What did you do about caffeine?

Most things I've read have said to limit to 200 mg a day. So far I have been drinking 1 small latte each day - 75 mg. What is everyone else doing? Eliminating caffeine altogether? Just limiting it?

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Limiting it a lot but I have never been big on caffeine because I was never a coffee drinker. I will have an occasional hot chocolate.... I know that doesn't have a ton of caffeine, but it has some and I'm ok with it. Even with that though, I limit it to once or twice a week.

What did you do about caffeine?

I had none the first trimester - been a little more lenient in the second. I may have a ice coffee, 1/3 caffeine and the rest decaf a couple of times a week. But still limiting it as much as possible.

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The only caffeine I drink is a random Diet Coke, which I'm swapping for club soda with lemon or Sprite. I don't drink coffee or tea.

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Crap. I need to cut down.

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We are talking about this privately but I'm saying this so other people see it...

I was a major coffee drinker before. Like a XL coffee from DD in the morning (3 cups) and another 1 or 2 cups in the afternoon.

The morning I got my BFP I switched to decaf while I cut down.

I no longer want to drink regular hot coffee because it just sounds gross to me... but once or twice a week I get an iced latte from DD and get regular, not decaf.

I also occasionally have some soda.




I stay within the amounts of caffeine my Dr. suggested. She also OK'd sweeteners so... I still have crystal lite every day.


I just don't go nuts. 'Moderation'.

What did you do about caffeine?

i used to drink several lattes a day. i was a serious starbucks addict! so far i've been letting myself have 1-2 decaf lattes a week which is a big change for me!

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I do not like coffee so that wasn't an issue, but I am a diet coke ADDICT.

I have had probably 3 diet cokes this pregnancy, none in the first trimester. Even without the caffeine i know the aspartame isnt the greatest, so I suck it up and do sprite or ginger ale when i need soda.

I know its probably perfectly safe to have a few diet cokes a week, but I am literally an addict, I can't have just one

What did you do about caffeine?

First thing I do when I wake up in the morning is have a cup of coffee. I didn't drink any in my first tri, but that was because I didn't like it. Up to 200 mg a day is fine.

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I have a small cup in the morning and then drink a cup of decaf later on.

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I eliminated it for the first 3 months because I was having really bad heartburn and nausea and then couldn't stand the smell. Now I have 1 cup a day. Once in awhile I will have a soda also. I had 2 cups a day with my DD and although she is a very energetic kid she is perfectly fine.

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I drink a cup of coffee or tea each morning, Doctor's orders, I had bad migraines early on....Then I also have one coca cola a day....I was talking about my addiction to coke and got a guilt trip from a parent who child i coach, I just shook my head and told her I can have caffeine in moderation....I hate when people tell you how to live, especially when they don't know your particular circumstances!!

What did you do about caffeine?

I have one small cup of coffee every morning. I'm not really breaking any other "rules" so I'm ok with this one.

What did you do about caffeine?

Didn't have any the first 20 weeks. Then I started to get really bad headaches so dr said I can have 200 mg a day. I just have an iced coffee in the morning and I'm set for the rest of the day

What did you do about caffeine?

I drink reg coffee (med) everyday in the am thats it. I don't drink any

other caffeinated drinks at all.

What did you do about caffeine?

We've already chatted about this but I never drank coffee so the only thing I had to really give up was soda. I pretty much cut it out completely with the exception of the occasional iced tea.

I think caffeine is one of those "in moderation" things. If you can give it up, great, if not, then really just limit it.

What did you do about caffeine?

I was good up until last week I think when I had a Chai Latte from Starbucks and peanut m&ms today.

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I have a 6oz coffee in the am and sometimes tea in the afternoon. The only time I didn't have any was when I had an m/s aversion to it. Every once in a blue moon, I'll have a little Coke. Moderation is key.

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I probably have one cup of regular coffee every day and if I go for a second, it'll be decaf.

Sometimes, if i'm in the mood for soda, i'll just drink decaf all day and save the caffiene for the soda.

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What did you do about caffeine?

I cut it out completely when I was PG. The only time I had it was if I had a headache and nothing else would take care of it.

What did you do about caffeine?

Crap! I clearly still drink too much caffeine, I allow myself one soda a day but sometimes I cave and will have a half glass in the evening. I such a soda addict!! It's so bad!

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