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Hey All,
Not sure if any of you know, but I recently got my thyroid removed and got the green light to start TTCing soon. Now, I've also quit smoking. Still having bad cravings, but I'm gonna stick to it.

That being said, DH wants me to limit my caffine intake because he heard it can cause miscarriages, but can it inhibit pregancy? I just feel like quitting smoking AND caffine would be too much on me. What do you girls think?

Thanks

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Welcome! Congrats on quitting smoking! As far as the caffeine, I think small amounts should be okay while TTC, but try your best to not drink more than a cup or so of coffee a day.

I hope your stay here is short!

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Posted by Dani922

Welcome! Congrats on quitting smoking! As far as the caffeine, I think small amounts should be okay while TTC, but try your best to not drink more than a cup or so of coffee a day.

I hope your stay here is short!

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I drank caffeine the entire time that I TTC, once I got my BFP, i stopped immediately.

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Welcome over!!! Hopefully your stay will be short & sweet

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welcome!!

i dont think you need to do anything diff. other then add some vitamins to your daily routine (a prenatal or mutivitamin with some extra folic acid) during ttc or the 2ww .. you can even drink some alcohol (although some choose not to)
im a sodaholic too.. im up around 5-6 a day i moved it down to 3/4 sometimes im good others not so much
once you get the bfp i think then is when you need to start doing the lifestyle changes
until then lets drink too much soda together hahahaha

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Good luck Kerry!

You have to live your life. Making changes to be healthier is great - cutting out smoking is wonderful!! If you love your cup of coffee in the mornng, I wouldn't worry about it. The study that came up was for 2 cups of coffee or 5 cans of soda a day. And that is during pregnancy, not TTC. Start taking a prenatal vitamin, keep up with the not smoking, and you will be fine!
Once you get a BFP you can worry about the caffeine.

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welcome!!!!!

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welcome and Best of Luck to you!!!!!

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welcome and good luck.

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WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO glad to hear you are on the TTC board!!!

I am a sodaholic myself. I drank numerous diet pepsis a day. I gave them up, very angrily, once I got my BFP. Then once I got to the second trimester I began drinking some regular soda each day. (I was working until 1am everyday.) And I also heard that diet soda (and any sugar subsitute was not a good idea during pregnancy.) That's why I allowed myself a regular soda everyday after week 13.

I wish you the best of luck and let me know if you have any questions or concerns!!!!!!!!!!!

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Welcome Kerry and good luck!

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Good Luck Kerry!!!
Sending you lots of babydust

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First off CONGRATUATIONS on quitting smoking!!!!! It must have been so hard.

There are studies that say caffeine can play an impact on TTC. I would suggest slowly weaning off of it and see how you feel!!!!

COngrats again and welcome ot the boards!!!!

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Posted by kerrycec03

Posted by Dani922

Welcome! Congrats on quitting smoking! As far as the caffeine, I think small amounts should be okay while TTC, but try your best to not drink more than a cup or so of coffee a day.

I hope your stay here is short!

should have revised, I don't drink coffee, I'm a sodaholic. I have about 5 a day. I'm trying to limit myself to 3 drinks of soda a day, we'll see. Thanks so much!

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best of luck to you!!! Hope your stay is short!!

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Hi Kerrie! Welcome to the boards. I'm new here too, but you do know me from LIW & LIF Home. FM me if you want to know who I am. Hope your stay here is short. Lots of . And congrats on quitting smoking.

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Congrats on quitting smoking!!!!! And welcome to TTC Hope your stay is short but sweet!
As far a caffine goes, they say 300mg is OK. From what I have read caffine can constict blood vessels making it hard for the egg to attach to the uterine wall. Of course no caffine is the healthier thing to do, but easier said then done. Good Luck!