I'm not pregnant, but I just started drinking coffee when my youngest (almost four months now) was born. I've quickly turned into a full blown addict, so I was just curious how much coffee I can have when we do have another baby. I know it's 1-2 cups, but are those coffee cups or the cups marked on the pot?
These are things I ponder as I sip on my morning deliciousness that I missed out on for my first 32 years.
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I started drinking coffee seriously with my second too. I used to be a tea only kind of person. I think something like two 8oz cups of coffee is the recommendation for pregnancy. I didn't drink it when I was pregnant, but I think something like a cup of caffeinated in the morning and decaf in the afternoon would be enough.
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OBs recommend not going over 200mg of caffeine per day. That's about 2 8oz cups. You could always make half caf or decaf if you like the taste and want to drink more.
My body hates coffee in the first trimester, which is sad.
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@Mrs. Pickle: I will have to see what mine thinks of it lol. I always just had a cup of tea in the morning and a Dr Pepper at lunch.
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My OB said a cup a day was fine. I stopped completely when LO's heart skipped at a check up. I was referred to an ultrasound specialist (where you get your 12 and 20 week scans). The doctor their examined me, not a tech, and said to drop caffeine entirely.
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I think it's 200 or 300mg. Watch what kind of coffee though, some brands have more caffeine than others. That being said... unless you're drinking 12 pots a day when pregnant, I think you're fine! My OB told me to drink it for my headaches. Um, do you want to share anything?
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I had exact same experience with my first!!
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@LAZB: Dr. Pepper is my favorite and I'm having a major aversion to it this pregnancy!
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@ocean81: haha, yeah right, you'd be the first to know!
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I always had one mug of coffee a day while pregnant
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I did not follow any recommendations and drank all the coffee
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I drank one 12oz coffee a day during both my pregnancies. On occasion I'd have a second but only if it was a particularly bad day. lol.
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@LAZB: Mmmmm Dr. Pepper.
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I don't like coffee but when I was pregnant with my daughter I drank around 20 oz of iced tea per day, which I think was about 100mg of caffeine. I also had the occasional Dr. Pepper.
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I usually have one iced coffee in the mornings. Sometimes that's an iced Americano from Starbucks, which has I think 225 mg in the grande size that I get? I've never noticed any adverse effects in the baby. I also drank coffee all through pregnancy, though, so maybe he's used to it, haha. Although twice I had another cup in the afternoon and both times he slept badly...that's a pretty small sample size so maybe not related but just in case I don't plan to do it again
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DH and I switched to half-caff a few years ago. We mix half of our current favorite coffee with a big canister of decaf French Roast from Costco. I usually get in 1-2 cups in that way and then usually have a Diet Coke in the afternoon if I'm dragging. I also kept caffeine free diet pop around so I could get the placebo effect.
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I've loved coffee since forever but hated it the first 5-6 months of both pregnancies! It was so sad, but once my taste came back I probably had 1-2 cups per day.
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I think 2 normal sized mugs. I would do half caff so I could have several mugs and feel like I was having more than I was!
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@oskarsmommy: not a fun scare, right?
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With DD1 my amazing OB told me that a cup or two was fine but I was too nervous to have any. Wth DD2 I definitely had a cup every single day and would often have an afternoon cup if my older girl didn't nap
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I also had an aversion but it might have been the decaf I bought! I planned to make half caf and have two cups per day to really make it count for less caffeine! But I just didn't enjoy it. The pre ground decaf I had wasn't as nice as the usual beans we buy. I started drinking coffee again around 24 weeks with sugar, normally I just used cream.
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I know. But it resolved once I cut out the caffeine. For you? I'm pregnant with number two, and with a toddler no caffeine is impossible, but I have been very conservative (and nervous) and having minimal amounts. So far no problems.
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With both my pregnancys I had a strong aversion to coffee in the first tri but drank a cup of English breakfast black tea in the morning. Then would switch to a cup of coffee every morning the 2/3 tri when that went away. Sometimes a cup of tea or Diet Coke in the afternoons too when battling with exhaustion.
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I gave up caffeine altogether when I was pregnant with my first and when I tried to pick it back up I had major jitters and anxiety so I never went back. I still have decaf every once in a while now, but I'm pregnant again so it was grossing me out for about 22 weeks.
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@LAZB: I'm in the exact same boat! Not much of a coffee drinker before DS, but after I stopped BFing him, I slowly became an addict. Love it now, and we are TTC for #2 and I don't wanna give it up!
And yeah, like others are saying, I heard 1-2 cups (like 8oz cups) in general is good!
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@ineebee: I'm definitely drinking it while bfing! This guy is wearing me out!
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During the first tri, I couldn't stomach coffee and just drank iced tea. Once the morning sickness went away, I drank two half caff coffees a day.
My body hates coffee in the first trimester, which is sad.
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