Caffeine
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Topic: Caffeine
Posted By: hopeful74
Subject: Caffeine
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 9:38pm
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Hi all
What are your thoughts on caffeine consumption and TTC? Do you try and stay away from it or keep it to a minimum? In particular I drink a lot of diet coke and coke zero. Am I harming my chances further (I'm operating on one fallopian tube, but everything else is OK with me and also with DH)? I look forward to hearing what you think. Thanks! 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 10:18pm
I think its recommended that you limit caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day. Dont for get that thats all caffeine so including chocolate too 
I have my usual morning coffee and if I feel like it another one when I get to work. Sometimes I will have coke if I have nausea thats bothering me. ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 10:46pm
| I recently heard that caffeine can affect your fertility, but I don't know by how much. I normally only have 1 cup of coffee in the morning anyway, but I just switched to a decaf plunger blend that actually tastes quite nice! I don't get my morning wakeup hit the same, but I reckon its worth it, if it does increase my chances of conceiving. |
Posted By: jem
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 11:40pm
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Yep it is best to try limit or cut out caffeine.
Also i would like to add that it would be best to try limit your dietcoke/zero consumption not so much to reduce your caffeine intake but to reduce your intake of the scary aspartame!!!!! <--- so not good for fertility or general health. Im kinda lucky in a way coz Im allergic to artifical sweetners so they arent in my diet to begin with so super easy to cut out for fertility reasons. Plus I cant drink coffee either since it turns me into what i can only describe as a toddler on a week long sugar and p high! sooo not pretty lol |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 3:49am
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Yea, on Fertility Associates (strong!) advice, I cut caffeine out altogether. And then I didn't drink it while I was pregnant (figured since I'd stopped, why start again then) and once he was born didn't want to incase the shock to my system kept him awake forever (I had a diet coke the other day, and he didn't even notice. And boy, that tasted good!)
I'm not aware of any reasearch linking aspartame with a decrease in fertility, Jem? Where did you hear that? -------------   
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 7:09am
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I was advised by my naturopath to cut down my coffee consumption to one cup a day plus if I was going to have a cup to make it a decent one, ie no instant stuff. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: LadyBee
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 8:29am
After being a avid coffee drinker I totally cut it out cold turkey and havent had a cup of coffee for about 6 months now 
I do however still have caffeine but wayyyyy less than I did with having numerous cups of coffee everyday I have one cup of weak tea everyday (sometimes not) and the odd bit of chocolate/glass of coke but not all the time. I have done it purely to help with my fertility, I also have a blocked tube Everyday I want a nice cup of coffee but so far I have stuck to my plan  ------------- TTC for 4 1/2 years IVF #1 - April 2012 short BFP, no frosties IVF #2 - August 2012, BFP!! 3 frosties! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Brunettie86
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 8:34am
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What caffeine level does a regular cup of tea have compared to coffee? I usually have a coffee in the morning and one or two teas during the day. I don't drink coke and have chocolate maybe 3 times a month and just a small piece at that. I might look at cutting down my coffee/tea intake since it sounds like it will help. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: babygiraffe
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 8:34am
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I switched to decaf when we started trying as I heard caffeine can affect fertility and also might have a part to play in early miscarriage. But then I read heard that they use so many chemicals to take the caffeine out of coffee that it freaked me out so I stopped that too. Now I drink a coffee substitute called Aromalt. Its fine, all I need is a hot drink in the morning and I'm happy. I had a cup of coffee last week as a treat and holy moly, I felt like I was on drugs! It took all day for it to wear off - hideous. Never again!
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 9:20am
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I have around two cups of tea and a cup of coffee daily. I've read conflicting things about caffeine and fertility so I just keep it to a minimum (for me anyway) rather than cut it out altogether.
As jem says I wouldn't be going anywhere near aspartame but more for health reasons than fertility ones. |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 9:26am
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I understood tea has just as much as coffee? Not sure the actual levels.
------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: LadyBee
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 9:27am
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I dont know how much caffine Tea has ? I think its similar to a cup of instant coffee but not sure???
Oh yeah I stay clear of aspartame, over all it cant be good for ya ------------- TTC for 4 1/2 years IVF #1 - April 2012 short BFP, no frosties IVF #2 - August 2012, BFP!! 3 frosties! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: LadyBee
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 9:29am
I read this also so thats why I stay clear of decaf! ------------- TTC for 4 1/2 years IVF #1 - April 2012 short BFP, no frosties IVF #2 - August 2012, BFP!! 3 frosties! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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babygiraffe wrote:Posted By: babygiraffe
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 9:45am
| To be honest I dont think anything in moderation is bad for you. Stopping coffee certinily didn't help with my miscarriage problem. When we first started trying I fell pregnant on our 2nd try and had been drinking at least 2 cups of coffee up until then so clearly didn't affect my fertility. But I feel healthier for not drinking coffee. However, giving up wine is another story! Back to my non drinking self again this month. Sob. I miss wine! |
Posted By: LadyBee
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 10:13am
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I just did a quick google and this is what one site said
Other data on caffeine: Cup of coffee 90-150 mg Instant coffee 60-80 mg Tea 30-70 mg Cola 30-45 mg Chocolate bar 30 mg Stay-awake pill 100 mg Cold relief tablet 30 mg a bit variable, but guess it depends on the brand and cup size etc ------------- TTC for 4 1/2 years IVF #1 - April 2012 short BFP, no frosties IVF #2 - August 2012, BFP!! 3 frosties! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: TwinnyBump
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 10:20am
Right through TTC I have had one cup of coffee, and maybe 2 cups of tea a day + a couple of cups of coke once or twice a week. Now that Im finally pg, Im going to try cut them down as much as possible but not sure what hot drinks Im going to have instead as I don't want to have too much hot choco cos of all the sugar and not a huge fan of herbal teas 
TTC is a really hard journey, I believe you can't take all the enjoyment out of life so go what feels right to you! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Birdie
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 3:55pm
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I used to drink loads of coffee but when I got UTD with DD I went off coffee altogether and stayed away from all types of coke, when she was born I was still off coffee, think it might be the breast feeding? anyway am still BFing and off coffee and had a wee surprise, baby number 2 on the way!!! It might not be related at all but we put in a fair bit of effort to get baby number 1 (and had a mc along the way)and not for baby number 2 so I have been wondering is it because I have been caffeine and alcohol free for so long..... ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: curlysue
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 6:11pm
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Ok I might shock some of you here with my bad habits.
Before we concieved DS I was drinking 1-2 bottles of v a day, when I found out I was preg I stopped it completely and drunk other fizz instead, mainly coke zero bad I know. Im not a coffee drinker but hae a milo / hot chocolate most days. Now that we have been trying to conceive number two for so long I am wondering if I should cut down on my almost daily redbull (switched from v)I go through fazes of drinking lots and then not much so maybe its time to stop altogether. |
Posted By: _Lou_
Date Posted: 07 April 2011 at 7:27pm
| Hmmm, I am also on the moderation side. I guess I try and apply that to everything, emphasis on try as it doesn't always work with things like wine, chocolate and chips! But most days, I will have a coffee and maybe a cup of tea in the afternoon sometimes. I also drink green tea which has caffeine but I figure (hopefully) its benefits outweigh the caffeine! I also LOVE peppermint tea, and drink that a bit too. I agree that when TTC you still have to live, but aspartame is not good for us anyway, let alone TTC! |
Posted By: Caronz
Date Posted: 08 April 2011 at 2:33pm
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The fertility clinics reccomend you cut all cafine out! Its breaking my heart
------------- TTC since 06 with MFI IVF with ICSI 2007 BFN DI Sept 08=BFP DS 06/09 TTC #2 since June 2010 DI#2 Aug10=BFP MC@10weeks 2011= 10 rounds of DI 4 with clomid- all neg May 2012- IVF |
Posted By: Birdie
Date Posted: 08 April 2011 at 5:50pm
Fx'd you get UTD this month and go completely off coffee and other caffeine related drinks like I did  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Georgiegirl
Date Posted: 14 April 2011 at 8:18pm
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I LOVE my morning Coffee but since TTC, I have gone on to Black coffee that is half strength, I'm really liking it!
But I only have half a coffee a day ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/279456"> 
TTC#2 8th round of clomid 100mg 1 failed IUI. Waiting for IVF now. |
Posted By: RachFizz
Date Posted: 14 April 2011 at 10:58pm
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Oh man I am a sucker for coffee, tea, coke and chocolate! On the days I work the barista makes me a free coffee so I try to just keep it to that, maybe a cup of tea or coke later on.. I think my rule for myself is two things a day- either a coke and a tea, coffee and a chocolate, tea and chocolate etc... Not sure what I'll do once UTD, probably cut it down to one treat instead of two.. hopefully it's not too hard lol! I'm definitely an everything in moderation kinda person. Except the complete no-no's lol. ------------- TTC#1 since Apr11 On hold for study! |
Posted By: Booski
Date Posted: 14 April 2011 at 11:39pm
Sorry to butt in bit I spotted the caffiene title and had to have a nosey
Nescafe gold uses the swiss water method to remove caffiene, its the only instant I know of to steer away from chemicals, many proper coffees (beans etc) use that method too. Also caffiene is added into coke, so isn't a by-product of the drink (like say with coffee), I know Phoenix cola doesn't add any. Might help with cravings  ------------- 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 15 April 2011 at 8:12am
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And you can get caffeine-free actual coke, if you're like me and prefer the taste of the 'Coke' brand. It only comes in the 1.5l bottles, though, which I'd never get through before they went flat. I still bought it for a treat sometimes -------------
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Posted By: P Cheeky
Date Posted: 16 April 2011 at 7:03am
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My GP also advised me to limit my coffee and I'm a lover of the daily ritual.
So, I did a bit of research (including about how they decaffeinate the stuff) and for you ladies, my recommendation: http://www.coffeesupremeshop.com/sulawesi-water-decaf.html This is great stuff. Swiss Water Processed, so no nasty chemicals. You can buy it as beans, grind it yourself and make your own delicious, very low caffeine coffee. And they deliver nationwide :-) (Lucky me, I work about 5 minutes walk from their shop!) BTW I use one of these (http://www.coffeesupremeshop.com/devices/filters/swissgold-coffee-filter-one-cup.html) at work and it makes the cleanest most delicious tasting cup! Happy to help (and no, I don't work there! Just a faithful customer :-)) ------------- This Cowgirl - P Cheeky - has been TTC since January 2011. Me = 34 SO = 39 Living (happily) in sin since 2006. |
Posted By: Hun
Date Posted: 16 April 2011 at 1:46pm
| I'm a complete coke addict, well coke zero addict anyway. But like Hopes said you can get caffeine free which satisfies my cravings. I think the recommendations are to have less than 200mg a day, which is quite a few cans of coke anyway, i'm just trying to be extra good! |