Georgiana Daniels Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I drastically reduced, but never could quite cut the caffeine entirely. When I breastfed I drank half caff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubilation Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I cut back to almost none during the first trimester, but since then, I'm back up to 2-3 cups a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 In the interest of remaining conscious throughout the day while caring for my other kids, I've continued my regular coffee consumption. Absolutely. I have mild ADHD--I can't focus without some caffeine. I imagine needing a real prescription would be worse for the wee babe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Do you put the full 2/3 stick of butter in each cup? Dawn No way! I use about 2 - 3 Tablespoons. And 3 is really almost too much for me. I think he even says newbies won't use near as much as he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kertie Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I voted Other. With my first, I drank only decaf--the Swiss water process variety;). With my second, I drank no more than 1 cup a day of caffeinated coffee. With my third...just give me the pot of coffee and no one gets hurt. :D Well, OK--3 cups a day;). Drinking the whole pot came after pregnancy while trying to keep up;). And no, my youngest never has been "wired"--the most mellow by FAR. Go figure;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weddell Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I chose other. I would have happily carried on my two cups a day habit, but as soon I was pregnant each time, coffee tasted horrible. I just couldn't drink it. I was really sad about that as I love to sit with coffee each morning during breakfast. So I did give it up but it was completely against my will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I just carried on as normal with coffee but my normal is probably one cup a week. I drank a lot of weak tea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I didn't drink caffeine much anyway, so it was easy for me to have none at all during pregnancy. I remember reading an article about this that said it was better to reduce caffeine , but if that your system was used to a lot, not to go cold turkey because it was too much of a shock to your system to go cold turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I never drank coffee before my last pregnancy. Suddenly, during that pregnancy, the smell of coffee was so enticing that I started drinking coffee for the first time. Now I'm addicted to it. Maybe I'm just weird.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Oh, good to know. No way! I use about 2 - 3 Tablespoons. And 3 is really almost too much for me. I think he even says newbies won't use near as much as he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I did not give up coffee while pregnant or nursing. I asked my obgyn on my first visit and he said under no terms would I need to give up caffeine unless I wanted to. I definitely did NOT want to! :D I drank about 3 or 4 cups a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBear Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) Caffeine has been linked to a higher risk of miscarriage, so I cut it out completely while TTC and during the 1st tri. After that, I will have up to 2 cups of half-caff or 1 cup of regular joe. This one is an interesting stat because it isn't cause and effect per se, since correlation isn't causation; in this case, it may also be that lack of aversion to coffee/caffeine is a warning sign of potential impending miscarriage and non-viable pregnancy, not that caffeine is the cause of it. The data can go either way and the OB's I know feel it's lack of aversion that points to a non-viable pregnancy, not coffee/caffeine causing miscarriage; most also advise reducing intake if you're consuming copious amounts though since the data can be interpreted either way and high levels of coffee/caffeine depletes folate. Edited April 30, 2012 by MrsBear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I gave it up completely. Because it made me nauseous for like the first 15 or 16 weeks (soda, too)! :P And by the time I didn't feel queasy by the very thought of it, I figured may as well not bother with it for the rest of the pregnancy. This was with my son, with my daughters I hadn't been a regular coffee drinker anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5forMe Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Nausea in the first trimester always put a halt to my coffee consumption. With baby #5 after I got past the first trimester nausea, I went back to my once a day cup of coffee, but when I had my 19 u/s the baby's heartrate was irregularly irregular, so I was instructed "no caffeine". It worked too, because I quit all caffeine cold turkey (the three day headache was horrendous) and it solved our problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 This one is an interesting stat because it isn't cause and effect per se, since correlation isn't causation; in this case, it may also be that lack of aversion to coffee/caffeine is a warning sign of potential impending miscarriage and non-viable pregnancy, not that caffeine is the cause of it. The data can go either way and the OB's I know feel it's lack of aversion that points to a non-viable pregnancy, not coffee/caffeine causing miscarriage; most also advise reducing intake if you're consuming copious amounts though since the data can be interpreted either way and high levels of coffee/caffeine depletes folate. This particular study controlled for the degree of morning sickness as a way of getting at the issue of coffee aversion (the smell of coffee definitely worsens my first tri morning sickness). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I voted cut back but not completely, but I am a soda drinker not a coffee drinker. I had 1 12 oz can a day of dt coke while pregnant. I still had stomach problems that were pretty bad towards the end, and would cut it out completely if I got pregnant again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I only drink 1 cup a day typically if I have any because my IBS flares if I have more. I did not cut it out because 1 cup a day of a caffenated drink while pregnant is not the end of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I gave up caffeine, but was not much of a coffee drinker to begin with. I really don't think it matters if you give up coffee or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I drastically reduced, but never could quite cut the caffeine entirely. When I breastfed I drank half caff. I switch from regular caffeinated coffee to half-caff during pregnancy. I don't drink any less during my pregnancies. I have to cut way back and be more careful while breastfeeding though. My pediatrician didn't seem to believe me, but it made a huge difference in the sleep schedule and irritability of my children for the first few months. I am in the middle of a full pot of half-caff, and right at the beginning of the third trimester right now. I also don't cook my eggs to a hard yolk (but always a hard white), order my steaks medium rare, and snitch occasional pieces of sushi with raw fish from my husband's plate. I do avoid certain herbs. I don't usually drink alcohol, but that's because we stop buying alcohol for the house and I'd rather not order it out while I'm visibly pregnant. I stopped smoking cigarettes during my first pregnancy, but most of the women I worked with didn't. I'm very particular about some aspects of parenting, but diet hasn't been something I worry about yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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