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I am at one cup per day. I also drink it though because I get wicked headaches and the caffeine really helps! I do alternate between normal coffee and decaf if I am feeling good. I also don't drink anything else that contains caffeine, so I am not too concerned.

1-2....I stick to about 200mg tops. I usually have less, though. Coffee doesn't sit well when I'm pregnant

@NovBaby1112: What if you did 2-3 cups of half caf? I feel like so much of it was the ritual for me. I ended up switching to decaf before TTC (because I didn't want to go through withdrawal while having morning sickness), because I knew I wouldn't get in under the recommended limit.

I stopped drinking coffee all together. It was a rough week or so of horrible migraines, but I think it's worth it.

I am not a coffee drinker, so I didn't worry about caffeine intake too much. I usually drink tea and gingerale and both are low or caffeine free. I did stop drinking Matcha while pregnant though, which has about the same amount of caffeine per cup as coffee.

I didn't drink coffee first trimester. Now I have "fancy" drinks and ask for only 1/2 the shot, so it's like 40-ish mg per day max. After my m/c, that's all I'm comfortable with.

I had 1-2 cups a day.

I had 200 mg a day.

I cut caffeine almost completely when pregnant. Instead of tea, I do hot chocolate which has some, not much.

I cut back to just one small cup in the morning. I'm still in first trimester and some days it's very unappetizing to me, but most days I still enjoy it. Love that morning ritual!

I had around 2 cups a day unless I was feeling sick. I also drank caffeine in tea and soda (fountain cokes were the only thing that helped my tummy) and I'm sure I went over the recommended amounts plenty of times. I never worried about it and have a healthy 6.5 month old.

Emily Oster breaks down the actual evidence and statistical risks in "Expecting Better." In a nut shell, correlation is not causation. Women who experience morning sickness tend to have fewer m/c, women who experience morning sickness tend to not want/be able to drink coffee. Therefore in raw data, less coffee appear to equal fewer m/c. But once you control for severity of morning sickness, it's unclear if there is any risk whatsoever remaining, and if there is, it's extremely extremely low.

I drink a small cup of coffee daily in the morning. I have a toddler who is an early riser so I need it! I don't plan on stopping my one cup once DD2 arrives either. I'm much less strict this pregnancy

@Little Misters Mom: I loved that book! It made me totally chill out at the beginning of my pregnancy.

I cut down to one cup a day and an occasional coke. Now that I am in my third trimester I'm going back for a second or even a third cup. Plain black coffee is my jam. I had morning sickness but coffee always sounded good.

I completely quit coffee when we started trying. It was miserable at first, because I was used to having a few cups a day, but now the smell of it makes me queasy.

That said, my doctor said a cup of coffee a day was fine. I just want to be extra safe.

Also, if you are drinking coffee, remember that some other things (like chocolate) can have caffeine, so that counts towards your caffeine limit too.

@NovBaby1112: I can't recommend it highly enough. So much interesting info, and written in a style that actually makes it enjoyable to read.

Just have to chime in on the Expecting Better love - this was the best book for me to read in the first tri, really helped me keep a good perspective!

I've had 1-2 cups of coffee/day throughout pregnancy. Half-caff when I feel like it.