let's talk about *coffee*

Yep, it's an evil word for preggo's. Although there is conflicting info everywhere I read. Some say no, not at all (you can cause a miscarriage or birth defects) some say a few cups a day is fine, and a few even claim they drank a pot a day throughout their pregnancy and everything was fine. Most books say no more than two cups a day. I switched to Maxwell house 1/2 caff and drink 4 of those. Cannot function without it. SORRY.  So what do you drink (if any)?

I don't drink coffee, but I'm a Coke Zero fanatic, and I can't function without it. Caffeine should be fine if your not having more than 200mg per day. Check caffeine amounts, that should be about 2 or 3 cups daily. I work with pregnant women and this is the recommendation I give them if they are caffeine drinkers. Hope this helps.
P.S. I drink 3-4 Coke Zero's daily, they each have 38 mgs per can.

I drink coffee every morning. usually 1 cup plus cream and sugar.  (I also indulge in raw fish sushi without fear...*gasp*) 
So many "Pregnancy Don'ts" are total BS when you really read the scientific literature behind them.

Since I don't drink soda or tea, I'm not worried about over doing it on caffeine. You'd have to be mainlining caffeine to consume enough to cause an issue. 

I did not drink caffine the entire first trimester. The second tri I would have it on occassion. I just don't drink much caffine. Now that baby will be here soon...I'm sure I will be drinking some more once he is here. But I will be nursing...so it won't be like it was before pregnancy LOL!


Jackie

I stopped drnking it while ttc and the first trimester.  2nd and 3rd i drank one latte a day. shes fine. lol i also drank/ate artifical sweetners. im a rebel

Drank it , with OB approval, with my first 2 and didn't have a problem! I have one cup a day now, and they usually trigger hypoglycemic attacks for me. Or at least that is what the dr calls these attacks. Otherwise, I don't see the problem. My OB, the head OB on post, said that coffee, in moderation, is fine.

The newer stuff I've read said that even moderate use in first trimester seems to raise miscarriage rate somewhat, so I avoided it in the first trimester.  But now I drink a cup of coffee or two most days and all is well.

I was uber-careful in the first trimester (actually the first 16 weeks) and then I finally relaxed a little. I indulge in the occasional cup of coffee, but it's usually like 1/2 milk and 1/2 coffee because I don't like it black and I don't use creamers. I also eat blue cheese and deli meat on occasion.

I didn't drink it until the last few weeks (only because I couldn't stomach it in the first two trimesters) I mostly drink decaf, usually one to two cups a day. Occassionally I drink regular but not very often.

I was a coffee fanatic before pregnancy and with OB ok, I switched to 1/2 Caff and only have maybe a cup or two every morning as it seems to keep me from being constipated LOL I usually keep to Caff free beverages during the day or get 1/2 diet and 1/2 caff free diet if I am out and about. So far at 31 weeks all is good!