I'm a huge coffee drinker, and don't change habits while TTC.
I know caffeine is a miscarriage risk, but what about TWW - can caffeine affect whether implantation happens?
I'm realllllly wanting a 3rd cup for the day, but worried that might be excessive for TWW 
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
I drank coffee and coke and captain and coke (hehe) during my TWW and here I am now! All seems to be well.
eggplant / 11408 posts
Yeah...I drank coffee and wine during both my TWWs. My doctor said nothing I did, coffee, wine, etc, caused the mcs. Honestly, I only stopped coffee when it made me nauseous, so about three days after my bfp.
pomelo / 5000 posts
Oh man, coffee is my weakness. I always say I'm going to cut back each cycle, and I guess I have by a little, but not that much. I would think the same guidelines would apply in the TWW as for pregnancy.
By the way, I read in some holistic type of book that they said that coffee can also make your vagina too acidic for sperm. They recommended not only stopping drinking coffee, but also doing a baking soda douche. There is a line that I will not cross, and that is definitely it!
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I cut back on coffee even before TTC because I was worried about having withdrawal headaches if I cut back while I was pregnant. In the 1st trimester I could not stomach the smell of coffee at all, so I'm glad I'd weaned myself down already. But the one off extra cup I wouldn't worry about.
nectarine / 2936 posts
I worried about caffeine at first. This past TWW I just didn't care. I really don't think it's that big of a deal.
pomelo / 5607 posts
Unfortunately, yes, from what I've read, caffeine can reduce your chances of successfully getting pregnant. It has to be in relatively high amounts though. One cup I wouldn't worry about. Each successive one... well, I wouldn't do it, but I don't know really how much of a difference it makes?
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
My doctor said to keep with my normal life. I'm not a coffee drinker but I take a lot of prescription meds for migraines, and I was told to keep taking those.
honeydew / 7444 posts
I drank coffee during the TWW, but i actually went cold turkey after i found out i was pregnant. I had miscarried with my previous pregnancy, and didn't want to blame myself for anything i *may* have done. I think i would've been fine, but it was difficult to gauge how much coffee i was actually drinking so i stopped.
pomegranate / 3113 posts
I didn't worry about it, but I'm a one-cup-in-the-morning kind of gal. If I was drinking more than that, I might try to go for half-caf and eventually decaf (or cut out) the subsequent cups -- mainly to try to cut down on caffeine withdrawal when the time comes.
persimmon / 1388 posts
Drink til it's pink!! Do you know how much of a crazy lady I would be if I'd given up coffee during the TWW these past 7 cycles? Oh man!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Caffeine I wouldn't worry about. Especially just 3 cups. I drank caffeine in moderation during pregnancy.
honeydew / 7667 posts
I didn't drink any caffeine but did have some adult beverages. Since then coffee has sounded horrible so it hasn't been an issue. (I drank 5 cups a day before TTC)
pomelo / 5326 posts
I drank coffee throughout my pregnancy, except for a few weeks when I was feeling nauseous. My doctor says its completely fine to have a couple cups.
pomelo / 5000 posts
@Freckles: cold turkey? Gasp. Was it awful, or surprisingly not so bad?
I can't imagine a morning without coffee.
honeydew / 7444 posts
@Happygal: I drank a LOT of coffee. Honestly, the first two days were rough but after that i was actually okay. I only starting drinking caffeinated coffee a couple of months ago. So that's almost two years without coffee!
grapefruit / 4311 posts
@Freckles: yea ill be stopping as soon as BFP - way too nervous after last MC. Maybe reintroduce in second tri
@Happygal: yikes! Yea I could never be a holistic type
pear / 1799 posts
@runnerd: I did! But, right after implantation, coffee was acting as a major diuretic, and I weaned myself to keep from getting dehydrated. I tried drinking a cup this week (14 weeks preg), and puked! Ugh. So sad.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
I've not held back drinking wine or champagne during my TWW. I've arbitrarily stopped drinking vokda or other hard alcohol thought.
As a side note... I was taking Mucinex for a while because I've had a horrible summer cold/cough. I woke up freaked out that Mucinex might be horrible to taking while TTC and was soooooo suprised to learn that people actually take Mucinex to help them conceive.... This world of TTC is so weird.. Hahaha.
pomegranate / 3580 posts
I drink a cup a day, sometimes two, normally and I don't change that during the TWW. I do stop drinking though. I'm just too paranoid!
blogger / cherry / 179 posts
I love coffee, but I only drink 1 cup maybe 3 times a week so I don't abstain during tww. I don't think a little bit of caffeine is a big deal so I don't plan on changing my habits during pregnancy either.
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