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01-23-2013 at 10:47 PM
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I can't live without coffee

I can't live without coffee. It's been a week and a half and I gave in today. So sorry little baby. I'm trying, I swear.
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01-23-2013 at 10:52 PM
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You don't have to. A cup of coffee a day is fine. I sometimes have two if I need it.


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01-23-2013 at 10:54 PM
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You can have up to 200mg of caffeine a day. You can safely have a cup of coffee everyday and not feel guilty about it.

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01-23-2013 at 11:00 PM
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I can't live without coffee either!  I've heard that 200mg or about 2 cups of coffee a day is ok.  Something I've been trying is to do half regular and half decaf coffee, that way I can still have coffee but not as much of the caffeine!
 
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01-23-2013 at 11:16 PM
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I have two toddlers and sleep maybe 5 hours a night. I have at least 2 cups a day, sometimes a bit more in the afternoons if needed. I even drink it while nursing because I neeeed it.
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01-24-2013 at 12:00 AM
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I craved cokes with DS#2 and had at least one (sometimes two) per day. I also love sweet tea and usually have one a day. 

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01-24-2013 at 12:03 AM
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skio:
You don't have to. A cup of coffee a day is fine. I sometimes have two if I need it.

Yup. Same here. 
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01-24-2013 at 4:50 AM
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Me neither. I have tried to cut back, but with a toddler who wakes up earlier and earlier it just is not possible.  Sometimes I do feel a bit like I am short changing this baby.
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01-24-2013 at 6:05 AM
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1 cup of coffee per day will not hurt your baby.
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01-24-2013 at 6:18 AM
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skio:
You don't have to. A cup of coffee a day is fine. I sometimes have two if I need it.

Yes, only some strong italian coffee can actually surpass the 200 mg limit. Enjoy your coffee! :) 
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01-24-2013 at 6:35 AM
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So don't. Have a cup of coffee.
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01-24-2013 at 6:50 AM
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So don't?

I'm not a fan, but I am a tea addict and I didn't give that up. 

 
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01-24-2013 at 7:32 AM
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RachelLaree20:

I can't live without coffee either!  I've heard that 200mg or about 2 cups of coffee a day is ok.  Something I've been trying is to do half regular and half decaf coffee, that way I can still have coffee but not as much of the caffeine!

 

I do this too, because it's really hard for me to wake up in the morning and NOT have a cup of coffee. Half caffeine is okay for me. Sometimes I even have straight decaf to kind of trick my brain. It works pretty well. Hope this works. =)
 
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01-24-2013 at 8:01 AM
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You don't have to completely give up caffeine. I still have a cup of regular coffee a day. I couldn't live without it either!
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01-24-2013 at 8:25 AM
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I remember before I got pregnant I told myself that this would be the time to quit. Haha that latest 2 days! I have a cup every morning, Im addicted. 
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01-24-2013 at 8:38 AM
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I love coffee and used to make myself feel bad for drinking it but I don't give a damn anymore
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01-24-2013 at 9:21 AM
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There are days I drink nothing but coffee.  I keep a canister of regular and a canister of decaf so that I can adjust how much caffeine is in each pot.  My first pot is usually 1/2 caf and subsequent pots are usually 1/2-1/4 caf sometimes almost completely decaff if it's a 3rd pot.
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01-24-2013 at 9:38 AM
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I don't know why I even care enough to respond to this, but drink a cup of coffee. Every single day. It is fine.

The debate about caffeine consumption (which is 200mg or ABOVE) is for FIRST TRI. Seriously. You're fine. And your baby is fine. DRINK THE COFFEE.

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01-24-2013 at 10:07 AM
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So don't. I drank coffee (2 cups a day) all through my pregnancy with DD and am doing the same with this baby. Coffee is marvelous.
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01-24-2013 at 10:09 AM
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sandraynic:

skio:
You don't have to. A cup of coffee a day is fine. I sometimes have two if I need it.

Yes, only some strong italian coffee can actually surpass the 200 mg limit. Enjoy your coffee! :) 

Do you mean espresso? It actually tastes stronger, but has less caffeine. It takes 3 shots of espresso to equal one cup of regular coffee.

Here's the caffeine content of Drip/Espresso/Brewed Coffee:

Drip            115-175	     (7 oz cup)
Espresso        100         1 serving (1-2oz)
Brewed          80-135     (7 oz cup)

Obviously these numbers are estimates at best.
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01-24-2013 at 1:38 PM
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Get thee to a Starbucks, woman!
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01-24-2013 at 2:17 PM
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I am usually a huge coffee drinker. I stuck to the 2 cups a day limit pretty strictly during my first trimester. Now I do 2-3 cups a day and might have a pop here or there if I want one. I think if you are drinking water with your caffiene intake then you are ok.

 
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01-24-2013 at 3:22 PM
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I bet you totally CAN live with out coffee.

I still drink 2 cups a day.

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01-24-2013 at 4:23 PM
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I am craving coffee but as soon as I actually smell it then I want to gag. I miss having a hot cup of coffee with just a little bit of half and half in it and if my nose would let me I would totally have one right this second! 
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01-24-2013 at 8:44 PM
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A cup a day is okay, decaf is best but there are still small traces of caff in decaf.

I bought a bag of dunkin decaf while I was preggers with DD and seriously, could not taste the difference. And I loooove my coffee.
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