https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 17:48:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1226337 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:44:52 +0000 septca 1226337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I *needed* my coffee when I was pregnant. First trimester I switched to decaf, then drank 1-2 cups/day of regular after that. Next time I am just going to drink the coffee and not stress about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1226147 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:51:31 +0000 lavender 1226147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one cup a day, sometimes I will have another one after lunch. Pregnant, FT Job and a toddler at home leaves me pretty exhausted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225639 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:24:34 +0000 Purpledaisy 1225639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't vote because I don't like or drink coffee ever but I did have caffeine after the first trimester. Not a ton but I'd regularly have a cup or two of tea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225630 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:21:09 +0000 shellio 1225630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank anywhere from 2-6 cups a day before pregnancy, depending on what I was doing (DH and I would easily brew a pot on a weekend morning and later in the morning brew another because we drank it down). I cut back to 1-2 cups a day when pregnant but rather than counting and turning it down and making myself stressed, I just focused on the coffee I did drink and savored it and if I ended up drinking 3-4 cups throughout the day, no biggie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225618 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:18:25 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1225618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be a huge coffee drinker but it has not appealed to me at all so far (I'm still in my first trimester). I would drink it if I could stomach it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225608 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:14:51 +0000 NavyRN2012 1225608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a daily coffee drinker, and tried to go decaf when I found out I was pregnant, then developed an aversion to coffee throughout my first tri. When that went away I just drank coffe maybe 2-3 times per week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225309 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:43:24 +0000 dolphin 1225309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I can't believe I lasted nine months without it. I love coffee! Now that Im breastfeeding I drink one a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225102 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:52:02 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1225102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted no, but only because I couldn't stomach coffee for the first trimester. I did drink tea though. Once coffee was no longer awful, I drank lattes, Americanos, or regular coffee about once per day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225075 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:35:38 +0000 erinpye 1225075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! A coffee or a coke every day. I was extremely ill in the first 24 weeks of my pregnancy and my OB said it was safe to sip coke all day long if that was all I could keep down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225070 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:33:17 +0000 artsyfartsy 1225070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a cup a day for a while and then switched to decaf because I would occasionally have a pop with lunch and I felt like together that that was too much caffeine in a day. Now I can have the occasional pop without feeling guilty. I'm still drinking decaf but not everyday since I'm not working at the moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225064 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:26:02 +0000 Mae 1225064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank a cup a day before I got pregnant. Once I got pregnant my OB said I could have 1-3 cups/day so I stuck with my one/day. Now for some reason I don't really want it every day so I don't always have it, but I don't feel badly about it when I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1225045 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:12:06 +0000 chopsuey 1225045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank decaf! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224995 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:45:20 +0000 CakeLady 1224995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a former caffeine addict, I started weaning myself off of it well before we started ttc. I gradually reduced for a few months, down to just one cup of tea in the morning. Once I got my BFP I was able to give it up all together pretty easily (especially since the smell of coffee and tea make me sick). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224971 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:29:36 +0000 cyan 1224971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None in the first trimester, then one a day after that. I couldn't function without my coffee. The pregnancy exhaustion is no joke! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224907 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:51:26 +0000 HabesBabe 1224907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Penny Lane: ditto! not a coffee person, so whenever i get a craving (when we go out to breakfast or something), i just get a decaf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224906 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:51:08 +0000 Alivoo01 1224906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had coffee on occasion, and when I didn't, I had other caffienated drink like tea or diet soda of some sort! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224900 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:49:01 +0000 Vegmama 1224900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a few cups over the last 8 months ... If we go to Starbucks, I get decaf. At home, I'll mix the coffee with 1/2 almond milk and some chocolate syrup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224699 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:40:24 +0000 Dandelion 1224699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep...once in the morning, and sometimes I run to Starbucks for a pick me up later in the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224685 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:37:42 +0000 Ash 1224685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! No caffeine here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224656 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:26:47 +0000 Penny Lane 1224656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted no, but I never drank coffee before being pregnant either, so maybe not relevant ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224641 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:21:26 +0000 mfa_lady 1224641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I MC-ed with my first pregnancy, but I was trying not to drink coffee in the first trimester. I was totally going to have a cup a day after that, though. My midwife (who I ADORE) said "You'd honestly have to be drinking fifty cups of coffee a day for me to worry about your coffee intake." (Obviously, that's an exaggeration - but she was making a point to make me feel at ease. :) ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224633 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:18:27 +0000 delight 1224633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt like crap until 16w and didn't want coffee. After that I had my usual one big mug in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224618 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:14:53 +0000 Ree723 1224618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely! One cup a day several days per week. I'm in Australia too so I definitely get the coffee culture, although I'm in Darwin for this pregnancy and a hot coffee when it's consistently 5000 degrees outside and humid just isn't as appealing as it was in Brisbane or Melbourne!</p> <p>I like to think that because I drank coffee throughout my pregnancy, my LO was used to it, which is why drinking coffee never seemed to bother her whilst I was BF'ing. I have a few friends who had the opposite occur (no caffeine during pregnancy and babies who were affected by even small amounts of caffeine whilst BF'ing) - whether or not there is actually a correlation is beyond me, but that's my thought! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224599 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:08:46 +0000 Arden 1224599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank water-processed decaf, with rare exceptions towards the end if my pregnancy where I was driving late at night and needed caffeine to stay awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224592 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:07:53 +0000 MoonMoon 1224592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank some tea or coffee (or Coke!) most days of my pregnancy, especially after the first trimester. I've heard caffeine during pregnancy also makes it less likely that your baby will be sensitive to it in breastmilk, which is great because I can't live without it now with a baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224583 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:05:12 +0000 MrsKoala 1224583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes! I would never have survived the first tri exhaustion without it. I just made sure that I had less than 200 mg of caffeine every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224571 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:03:24 +0000 luckypenny 1224571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I Had a venti 1/2 caff from starbucks every morning. Had to, especially with a toddler running around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224566 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:02:54 +0000 PurplePeony 1224566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still have my morning cup every day, but I switched it over to decaf when I found out I was pregnant. It didn't bother me to do it, and it means that if I ever really need a second cup in the afternoon, or want an iced tea or hot chocolate or something, I don't have to worry about having already used up my caffeine allotment for the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224565 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:02:53 +0000 Lindsay05 1224565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unfortunately coffee is my main aversion while pregnant. During my second trimester I was able to tolerate about a cup a day. If the smell didn't make me sick, I would drink more i'm sure. </p> <p>PS. I couldn't believe how hard it was to find a cup of coffee in Australia! I almost fainted when I found a starbucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-drink-coffee#post-1224563 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:02:19 +0000 lamariniere 1224563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually drink one shot of espresso per day, if I want more, I have a decaf.</p> <p>You may already be aware, but, depending on brand, one shot of espresso often has less caffeine than a full cup of coffee. An espresso has about 70mg of caffeine compared to a regular cup of drip, which is around 120mg. And going along with that, decaf and caffeine free are not the same things! </p>