https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:43:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2750310 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:27:03 +0000 ustechie 2750310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally abstained from coffee throughout both pregnancies. I'm not a pop drinker. I did drink red raspberry leaf tea towards the end of my 3rd trimester though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2750110 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:13:53 +0000 littlebug 2750110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did decaf during my first pregnancy. During my 2nd, I had one cup of regular every day. No way I could do pregnancy with a toddler without my caffeine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2750086 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:41:13 +0000 babypugs 2750086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first pregnancy, I cut it out almost completely. With my second, they literally had to pry the coffee out of my hands during labor. It is hard to give up coffee, but I think like most things it's totally fine in moderation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2750033 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:24:19 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2750033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only drink tea, but had as much as I wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749994 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:15:42 +0000 BSB 2749994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't drink coffee on a daily basis pre-pregnancy so I only had it when I really needed it. I am a tea and soda drinker so I did see if that helped before going to coffee or my occasional latte. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749952 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:51:08 +0000 travellingbee 2749952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said none because I only drank decaf- but that is normal for me anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749898 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:39:47 +0000 pastemoo 2749898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CatchAFallingStar: 100mg/day or less was my goal, but i am very random with my caffeine intake and didn't worry too much about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749895 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:25:10 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2749895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: I have been drinking a lot of frappes too! So good in this heat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749894 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:24:08 +0000 littlejoy 2749894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I abstained in the first trimester, but only because coffee was the devil. ;) </p> <p>Now, I have 1-2 cups each day (usually just 1). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749893 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:19:25 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2749893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank a small cup a day until LO's heart skipped at a check up. After that I eliminated caffeine entirely even chocolate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749883 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:20:28 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2749883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a strong aversion to all my favorite forms of caffeine during the first trimester, so I abstained not by choice. Now I drink as much as I want. It's usually a frappe in the morning and a Dr. Pepper in the afternoon. Even when I'm not pregnant I don't drink close to 200mg a day, so I don't worry about changing any habits while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749881 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:13:29 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2749881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted none but that's bc I don't drink coffee. Haha. Dark chocolate though..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749877 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:05:24 +0000 JerricaBenton 2749877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had pretty much no caffeine with lo. I think I allowed myself a coke and a few hot chocolates :silly: If I were to get pregnant again I'm sure I would allow myself a cup a day if I felt like it. I'm pretty well addicted to my coffee these days and think it's be worse to cut it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy/page/2#post-2749871 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:49:56 +0000 LemonJack 2749871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>During both pregnancies I cut out coffee first trimester, but that was only because I had severe aversions and nausea that made it totally unappealing. I started drinking it again second trimester and usually had a cup a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749869 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:35:48 +0000 bloved 2749869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I abstained in the first trimester and then only did decaf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749865 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:14:17 +0000 dolphin 2749865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drink coffee every day, including during my first tri, but I try to limit one cup a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749855 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:58:59 +0000 MrsSCB 2749855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Up to 250 milligrams is fine. I also recommend Expecting Better, I really found it helpful to read actual data and reasoning behind the plethora of "rules" for pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749848 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:51:10 +0000 starchild 2749848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Read Expecting Better by Emily Oster. She's an economist who went through the medical literature on where these "rules" came from and found that a lot of the things they recommend from pregnant women are based on worst case scenarios of questionable studies. Most studies that find any link at all between coffee and miscarriage do not control for nausea, and women who have more nausea reported drinking less caffeine. Women who had less nausea had higher rates of miscarriage. There is no way to tell if the same thing that makes women less nauseous is also what causes the higher rates. One study even found the higher rates of miscarriage among women who drank DECAF coffee compared to those who abstained from coffee. </p> <p>The point of the book is that economics teaches you about gathering reliable data and then weighing the pros/cons how they matter to you. Some women will hear that data and still abstain; others will find it questionable and choose to drink some coffee. You can drink a few cups of coffee if you feel like it makes sense for you; don't feel guilty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749834 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:34:43 +0000 snowjewelz 2749834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't drink that much, so I didn't eliminate at all just watched what I was drinking esp during 1st trimester. After that I didn't even really care since I don't have much caffeine normally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749825 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:27:44 +0000 Synchronicity 2749825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a cup a day (at least) every day for all 23 weeks of this pregnancy. I often do half caf so I can have two cups and not worry about any other caffeine I may enjoy during the day. My doctor and all of my midwives told me a cup or two of regular coffee is totally fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749821 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:15:06 +0000 youboots 2749821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank allllllll the coffee. Each country/culture has different rules/customs around food and pregnancy. I really like the book Expecting Better by Emily Oster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749813 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:06:54 +0000 bushelandapeck 2749813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't really drink any during the first tri. After that I kept it to 1-2 cups per day. I don't drink soda or tea so I figured I was staying under the 200mg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749795 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:27:31 +0000 Raspberry 2749795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no pregnancy cravings other than Coke with lemon and I basically had one every day during the summer months. :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749789 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:14:11 +0000 MsMini 2749789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank as much as I wanted. It was most definitely more than 200mg/day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749745 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:04:33 +0000 Mrs D 2749745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>everything in moderation...thats my motto... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749744 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:03:47 +0000 Autumnmama79 2749744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tea in the morning is basically my religion but I actually didn't have a taste for it during this last pg. I'm thinking it's one of those aversion things where your body knows it's bad so it's not craving it? Who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749743 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:01:47 +0000 SweetiePie 2749743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said as much as I wanted but what I mean by that is I didn't worry about it if I had more. I sometimes had decaf. Sometimes had regular. Sometimes 2 cups sometimes none sometimes 1. Mayyyybe some days 3 over the course of a full day. I just kinda did what I felt like doing that day. Would I have had like 6 cups of fully caffeinated coffee? No. But I don't do that normally anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749742 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:58:23 +0000 lilyofthewest 2749742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aimed for a large cup of 1/2 caff or one small single-shot espresso drink per day. However, there were many, many days that I had two (and was fine with that). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749736 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:48:08 +0000 nana87 2749736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 1 cup but it was more like 1.5. I drank 1/2 cups 2-3x day to spread it out a bit </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy#post-2749729 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:38:07 +0000 MrsRoo 2749729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched my morning cup to decaf and made sure to stay under 200mg for the day. I found that I really needed the boost in the afternoon vs in the AM. </p>