When you found out you were pregnant, did you stop caffeine altogether? Cut back? Keep things the same?
When I had LO I didn't need coffee the way I do now! So I cut back (which was easy) and would let myself have an occasional Starbucks or soda. It's going to be very hard to give up my morning cup of coffee for #2!
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persimmon / 1281 posts
Im not a big caffeine drinker to begin with. When I was working I would have a cup of tea in the morning. When I found out I was pregnant, I switched to decaf tea around 3 months. I had a soda every once in a great while.
clementine / 955 posts
I went from 2 cups of dark coffee to 2 cups of half caff a day. I've never been a big soda or tea drinker so that really all the caffeine I had a day.
Eta: wow I typed this on my phone with 8 million typos lol. 2 cups of half caff not 3.
pomegranate / 3973 posts
I cut back from 1 can of soda a day to 1 every few days, or 1 cappuccino every few days. Always under the 200 mg recommendation.
pineapple / 12053 posts
i didn't change anything with DD2. 
even with DD1, i still had a cup or two a day.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
I ate way more caffeine than I drank. In early pregnancy I went off tea and coffee big time, then had a small ice coffee daily after that. But I ate so much chocolate. Nothing else was appealing in the slightest, I was okay with it.
persimmon / 1273 posts
I cut back but don't really worry about it. Coffee made me sick both times, so it wasn't really hard to cut back. I miss it though because I'm so tired. I'm hoping I'll be able to stomach it again soon.
coconut / 8483 posts
In the first try I switched to decaf tea. Then after a crappy night with my toddler I went back to one cup of coffee in the morning. Sometimes a tea or coke in the afternoon.
pear / 1961 posts
Most days I have 1.5-2 mugs of coffee in the morning. When preg, I will either have a chai or decaf at a restaurant. At home I'll have .5-1 mug. I don't really worry about the exact mg since chocolate and other things technically have caffeine too. But I try to reduce a bit while still having my warm liquids in the morning!
persimmon / 1071 posts
I went from 2, sometimes 3 cups a day to 1 cup of coffee in the morning when I'm getting ready. I don't drink pop so that hasn't been an issue. I do drink tea, but it's decaf.
pear / 1593 posts
With #1, I completely stopped for first tri, and then tried to limit to one cup a day after.
With #2, I limited to one cup for the first 15 weeks or so, then often would have a two cups during the remainder of pregnancy.
grapefruit / 4770 posts
Drank it 
One cup regular and if I wanted more of the coffee taste, I just got decaf.
pomegranate / 3231 posts
I switched to decaf for my morning coffee, and I switched from coffee to tea on the weekends. Sometimes it was caffeinated tea, and sometimes decaf. I may have had the very, very rare cup of regular but it was probably less than five times during my pregnancy.
I don't drink soda so that was not an issue.
I ate a LOT of dark chocolate though!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
My dr says 1 cup/day which is less than 200, so I sort of get something in the middle. If in making drip coffee at home, I'll have 1/4-1/2 cup in the morning, and then either that same amount in the afternoon or a small/1 shot espresso drink later
With my first pregnancy I had a strong aversion to coffee immediately so stopped cold turkey, later adding 1 cup if I needed it to work. I need it so much more now with a toddler!
nectarine / 2173 posts
I had one cup of caffeinated coffee per day and then switched to decaf if I wanted more. I generally only have one cup even when not pregnant though unless I'm at a restaurant.
nectarine / 2465 posts
I stopped drinking coffee so that any caffeine in chocolate or the occasional iced tea wouldn't tip me over the recommended limit.
persimmon / 1322 posts
When not pregnant, I drink 1 cup of black tea every morning, iced tea in the summer, and the very rare cup of coffee. When I was pregnant with my daughter I cut way back immeadiately and drank mostly decaf tea. But by 10 weeks, black tea sounded terrible. I could handle some herbal teas, but my regular black tea with half and half didn't appeal until after baby was born.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Initially I didn"t stop then I cut back slightly and ordered "short" instead of "tall" at SB. By the end I didn't drink any at all because ultrasound picked up a skipped heartbeat.
squash / 13199 posts
@daniellemybelle: Prior to pregnancy i really didnt consume that much caffeine as I dont drink coffee, tea or caffeineted sodas so i just avoided it totally.
It was harder with the first pregnancy because prior to that I did drink a bit more of caffeinated sodas. Avoiding totally just gives me peace of mind
pomelo / 5326 posts
In first trimester I cut back to a medium Tim horton's coffee but with half decaf. After that I went back to my usual one medium regular coffee a day.
watermelon / 14467 posts
I had a Coke a day until I found it I had GD. Coke was the ONLY thing that would settle my stomach in the first trimester. Now it's a special treat, but Imm so very tired without it.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
Cut it out completely before I got pregnant with #1. Ended up with HORRIBLE headaches in the second trimester, which only went away with some caffeine.
This time, I've just had a couple cups of tea a day and the occasional cup of coffee. So far, no headaches!
pineapple / 12566 posts
With my first, I absolutely could not stand the sight or smell of coffee for the first tri, so I gave it up, but it's not like I wanted it! After that, I only drank decaf.
With my 2nd, I didn't have the same aversion and continued drinking my normal coffee (usually one in the morning and an occasional afternoon cup). I was always under the 200 mg suggestion.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I stopped drinking coffee but I will still have a cup of caffeinated tea.
grapefruit / 4988 posts
When I'm not pregnant, I drink one cup of coffee in the morning and several cups of tea (black, green, white) over the course of the day. Pregnant, I mostly stick to 1/2 to 1 cup of coffee and cut out the black tea. I don't worry about it too much though. The research on caffeine being bad for pregnancy is murky at best, and based on people who drink like 6 cups of coffee per day or something.
pomegranate / 3032 posts
If you like starbucks they will make hot, iced or americano in half caf if you ask. I would say 3ish mornings a week I'll grab an iced coffee on my way in. If i have one of those I try to stay away from other caffinated beverages, or have Decaf at night.
eggplant / 11861 posts
With DD I cut it all out completely!
With this pregnancy I only habe 1 cup.of.coffee in tjthe morning!
apricot / 483 posts
I tried to stay under 2 cups of whatever per day. Either 2 cups of coffee, or 1 cup coffee and a pop, if that's what I was craving.
pomegranate / 3411 posts
First pregnancy I followed the 200 rule religiously by looking up the content of everything. Second pregnancy I was much more laid back and loosely followed the recommendation based on what I remembered from last time.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
Y'all are making me feel a lot better about keeping my 1 cup of coffee in the morning!
grapefruit / 4418 posts
Didn't worry about it. I had 1 coffee a day occasionally two and didn't even think about what I drank as far as soda (and ate in chocolate). I'm certain it would take a heck of a lot more than 200mg to have any negative effect.
clementine / 849 posts
My OB told me to have a cup of coffee to help with my headaches in the second tri. When the headaches went away i went down to half caff then eventually decaf, but I never felt guilty about a little caffeine now and then. Now that I'm breastfeeding, I try to not drink enough to get that coffee buzz. But I'm more addicted than ever with the sleep deprivation!
pomegranate / 3355 posts
With DD#1 I cut it out completely when we began TTC so it wasn't an issue.. this time I "tried" to cut it out but I've failed horribly.
I am not a coffee drinker but I usually have a 20 oz of Mt. Dew in the morning and then I'd have soda if I went out to lunch (maybe 3-5 times a week). I HAVE cut out the lunch time soda's but am having a hard time cutting out the initial Mt. Dew. I feel guilty about it and have tried but I have such weak will power!!!
grapefruit / 4584 posts
I am currently drinking an iced coffee in the waiting room of Maternal & Fetal Medicine....no side-eye so far.
I drink my normal amount. Usually a coffee per day, two of it's a bad day or I'm doing a really long drive somewhere. I dont eat much chocolate or other caffeine sources...honestly I don't think about it much because I don't think I regularly consume enough to worry!
apple seed / 3 posts
I voted "i gave up completely" though to be fair - I never drink caffeine anyways so I'm not addicted to it or don't miss it at all! If I do crave soda then I go for a non-caffeinated option like "sprite" or "sierra mist" as that's the type I like anyways! And the hot teas I drink don't have caffeine in them! .
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
Since I normally am on a stimulant for my narcolepsy when not pregnant (and had to completely abstain from it while pregnant), I still needed *something* to get me through the work day. I ended up drinking about 2 cups of coffee a day, sometimes 3 if I was really struggling.
persimmon / 1161 posts
I only drink about 2-3 cups of tea a day, so I didn't really change anything.
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