I'm 25 weeks with #2 and solo parenting ds during the week. One cup if coffee isn't cutting it, I'm just miserable 
to make matters worse DS has been taking two 30 minute naps a day, so no time for me to nap with him.
What would you do??? More coffee? Jump out a window??
Closest family is 2.5 hours away 
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
drink more! Two cups is still under the allowed limit for the day.
pomegranate / 3791 posts
More coffee! With my first pregnancy I tried to stop drinking Mt. Dew (my version of coffee, haha) and it was a nightmare - I was such a crab and dragging through the day. My midwife said as long as I stuck to a moderate amount, like 200-300mg a day, there was absolutely no cause for concern. I don't know about coffee, but a can of Mt Dew only had 50-something mg of caffeine, so it wasn't an issue at all!
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
@knittylady: When I really needed a boost in the afternoon sometimes I had a small Coke instead-- caffeine AND sugar. Not saying that's the healthier option or anything...
pomegranate / 3212 posts
@Foodnerd81: haha yeah, once I've get getting through the day down ill start worrying about sugar intake 
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
Tea, esp green tea, has less caffeine than coffee but enough to give me an afternoon boost when I need!
pomelo / 5678 posts
Coffee wouldn't do it for me, but a smoothie might help with protein and fresh fruits!
pea / 13 posts
Depending on what type of coffee you drink two cups should still totally keep you under the 200mg recommendation 
coconut / 8475 posts
@knittylady: *hugs*
Yeah, I'd drink more.
I was in my last semester of school during pregnancy and....yeah. I hit my caffeine limits almost m-f and might have gone over occasionally too.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
my OB told me to aim for 150 mg a day, but that the official rec is 300 mg. He said to aim low in case I go over with things I don't realize have caffeine in them. that said, I'm pretty sure a cup of regular brewed coffee has minimal caffeine!!
this chart has mostly large sizes: http://www.cspinet.org/new/cafchart.htm
this chart has several sizes - seems like depending on the k-cup, on a BAD day, you could possibly get away with 4 8-oz cups if you were desperate:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20049372
persimmon / 1171 posts
If this baby comes out with ADD (or whatever caffeine is blamed for) I will blame it on his/her sister. Some days I cannot even think without a cup of iced coffee...and it's not a small
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