Level with me people, coffee while TTC?

Who kept drinking it while TTC.  There's all these articles about how it can reduce chances of getting pregnant or increase the chance of a MC.  However I have yet to see any real scientific proof.  Don't get me wrong, I plan on quitting when I get pregnant, maybe a latte every once in a while, but does it realllyyyy effect conception?  Who was drinking it when they concieved?  I drink one medium lite latte from dunkin donuts a day.  Sometimes I don't even have one a day.  Just wondering, everyone I talk to has a different opinion.

I was a coffee addict when I got pregnant.  I had no idea I was pregnant until I was almost 7 weeks along and drank more than coffee during that time.  I drank small amounts during my pregnancy, but nothing like before I got pregnant.  I have a beautiful, perfect, healthy baby girl that will soon be 9 months old.

Hi--

I was (OK, still am) a caffeine addict. Before getting pregnant, I easily drank 700 mg of caffeine a day. My primary care doc really suggested I cut down and this was BEFORE I even began TTC. While TTC, I went down to 300 mg a day. My IVF clinic wanted to curb my intake at 50 mg/day. Let's just say I didn't last long on that dose. I am now pregnant, and stick to the 300 mg or less a day rule. For me, that means one large mug of coffee in the morning and 2 Coke Zeros (34 mg each) during the afternoon. Sometimes I jokingly refer to our baby boy as "Java."

This is a link I find useful for caffeine content: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777440.html

By the way, on the Dunkin' Donuts website it lists nutritional content of all their drinks/foods....but if you want the caffeine content, call their 800 number. I found it helpful when I was calculating my caffeine intake


Best of luck to you,

--Paula (currently nursing a Coke Zero)

o sweet, i didnt know you could call them for that!  thanks for the info!

I drank two cups of coffee every day for years, and since we where not TTC I never gave it up, I cut back to 8 ounces per day now that I am pregnant, but I have not given it up completely.

My OB's office said 1 large cup of coffee a day is perfectly fine. I only drink decaf but only because caffeine doesn't like me anymore. Sometimes I mix 1/2 and 1/2 if I need a "boost"

When I went in for my initial RE appointment a month ago, she asked me how many cups of coffee I drank in a day. She was astonished when I said 10-12 cups a day. She told me I should only have 1-2 cups a day. I am an all or nothing girl so 1-2 cups was not going to cut it. I am happy to say I am 3 weeks w/o coffee.