https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 19:03:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-187214 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:59:46 +0000 matador84 187214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i've only had coffee maybe 3-4 times during the whole time i've known i was pregnant. i love it and have missed it! if i have to have some, i get 1/2 caf. it makes the baby go crazy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-187203 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:49:50 +0000 sorrycharlie 187203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't drink coffee during the first tri because it made me sick (as did everything, actually). But around 15 weeks I was able to start again.</p> <p>On any given day (depending on the nausea) I'll have about 4-12 oz of coffee (the milk is incl. in that number). On days where I'm more nauseous, I'll get a McD's Mocha Frappe or Honey Dew Frozen Mocha instead.</p> <p>I've tried to skip coffee some days and end up with a nasty headache, so...I'm just keep on keepin' on. My doctor said in times of a headache, to have a little caffeine before tylenol. I thought that was interesting, but hey - I keep it below 150-200 mg/day so I'm not too worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-187015 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:11:33 +0000 cyneswith 187015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah, and all coffee just made me puke during the first tri. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-187000 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:54:47 +0000 ladyfingers 187000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally incapable of going half-ass with coffee and I know it would only be a matter of time before I was drinking way too much. So I just cut it out entirely, that way I don't have to worry. I'm definitely more on the cautious side of things. Plus, recently the smell of coffee has been making me want to upchuck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-186998 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:52:48 +0000 mamabolt 186998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a cup a day pretty much every day my entire pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-186984 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:34:36 +0000 cvbee 186984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: the fussiness is always so mysterious. Mine was fussy yesterday, and I finally figured out that he had (lots and lots of ) gas. I couldn't believe how much gas came out of that little bum. So then I ask myself, what did I eat that gave him suddenly so much gas? What I ate that morning? The night before? The afternoon before? Or is it entirely unrelated to what I eat? Who knows?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-186981 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:32:16 +0000 cvbee 186981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: ooh that makes me feel even better, as I have gone back to a cup every morning. (I worked at Starbucks for 5 years, so to be so limited in my coffee and tea life for so long has been tough!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185822 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:28:50 +0000 banana 185822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't drink any coffee during my first tri cause I had major morning sickness. But now I'll have regular coffee maybe once or twice a week and decaf 2-3 times a week. I drink Diet Coke a few times a week too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185739 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:43:59 +0000 lavender 185739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a cup a day every day after the first tri (the smell would make me sick), and now bf I have a cup (or 2) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185723 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:37:41 +0000 regberadaisy 185723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: yeah..I'm thinking that's the case with me. i stayed away from it completely during pregnancy. And I've had caffeine 3 times thus far and each time she was extremely fussy that night. Yesterday I had 2 sips and last night for the first time in weeks she was extremely fussy. Could have been a coincidence, who knows? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185584 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:01:44 +0000 Rescuemom10 185584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far I have only had decaf, which is so not the same! YuK! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185572 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:53:06 +0000 Lozza 185572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just used the 200mg threshold as my guide, between coffee and anything else caffeinated (there were times when I was nauseous that regular Coca-Cola seemed more palatable than any other drink). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185550 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:37:18 +0000 Foodnerd81 185550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: I read that the caffeine has not been shown to go through to breastmilk (NPR health blog or something). I was happy to see that. </p> <p>I'm weaning myself down now. I know I'm addicted, and I'm pretty affected my caffeine in that an afternoon iced tea can keep me up at night, so I'd like to get to the point that it is optional. I've got 2 months to get there, so this week starts the only 1 cup a day. Baby steps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185548 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:36:25 +0000 plaidpants 185548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I skipped it during the first trimester, then moved on to "half caf" during the second trimester. By the third trimester, I was drinking the same amount and strength that I did pre-pregnancy. My midwife was fine with it as long as it was in moderation. Now I'm nursing and my coffee intake seems to have no effect on my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185542 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:30:27 +0000 DillonLion 185542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have coffee now and again...maybe 1-2x per week. I couldn't STAND the smell or taste during the entire first trimester, like futuremrsmck, so this is a recent development. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185541 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:29:34 +0000 lovehoneybee 185541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't stand the smell or taste of it during the first trimester, but from about 14 weeks on I drank a cup of home-brewed coffee every morning (and still do). My mug is probably 10-12 oz. I don't drink tea or eat chocolate, and rarely indulge in a soda. I don't feel guilty about it in the least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185506 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:08:55 +0000 mrs. wagon 185506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>never drank coffee before becoming a SAHM... then I was up to 4 cups a day (2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon) when Wagon Jr. was a toddler. It was tough to cut back from that when I got pregnant this time, but more sleep helped. I now usually have one cup in the mornings. My latest craving has been diet coke though.... I've been drinking several a day, but thankfully they're not nearly as much caffeine as coffee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185488 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:56:52 +0000 chopsuey 185488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a decaf iced vanilla latte 1-2x a week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185474 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:48:22 +0000 cyneswith 185474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have maybe 16 oz (of Starbuck's mostly milk stuff, or 12 OZ of normal coffee) in a given day, but that tends to be once a week. I do have up to two diet cokes a day. Not good for me, but it seems to help a LITTLE with light-headedness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185433 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:27:39 +0000 TubeAlloy 185433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB okayed a cup or two a day, and I always had one cup of regular strength coffee every day. It seemed more appealing than withdrawal headaches.</p> <p>I usually had about 3 cups a day before getting pregnant, but started weaning myself down to one once we decided to try to conceive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185394 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:08:13 +0000 mrsjyw 185394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave it up cold turkey during the first trimester. I'm 17 weeks in now and have a 1/2 cup to a cup day usually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185355 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:45:03 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 185355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably won't give up coffee because I only drink decaf. I only drink it a couple days a week. I love Dr. Pepper though. That one is going to be hard to give up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185347 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:37:33 +0000 Sammyfab 185347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably drank more coffee while pregnant! I never had more than 2 cups a day and I often had lattes. I just loooove the smell and taste of coffee...I don't think the caffeine has too much of an effect on me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185338 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:27:29 +0000 pelikila 185338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once morning sickness went away I was back to my coffee as usual. I would have one (occasionally two) cups of regular coffee per day and drink water the rest of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185332 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:20:41 +0000 Rubies 185332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a bigtime coffee drinker and I had one full-strength cup a day - I couldn't start my day without it. I spoke to my OB and she okay'd it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185329 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:18:29 +0000 cvbee 185329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only had decaf (and not every day) when pregnant, but I wish I did do the cup a day because now I read that while breastfeeding babies might get fussy about the coffee if you didn't have it while pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185320 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:10:07 +0000 hilsy85 185320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! I have a cup of regular coffee or a latte/iced latte about 4-5 times a week. I don't really feel bad about it--my OB okayed it and I add plenty of milk to dilute it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-drinkers#post-185315 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:05:17 +0000 Periwinkle 185315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any other coffee drinkers out there... while pregnant? I have stayed away from caffeine for the most part and have never exceeded the 200mg "rule" but I do sometimes feel guilty enjoying a cup a few times a week.</p> <p>I know many women who completely stay away from full-strength coffee during pregnancy but I am wondering how many of you still enjoy coffee within the acceptable limits? </p>