https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:40:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727764 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 15:37:33 +0000 Iced Tea 2727764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank iced tea (within the guidelines) almost daily with each pregnancy. But this pregnancy I have been SO freakin' exhausted that I started making a weak iced coffee every day just to help me get through the day. It's the first time in my life I've been a coffee drinker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727653 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:51:37 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2727653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read somewhere that caffeine can make your pregnancy last longer. I had caffeine maybe three times in my first pregnancy and went to 42 weeks and had to be induced....so clearly that is a false statement! </p> <p>I'm also a "rule" follower and decided to just give it up before getting pregnant with my first. I have had tea or pop with caffeine only a handful of times since summer 2014 and have never looked back! None so far in this pregnancy. I had a random Pepsi craving with my first near the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727642 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:23:12 +0000 snowjewelz 2727642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: with my first I didn't drink and coffee and with my 2nd I did... and my 2nd was born earlier AND bigger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727565 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:28:47 +0000 Purpledaisy 2727565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had as much caffeine as I wanted with both pregnancies. I needed it to get through pregnancy #2 especially. I actually don't really have much caffeine when I'm not pregnant but pregnancy really slowed me down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727546 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:36:43 +0000 lamariniere 2727546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chypmunk: that's because one shot of espresso has less caffeine than a standard cup of coffee (in general, less than 80 mg per shot compared to 150+ mg for drip). You could potentially have a 2 shot latte that has less caffeine than a cup of black drip coffee, depending on your brand. Don't beat yourself up about it, it's all about moderation. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727512 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:55:55 +0000 chypmunk 2727512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>so because I obsessively google.. I came across a report that a cup of coffee (lets say medium) has more caffeine in it than a cup (same size) of a macchiato or a latte... and here i was ttc and weaning myself off the macchiatos and lattes and trying to drink cups of coffee.... so at this point I don't know anymore.... i mean to abstain is hard.... (first world problems???) but a healthy baby is most important right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727510 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:55:17 +0000 JennyG 2727510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to overdo it, but occasionally it happens. I was more careful in my first trimester than I am now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727507 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:47:00 +0000 pachamama 2727507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank one large mug my entire pregnancy. My son appears to be normal and very healthy :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727501 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:34:12 +0000 Coral 2727501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After the first tri, I had one cup in the morning followed by a half caff in the afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727481 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:05:49 +0000 ustechie 2727481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up caffeine with both pregnancies. I'm a "rule" follower. 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727475 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:46:15 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2727475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did after one check up LO's heart skipped and my doc sent me for further testing. Going from 1 cup to 0 was not fun at first. After about a 4 days I was fine. For me getting over the taste was harder than getting over the effects. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727434 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 11:42:20 +0000 yoursilverlining 2727434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to stay under rule 200/mg rule but I didn't beat myself up about it or really worry about it if I went over sometimes. I think of it like this: our society is so risk adverse when we're talking about pregnant women *and* we're litigious. In order for a rule to be adopted, I figure it is probably pretty conservative anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727433 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 11:42:08 +0000 gentlelunette 2727433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank 1-2 cups of coffee a day in my second pregnancy. More often than not, it was 2 cups because I was soooo tired all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727428 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 11:38:02 +0000 nana87 2727428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank more than my drs rec of 1 cup coffee per day but 200mg caffeine or less. My trick this pregnancy since chasing a toddler made me need it was to drink small amounts 2-3x/day-- so 1/2 cup coffee when I woke, another 1/2 cup or a small/1 shot espresso drink mid morning or noon ish, and then one more if I was really dragging later, esp if I was home and could control the size of the cup (I mix w milk, so I was drinking a full size mug just w way more milk-- placebo effect lol!). It usually added up to like 1.5-2cups a day. W nursing I've added an extra cup-- at home I have 3-4 half cups a day instead of 2-3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727374 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:36:08 +0000 skinnycow 2727374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stayed under the 200mg recommendation but only because I don't drink coffee. I was drinking about 3 cups of green tea a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727354 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:12:18 +0000 avivoca 2727354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I probably had a 22oz Coke every morning of my first trimester and half of the second one to function. I only stopped drinking it because of my GD diagnosis, otherwise I was a zombie and it was the only thing that made my morning sickness go away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727324 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:37:36 +0000 Worrywart 2727324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Had a cup of coffee every single morning with both pregnancies. My doctor said it's perfectly fine and my kiddos are perfect :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727291 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:04:27 +0000 MrsBrewer 2727291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I avoid caffeine for all pregnancies. I drink decaf. But I also had to avoid caffeine while breastfeeding too, it was giving my DD very bad upset stomach. So I haven't had any caffeine in since Sept 2014 hahahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727290 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:04:21 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2727290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank black tea all the time. When I could make it at home I would do half decaf and half regular but out at restaurants and stuff it was non stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727289 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:02:15 +0000 azjax 2727289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I order my espresso drinks and make my coffee 1/2 decaffeinated to help myself stay close to the limit. I don't worry about it too much and neither does my OB. In fact, he told me if I had a headache that I should try 1/2 a can of Coke before reaching for the Tylenol, as the combo of caffeine, sugar, and water will address the most common causes of pregnancy headaches.</p> <p>If you read the primary literature on caffeine consumption and growth restriction etc of the baby, it takes a lot of caffeine over the whole course of pregnancy to result in a negative effect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727208 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:43:06 +0000 Ajsmommy 2727208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to stay under the 200 mg recommendation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727207 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:39:52 +0000 Tanjowen 2727207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I cut it back to 2 cups a day with my 1st, and trying to do the same now...but at times a 3rd sneaks in there the days my 3 year old wakes up at 5:30 am :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727200 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:00:05 +0000 winniebee 2727200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: my kids are all small too! I abided by caffeine rules in other pregnancies </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727171 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:47:10 +0000 daniellemybelle 2727171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did my best to stick to the 200 mg or under rule. I might have gone slightly over a few times - and there were days I was well under. But most days I had 100-200 mg. </p> <p>But I'll tell you that my son was born small for gestational age and I immediately beat myself up even though literally everyone that cared for me / him told me that was ridiculous. We aren't having more children but if we did I would not drink any caffeine in pregnancy. I know logically the chances of me causing any issues for him by drinking caffeine within the recommended limits are extremely low - but the guilt is enough to make me regret it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727156 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:28:20 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2727156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Canoli: ugh me too! I normally love all coffee flavored anything and right now the smell makes me so sick! I am loving other sources of caffeine like tea and chocolate though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727153 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:19:44 +0000 DesertDreams88 2727153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I avoided in the 1st trimester due to fear of loss and I avoided in the 3rd trimester bc LO had heart rate issues that were seemingly affected by caffeine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727140 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:39:39 +0000 jape14 2727140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just aim to stay under the 200mg limit. I'm not much of a coffee drinker but I do love diet Dr Pepper so I just make sure not to go over that limit (one 12oz soda is ~40mg). Most days I have 2-3 and I don't feel the slightest bit guilty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727129 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:12:27 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2727129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally drink one cup of coffee a day, occasionally will get a second half caff drink at my coffee shop or have iced tea. I think 2-3 cups a day is fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727118 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 20:44:53 +0000 catomd00 2727118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not the second time around. I tried to limit it to 1 coffee a day, but I drank tons of soda, too and occasionally a second cup of coffee on top of that, plus lots of chocolate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/caffeine-and-pregnancy#post-2727100 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 20:23:21 +0000 Canoli 2727100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With all of my pregnancies I lost the taste for coffee in my first trimester (crazy, I know) but then I drank one cup per day thereafter. Maybe with my first pregnancy I gave it up completely. I can't remember. </p>