1000 mg of folic acid since WTT. So I figure if this is the only way I'm being a bad mother, then I could be worse.

 

[hwills41]

I primarily switched to decaf. Especially if I go to Sbux, I make sure that it is decaf since they make their coffee very strong. I usually allow myself 2-3 cups of regular coffee a week. Works fine for me... and I make sure I take it on a day when I'm just really tired or slept badly

A little caffeine is just fine! Besides, you are allowed like 200mg a day I believe?

 

[brittbray04]

After I got out of my first trimester I started to allow myself to have 1 cup a day in the morning.... They say that one 8oz cup of coffee is not harmful. Caffeine in large amounts, daily is dangerous! Don't feel guilty if you choose to allow yourself to have 1 cup a day or even here and there if that is what you are more comfortable with.

 

[miss cakes]

i drink three or four cups a day i just use half a teaspoon rather than a big heap in each cup lol if you want it purely for energy though id recommend a banana its the best pick me up ever its natural rocket fuel my friend has diabetes an everytime she gets low she has a banana im always amazed how effective it is lol x

 

[dcm_mw12]

What exactly is decaf coffee ? (Sorry never had it, nor really noticed it before this)

 

[Punchy]

What exactly is decaf coffee ? (Sorry never had it, nor really noticed it before this)

Decaf means no caffeine. They take it out somehow, but a trace amount remains.

 

[Seity]

I have always had 1 cup of coffee a day. I still have 1 cup of coffee a day. The real stuff, none of that decaf crap.

 

[Liesje]

I drank coffee the same as I always did and my baby was fine. I drank decaf for a while but someone told me the chemicals they use to decaffinate coffee were even worse than the caffein so I switched back.

 

[anita665]

I still have coffee once in a while but I drink a lot of tea (5 or 6 cups per day). I did cut down in early pregnancy though.

 

[SpicyWolf]

I've had a few sips of my DH's Starbucks once or twice but never a whole drink. I just couldn't do it to my poor bb, no matter how much I'm craving it. Mmmmm an iced coffee sounds so good, sigh

 

[Starfish]

I've been drinking decaf mostly, but the last week I've had a few cups of regular coffee. No more than one cup per day. We're on vacation so I've been treating myself!

 

[babytime1]

I barely had any during first tri but now i have a coffee or latte each morning and a cuppa before bed. I just make sure I drink plenty water/milk/fruit juice throughout the day xx

 

[MindUtopia]

I drank coffee the same as I always did and my baby was fine. I drank decaf for a while but someone told me the chemicals they use to decaffinate coffee were even worse than the caffein so I switched back.

Yeah, the chemicals used to decaffeinate some of the cheaper brands (think your average store brand) aren't great. I avoid them, pregnant or not. But if you do want decaf, look for coffee that's been decaffeinated by Swiss Water Process. It's natural (just using water) and tastes better too. Some of the higher quality brands do it this way (Lavazza, but not Illy or Starbucks) or if you go to a specialist coffee shop, they should have the SWP decafs marked somehow.

 

[Sarahcake]

I still drink coffee
Its usually one cup a day, but I dont think I could last the entire day without any form of caffine, id fall asleep come the afternoon.

 

[Inoue]

I dont drink coffee as I prefer tea but I have about 1 cup per day and a can of pop. Other days ill have no pop and 2 cups of tea. All fine, just in moderation x

 

[edigirl82]

It's infuriating! I haven't had coffee for almost a year now, been completely off the stuff since having a kidney infection - and now what am I really craving? Flippin COFFEE! Had one this morning and it was lovely - but am determined not to make it a daily thing!

 

[zombiedaisy]

My MW said to limit or completely cut out caffeine. I still drink about one soda a day, which is under 40mg of caffeine a day, and they say up to 200 mg a day for pregnant woman is safe. i occasionally will have a coffee at starbucks, but I always get decaf because they have a lot of caffeine in their coffees.

 

[Celestine]

I haven't had any caffeine since ttc nor do I plan on drinking any but gosh....I really miss my coffee.