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Topic: Coffee
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: Coffee
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 11:53am
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Did you drink any coffee during your first trimester? If yes, how much? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:01pm
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No, I'm off all hot drinks this time. Last time I couldn't stand the smell of coffee and drank hot blackcurrant every morning instead.
ETA: isn't it safe to drink a couple of cups per day. -------------  
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:01pm
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I have had all of two cups of decaf, as my GP / midwife / naturopath and acupuncturist have all advised against drinking any caffeinated beverages in the first trimester and I am happy to stick with that for the next 4 weeks or so. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:03pm
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I don't drink alot of coffee anyway, so probably had around 4 cups of instant coffee a week in the first trimester, but at least one cup of tea a day (usually 2). I did this with Luke as well. ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:03pm
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My alternative if I am out is to order a chai latte ...yum! ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:05pm
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Pearls Chai has caffiene in it too, about the same amount as tea (I think). I love chai latte too, especially when it's really spicy (there's a coffee shop in the North Shore mall up the top near farmers that make the best chai lattes) but as I said earlier I'm totally off hot drinks, although I have found boiled water with a slice of fresh lemon stays down. -------------
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:07pm
Ewww chai 
I love coffee - just one a day but am trying to stop it. I didn't go off it or stop it with Elle - had 1 a day right through as my specialist at Fertility Associates said 1 or 2 a day was fine. I did go off it & stopped it last time but that ended in miscarraige anyway! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:09pm
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If you're feeling icky with ms and early exhaustion I wouldn't stop coffee just yet, the withdrawal symptoms can be pretty horrid. Maybe when you are ready to stop you could cut down by going 1/2 and 1/2 decaf and normal for a few days then switch to decaf, it might keep you from suffering the worst of the withdrawal. -------------
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Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:10pm
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I didn't have any in my first trimester cos I totally went off it. But recently I've been having maybe 4 or so cups per week and quite enjoying them again. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:11pm
The chai lattes I usually get are just made with hot milk and a syrup which is quite sweet and not caffeinated  ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: canuckmama
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:50pm
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I've had one a day all the way through till now, will NOT stop em.. Sugar makes her way more hyper than a cup of coffee anyhow. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 1:02pm
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Coffee zaps your Iron levels. I'm down to about 1-2 cups per week. Replaced it with chocolate ice cream lol. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 1:03pm
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I stopped having them until 12 weeks and then had one a day with both my pregnancies. I loved my coffee - it was my treat.
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 1:51pm
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I drank between 10 and 15 cups per day, with about 8 being double shots. I did cutdown as the pregnancy went on, but not until the last trimester as I hated the frequent toilet stops lol. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 2:17pm
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I think the "official" line is no more than 3 cups of coffee a day, but I have a self-imposed limit of 1 a day, at the most.
I used to drink 1 cup every morning, but went off coffee in my first trimester, and didn't get any withdrawal symptoms by just stopping. I think you'll only get those if you drink heaps. My midwife and doctor both told me at the start of my pregnancy that one cup a day is fine. |
Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 2:52pm
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From medical textbooks, MOH guidelines, and what my midwife has told me, the maximum amount of caffeine you should have daily whilst pregnant is 300mg. Which is equivalent to 3.75 cans of Red Bull.
I find that Lucian goes hyper when I have a lot of sugar. But when it comes to caffeine, it doesn't have any effect on him. I tried really hard to wean myself off caffeine at the beginning of the pregnancy, but the withdrawal symptoms were horrendous. My midwife pointed out the recommend guideline for caffeine consumption and just said everything in moderation. So at the moment, I have about 2 to 3 glasses of diet coke (can't stand the stuff with sugar in it) or a can of red bull a day. Which is down from the 7 to 8 glasses of diet coke and 2 cans of diet red bull I use to have pre-pregnancy! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 3:03pm
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I drank one a day with Elle then when she was born I went back to my double shot each day. It didn't effect her at all. Even if I had it at 5pm she would still sleep well at night.
Funny little petal likes coffee though :) Leave the dregs of a cup sitting somewhere and she will help herself  ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 3:17pm
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I dont like coffee but love coke and Tea. I'd read that 3 caffinated drinks a day is ok. I totally go off tea in the first 3 months but sonce then I've drank decaf tea and have the odd glass of coke a day or every other day. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
DD-Carys Amelia 17.03.06 |
Posted By: mountaingoat
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 4:35pm
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I went off coffee during 1st trimester and picked it up again 2nd and 3rd. Life's just not the same without it ... *sigh* ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Margs B
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 4:39pm
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I had 1 flat white every morning from the day I had my Egg transfer and have kept on doing that all the way through my pregnancy. Didn't make me feel sick and if I didn't have it I would find myself getting grumpy. My friend had a V addiction and although she cut back while she was pregnant it didn't have an effect on her or baby. She had about 3 a week.
I'v been even naughty to have the odd shandy over the past few weeks with the weather getting warmer. Its still more lemonade than beer and I have either a steinlarger pure or Heineken shandy and apart from the fact it tastes really good it was the only thing that would quench my thurst.  ------------- DS March 09 IVF Angel Baby Jan 13 |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 5:10pm
They were pretty tough on what we could and couldn't do while going through IVF, but around 2 cups a day was considered perfectly acceptable. I stuck to one (mostly because two would send me spinning for the ceiling  ), and I found that actually if I skipped my coffee, kiddly lodged a rather serious objection. He's only just gone off it as a regular thing in the last few weeks.
The other thing we were told quite specifically was if you're a coffee drinker and want to have one, drinking decaf isn't necesarily a way around the caffeine thing because of the chemicals/processes used to decaf it - it kind of cancels out the whole perceived benefit thing. I think you'll find though that opinions on everything, as I'm sure you've come across once already, when it comes to pregnancy are many and varied and everyone thinks they're right
When I was building up to starting IVF, I asked the clinic whether I should be taking folic acid (as in, could you please give me a prescription??) and they pretty much shrugged and left it up to me!  Hello?? ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 7:02pm
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Up to one a day but more commonly one a week with the 3 girls. With this bubba I have gone off it completely and haven't had a single coffee! ------------- |
Posted By: skp
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 10:19pm
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I couldn't stomach coffee right at the moment, I have had one coke zero while pg as a big treat. I try to stick with water as much as poss I don't want to put too much artificial crap into my body esp when pregnant. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 8:23am
| For those of you drinking Diet Coke and Coke Zero, I'd be careful how much you drink because they both contain aspartame, a man-made compound used as a sweetener that has the potential to cause a number of problems. Not sure what impact it may have in pregnancy, but something to be aware of. |
Posted By: LG
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 5:07pm
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I was having one a day/every second dayish. I did go through a stage of drinking decaf but then got told its made decaf with chemicals similar to petrol so went back to the real stuff. Now down to 1 or 2 a week but only because its so hot -------------  Angel Baby Aug '12, Feb '13 |
Posted By: BusyMum2three
Date Posted: 09 December 2008 at 8:59pm
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I am drinking about 2 cups a day, but the last few days I havent been able to stomach it....
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Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:24pm
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I changed to decaf with Jake and have drunk it ever since. I had already dropped my coffee intake to about one real one a day max (for other health reasons), and went off most hot drinks at the start with Jake anyway (not this time). I also stopped drinking diet coke, as much because of the artificial sweetener as the caffeine. I did have the odd real coke or frozen coke later on though, as i had cravings for it (not diet coke which I used to drink - weird!!).
I'm a food tech, and I don't think the decaf process is so bad, so yes everyone will tell ya something different. Also the most recent aspartame seminar that Nikki Hart and a leading overses researcher spoke at, said aspartame has actually been shown to be safe in pregnancy. (I'm still generally avoiding it ... but if they only have sprite zero at McD's I'll still drink the odd one! )------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 9:26pm
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Hehe well after asking I have since gone off coffee! I really miss it but can't bear the thought of drinking it. Ironic huh! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:23pm
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Lol Fiona, I went off coffee for the first trimester. However I persevered and still made myself my morning coffee when I got to work.
Some days I would have 2 sips and some days I would drink the lot. |
Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 10:32pm
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I've always been a 1 coffee a day drinker - just the morning coffee. When I fell pregnant with Emily I still had my morning coffee, just made it a little weaker. But when I got the bleeding episodes during the 1st trimester, I was paranoid about the effect my morning coffee might be having, so I switched to milo instead. At least until I was well into the second trimester and went back to morning coffee ------------- 
 Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 10 December 2008 at 11:05pm
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I went off coffee in the first trimester when i was pregnant with Caden, but I liked it again towards the end.
Coffee is fine in moderation, I found if I had coffee it would hype Caden up and I wouldnt get any sleep cos he was all hyper lol, but it did him no harm he is fine. Caffine can decrease your iron levels though, so if you are low on iron then really cut back on the caffine. I didnt last time and my iron was only just high enough to stop me having near heart failour when I lost a lot of blood during my C Section! It was scary as! Iron is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO important!!! ------------- |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 11 December 2008 at 10:50am
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I coffee, but totally went off it while I had m/s, so until about 14 weeks. Then just had 1 a day, maybe 1 decaf or 1 cup of tea as well ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 12 December 2008 at 12:16pm
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I found if I did have the odd coke, it really hyped Jake up - he went crazy in there - so that put me off it!! You wouldn't give coffee to a young bub, so I thought it was best not to give it to him while still inside. ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 12 December 2008 at 5:37pm
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One of the info packs my midwife gave me said all caffinated drinks should be reduced to a max of 4 per day!?!?! I only remember cause I was sure your not meant to have any??? And 4 seems like an extreme amount? -------------  
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Posted By: Blankney94
Date Posted: 12 December 2008 at 10:30pm
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I have a caffinated drink most days - but I try to limit it to just once a day. I'm a real Cola addict from way back. I don't drink tea or coffee. During my first trimester with nausea I couldn't handle the taste of Cola. I agree with staying away from the artificially sweetened versions too. I'm not sure what's in those chemicals so I figure at least the real sugar is a bit more natural. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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