Coffee Drinking Mamas?

Don't know if this is of much help, but I lost my yearning for coffee soon after becoming PG. I don't have any tips however for how to stop before hand or afterwards.

BTW, My OB, my family and my ped all recommended that a momma treat herself to a cup of coffee every now and then, even when pg, especially if I had a headache. A little caffiene can go a long way.

I love coffee too and when I was pregnant, I just started mixing my caffeinated coffee with decaf. That way I was only drinking half-caf and it wasn't so bad.

coffee in moderation is not that bad. IF you can get to just one cup you should be fine.

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Why do you have stop drinking coffee - I drank caffeine free during both of my pregnancies. Starbuck's has awesome caffeine free coffees for home brew.

We buy regular and decaf beans and mix them together.

Do it slowly; cut a little bit out each day and then take Tylenol when the headache hits.

how about decaf? my doctor actually said a little caffeine while pregnant is OK. i nixed my diet coke habit just in case but i did have a coffee or diet coke here and there. i think my dr said up to 1 caffeinated beverage is ok... ask ur obgyn!

I don't think 1 or 2 cups a day would be too bad. But I'm no expert. :)

Here's a few ideas if you're looking to cut back:

1) Drink it weak. Half hot water/half hot coffee. Or half regular/half decaf.
2) REALLY enjoy that one cup. Make it a delicacy. Not sure how you drink it now, but if you get yourself some good beans, grind them, make the coffee, then sit and drink it, you'll get much more out of it than someone who just chugs it for the caffeine.
3) Find an alternative. There are some amazing teas out there. My husband and I are huge fans of Teavana. Also fans of apple cider, chai, and hot cocoa.
4) Drink espresso. Yes, it's true (mostly) that espresso has more caffeine than coffee, but it's more caffeine per ounce. A 6 oz latte has much less caffeine than a cup of coffee, and it's filling with the microfoam. We make these almost every morning.

Hope you find something you like!

I drank either one cup of regular coffee or a Coke everyday while pregnant and while trying to get pregnant. I think there are studies out now that say minimal caffeine intake doesn't harm the baby making or fetus.

If you're cutting back altogether, try taking it down to one cup for a couple of weeks/months, then do the half decaf for awhile, then the cold turkey. Prepare yourself for the headache withdrawal and drink lots and lots of water!

I love coffee too! It's my morning vice and I'm a grouch without it. Good luck!

I was told by three different doctors that there is no evidence coffee in moderation hurts babies. According to them, excessive coffee "can't be good", but a cup a day has literally never hurt anyone as far as they knew. (I don't think 2 would either). Drink it weak, or do half decaf, and you can still have two cups per day that equal one. OR, don't drink it every day, only sometimes. Stress isn't good for baby either if you looooove coffee and haaaate not drinking it :) I drank coffee uninhibited for all mine (I usually drink about a cup and-a-half per day), but for one baby-I forget which- my body did not want coffee, I hated the smell (bizarre since I Looooooooove coffee) so I barely drank it.

Pregnancy is stressful enough without concocting ways to make it more difficult :) (just trying to play devil's advocate in case you falter--I actually think you're really great trying to do what's best-but for real, a cup of coffee is definitely fine-for gosh sakes some pregnant ladies guzzle sodas with sugar, chemicals, colors, carbonation AND caffeine while they're pregnant)

dr. oz addressed this topic on how to slowly get off soda and caffine. see if you can find his method. it was over a period of two weeks and involved headache meds.

You can drink a couple of cups, but some people drink a couple of POTS.

Wean yourself down on the caffeine by going half caf. When I was pregnant with DD, I had to go cold turkey as coffee AND tea made me ill. I drank water while I dealt with the headache. Orange juice in the AM is also very good for you.

Hello,

My OB said that one cup of caffeinated coffee per day was fine or I could have two cups of 1/2 caf. So, when I was ready for #2, I cut back gradually by purchasing the 1/2 caf for home - not having coffee when out and got to the point that two cups of 1/2 caf was fine for me. BTW, she said that the same was totally fine for nursing. I kept the same routine for almost 1.5 years of nursing.

C.

My first sign of being pregnant was that I couldn't stand to drink my beloved coffee! I felt like my body made me averse to it until it was safer to drink. I would drink a small can of coke every morning- it helped with the Morning Sickness and gave me a little caffine boost (though far less than 2 cups of coffee). I also would sometimes get a coolatta from dunkin donuts. Once the aversion past, I resumed my normal morning coffee routine but did not allow any other caffeine. My kids turned out (relatively ; ) ) normal

I allowed myself a cup a day, but I made it half decaf. I did that through three pregnancies and while I was breastfeeding. I needed my caffeine! My doctor thought it was fine, maybe talk to yours?

I must admit! Coffee is my addiction! I drink two big cups a day too! What I would do is try watering it down, add more cream to your cup of coffee. How about drinking hot cocoa? I even sometimes add a pinch of Taster's Choice coffee to it and it tastes delicious! Give it a try! I also need to cut back on my coffee, my dentists keeps telling me that I need to cut back as well, coffee stains on your teeth is the worst! And it's burning a hole in our pocket having to do the teeth whitening! Good Luck! Oh! also, when I became pregnant with our son, I had no idea! And whenever I smelled coffee it would make me sick to my stomach so you never know!

Can you gradually change the ratio of caf to decaf when you brew? That's what I did when I got pregnant. I started with 3 scoops caf and 1 of decaf, then went to half and half, then 1 scoop caf to 3 scoops decaf, then finally to all decaf. I spent about a week with each - no headaches. I found that after about half way through, I didn't really want coffee every day anymore, and would just have a cup of decaf anytime I did want it. I'm still drinking decaf now that baby is here, as I'm nursing.

Good luck!

If you can get to one cup, that will be fine for ttc and being pg.

Buy really good decaf.

I couldn't give up my coffee. It's a ritual. Me and my fiancee have our cup of coffee together every morning before we start our day. We wake up 30 minutes early to do this... :-)

I switched to tea and then the herbals like lemon or ginger. Still got the hot cup of something as I was used to but not a diuretic.

I allowed myself a cup a day either regular or half calf thru all 3 of my pregnancies w/no issues or problems.

Try half calf, it's yummy, and you can ctill have 2 cups. I drank it with both my girls. I know how important your morning coffee can be, I have to get up at 4:30 am for work, good luck.