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12-28-2012 at 7:30 AM
Mr&Mrs.D
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Any Coffee Addicts???

My RE is calling Jan 9th my D Day, bc I will pretty much stop everything (exercise/alcohol/caffeine, etc) when I start my stims. Soooo, I wanted to know if any of you are/were huge coffee fans, what you did to stop? I hate to sound like I have a problem, but when I wake up, coffee is the 1st thing I make. I'm not worried about giving up alcohol or anything else, but coffee gets me going in the am and gives me a lift, if needed, in the afternoon. TIA for any ideas or suggestions?  
Me 30, DH 30 Together since 2002 TTC since Oct 2010 RE March 2012 HSG left tube blocked with fluid July Lap done, removed left tube and right tube damaged Break until we can fund IVF Mock Transfer and Consent Signing appt 11/2 Started BC 12/11, Injection class 12/18 Lupron starts 12/27  
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12-28-2012 at 8:19 AM
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Okay...Mr&Mrs.D, this is SO WEIRD... (As I sit here drinking my morning coffee!) I was logging in, thinking OMG I need to post about when to stop drinking it! Creepy!

LOL - anyway, I started my stims yesterday, and I hadn't heard about stopping coffee while on them until this?!? I totally agree, everything else will be a breeze to stop, but coffee; yikes. (Obvi if I get preggo I'd stop) but I was unaware about stims! 
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12-28-2012 at 8:22 AM
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I have been making Starbucks decaf at home. I didn't have a problem without the caffeine, it was more of the aspect have having something in the morning that was hot and tasty:-)

Me: 35, DH: 36, ttc: 3+ years, dx: unknown
10/11: after 2 years, saw a RE, FSH 5.4
11/11: BFP! (surprise after thyroid med & normal hsg),
12/11: missed m/c after 7 week u/s,
1/12: D&C,
6/12 IUI #1: clomid, 5 mature follicles, excellent sperm,= BFN,
7/12: IUI #2: clomid, 3 mature follicles, excellent sperm= BFN,
8/12: IUi #3: clomid, 5 follicles, = BFP!, C/P
10/12 IVF #1: FSH 5.4, estradiol AFC: 14, long Lupron 150/bravelle75,5R/5M/4F, all 4 made it to 5dt, 1 blast and 1 8 cell transferred. No frosties. BFN
IVF #2: AFC 21, MD lupron 12/25, 225bravelle/150men, 4R/4M/3F, 5dt of 1 blast BFN
IVF #3: natural start antagon, starting 3/30, ER 4/11, 12R,11M,10F
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12-28-2012 at 8:24 AM
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I would suggest weaning yourself...go half-caff, then 1/3 caff and then decaff and then none. Part of my coffee habit is the act of drinking coffee and the other part is the caffeine. Kind of like a smoker who keeps candy in their pocket to help with the urge to put something to their lips. Stick out tongue To be honest though, I have to do it cold-turkey or I'll keep "treating" myself. A little caffeine here, a little there and pretty soon I'd be back in the habit!
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AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 28 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
5/2013 Waiting for Donor Embryos

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12-28-2012 at 8:25 AM
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J&D2007:
I have been making Starbucks decaf at home. I didn't have a problem without the caffeine, it was more of the aspect have having something in the morning that was hot and tasty:-)

Exactly! In the summer I switched to smoothies so I'd have something to look forward to.
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Me: 29 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 28 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
5/2013 Waiting for Donor Embryos

PAIF/SAIF always welcome!
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus! 
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12-28-2012 at 8:30 AM
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I gave up caffeine in September before we started our first IVF and it was hard, but not as hard as I expected. I would definitely suggest cutting back now though. I started out with cutting out all caffeine except my morning cup of coffee, and then eventually stopped coffee too. In the morning I will usually drink a hot decaf tea or coffee, which helps and makes me feel like I'm still getting my fix!

For me the hardest part wasn't the mornings, it was more 2 or 3 in the afternoon when I would crash that was hard. My body is definitely used to it now and I don't have that feeling of hitting a wall. Since our first IVF failed and we have taken two cycles off I have definitely cheated here and there with the caffeine, but it's been easy not to full blown relapse haha!

It is not as hard as you think it is and you will be able to do it! Find a yummy decaf substitute and good luck!
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DH dx with Balanced Translocation 5/12
10/12 IVF#1-7R, 3M, 3F- No transfer - Froze 2.
IVF#2 1/13 - 11R, 10M, 6F, no transfer
IVF#3 4/13 - 8R, 6M, 6F, 1 passed PGD and was transfered 5/2/13
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12-28-2012 at 9:13 AM
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We have a Keurig - this time I bought a box of half caff to ween myself off over the next couple weeks. Next box will be decaf...
Me - 35 DH - 37 SD - 10
Married 10/8/2011
Started TTC July 2011. Infertility workup July & August 2012.
DH - all clear. Me - Unicornuate Uterus discovered at HSG 8/16/12. Referred for IVF 8/28/12. Approved for IVF Warranty Program 10/2/12. Laparoscopy 11/1/12 - removed right rudamentary horn, both tubes, left ovarian cyst and endometriosis. Given all clear for pregnancy after 1/1/2013.
IVF cycle 1 starts 1/19/13!
12 eggs, 7 mature and all 7 fertilized - 2 Frosties!!
5 day SET 2/4/13 - Beta 2/13: 86 & 2/15: 186 BFP!!!!
EDD: October, 23, 2013
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12-28-2012 at 9:15 AM
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Mine was a morning frappucino and mealtime iced teas. I cut everything out as soon as we started Lupron to give myself time to go through withdrawals before starting stims. I had to just cut it cold turkey but I made sure I had plenty of Sprite, bottled water, juice, etc to have some variety to drink and "trick" myself when I wanted tea and started drinking chocolate milk or caffeine free hot chocolate in the mornings to mimic the flavor of frappucinos.  

TTC#1 since 1/2011
1/2012: Fertility workup including SA/HSG - no issues. DX: Unexplained
IUI#1 = BFN 7/2012
IUI#2 = BFN 8/2012
IVF#1 = BFP - ER 12/6, ET 12/11 - 20R, 15M, 14F - 2 transferred, 2 frozen
Betas: #1(9dp5dt)-50, #2(13dp5dt)-467, #3(16dp5dt)-839, #4(20dp5dt)-1825
Saw HB - 7w1d, missed m/c - 9w1d
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12-28-2012 at 9:21 AM
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I am like so many of you.  I think I make that cup of coffee in the morning mainly because it's just what I want to do.  I don't really know how much that caffeine really helps me anyway.  I also have a coke zero at lunch time, every day. This summer when we did IVF #1 I quit everything pretty much cold turkey a few days before stims. I didn't really mess with decaf coffee.  Did have to give in an buy a bottle of decaf diet pepsi. I needed the bubbly taste. I like the idea of smoothies and decaf hot chocolate (didn't know that existed!)   I start IVF #2 stims on 1/5 and plan to do it again.....soon (my morning coffee is sitting next to me).  It's hard, but worth the quit for a baby!
Me:27, DH:29 Married: 07/07/07 TTC Since: March 2011 MFI Me: No known Issues Varicocele embolization April 2012 IVF #1 with ICSI July 2012: BFN :( DH- Femara for 90 days to decrease Estrodial levels SA and RE Consult 12/10/2012 Numbers have improved! IVF# 2: Jan 2013, Beta 1: 6.1 #2: 9 #3: 16 #4: 21 #5: 129 #6: 644 #7:65 #8:6 9: 1.6 C/P 6weeks0days 5 frosties IVF #3 FET March/April or May?

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12-28-2012 at 9:25 AM
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JourneytoJoy07:
I like the idea of smoothies and decaf hot chocolate (didn't know that existed!)   

 I was so excited to find the decaf hot chocolate. Look for Nestlé brands. The box will say 99% caffeine free. :)  

TTC#1 since 1/2011
1/2012: Fertility workup including SA/HSG - no issues. DX: Unexplained
IUI#1 = BFN 7/2012
IUI#2 = BFN 8/2012
IVF#1 = BFP - ER 12/6, ET 12/11 - 20R, 15M, 14F - 2 transferred, 2 frozen
Betas: #1(9dp5dt)-50, #2(13dp5dt)-467, #3(16dp5dt)-839, #4(20dp5dt)-1825
Saw HB - 7w1d, missed m/c - 9w1d
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12-28-2012 at 10:23 AM
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Just called my REs office - nurse said "ONE cup of coffee a day while on stims is fine, but if you're the type of person that will drive yourself crazy double guessing if it's okay or not, then don't have it" 
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12-28-2012 at 11:28 AM
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I flipping LOVE coffee. I love the taste, I love the smell, I love the comfort in a cup in my hand. When I decided to cut back for treatments, I started with the half-caff k-cups and a decadent creamer which completely satiated my need for my coffee. After a couple of weeks of that, I had tea and only decaf. And now just decaf. Good luck. Some REs don't even mind it in small quantities, but I personally wanted to cut back to nothing.
Me (31) DH (35) - Finding our path to baby #1
Me: POF/DOR - AMH <0.16, heterozygous c677t MTHFR
DH: Severe MFI
12/2/11 - IUI #1- BFN
8/1/12 - IVF #1 - Zero response from max stims (600iu intramuscularly)
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12/6/12 - Adopted five embryos that had been frozen for over ten years!
2/11/13 - Thawed four, sadly two didn't survive. Transferred two beautiful blasts.

2/16/13 - First BFP of my life!
3/27/13 - No heartbeat at 9w0d. D&C the following day.

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12-28-2012 at 12:50 PM
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Giving up coffee I think is going to be hard for me. One of my neighbors bought this stuff called Pero http://www.internaturalfoods.com/brands/pero.html which I tried, and it does kind of satisfy some of the craving.
Me - 34. DH - 39. TTC #1 since 9/2010. IUI #3 2/3/13 + progesterone. BFP on HPT 2/17/13. Beta #1 2/19/13 = 61.9. Beta #2 2/22/13 = 71 Beta #3 77 - C/P  
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12-28-2012 at 12:51 PM
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Giving up coffee I think is going to be hard for me. One of my neighbors bought this stuff called Pero http://www.internaturalfoods.com/brands/pero.html which I tried, and it does kind of satisfy some of the craving.
Me - 34. DH - 39. TTC #1 since 9/2010. IUI #3 2/3/13 + progesterone. BFP on HPT 2/17/13. Beta #1 2/19/13 = 61.9. Beta #2 2/22/13 = 71 Beta #3 77 - C/P  
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12-28-2012 at 3:38 PM
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I'm a major addict....like drinking it since I was 8years old addict....my RE said moderation is key. If I'm used to slugging down a pot a day (not that anyone should be used to that) then a small cup is probably not harmful. I save the real coffee for bad days but mostly just switch to decaf while on medicated cycles and during the 2ww. Yesterday I had a "coffee fest" in honor of starting stims tonight....I can't tell you how many caffeinated cups of coffee I had, LOL too many...
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Me(31): Some sort of endocrine malfunction that even the major Chicago hospitals can't diagnose. Yay me!!
I also have Factor V Leiden...yay me again!
DH (31): Borderline low morph, but not considered a problem
"Baby dancing" with no protection or BCP since July 2009
IF testing started March 2011
Endocrinology related tests from October 2011-February 2012
March 2012--Clomid --No response-Straight to injects!
April & May 2012-- IUI#1 & #2 = BFN
July 2012- IVF#1 cancelled
September 2012-IVF#1.2--BFN
November 2012- IVF #2 --BFN
January 2013- IVF #3-- BFFN
February 2013--June 2013 Back to the Endocrinologist for more diagnostic testing
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12-28-2012 at 6:12 PM
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you ladies ROCK!! so many good ideas, I think I will try a bunch of them and see what works best for me. THANKS!!!! 
Me 30, DH 30 Together since 2002 TTC since Oct 2010 RE March 2012 HSG left tube blocked with fluid July Lap done, removed left tube and right tube damaged Break until we can fund IVF Mock Transfer and Consent Signing appt 11/2 Started BC 12/11, Injection class 12/18 Lupron starts 12/27  
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