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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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have a decaf iced vanilla latte 1-2x a week!

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.

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.

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).

@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?

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.

@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?!

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.

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.

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.

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.