I did. I even had 2 on occasion.
I also drank coffee while I was breastfeeding and it didn't seem to affect my bubbas at all. I never drank it in the afternoon just in case it kept them awake but on the days I didn't have a coffee I didn't notice any differance.
i had decaf, i was big coffee drinker before i got PG...and it was weird converting to decaf however i got used to it in no time and couldn't taste the difference!
I was/am a cup a day girl too. I had to give them up and switch to decaf for a the first three months breastfeeding due to DS having reflux issues with the cafiene, but I am back on the morning coffee now, with no effect on DS anymore !!!
I actually craved the taste of coffee with my last pg - I drank a dare espresso iced coffee nearly every single day of my pg as well as having 2 cups a day LOL. He was fine, a gorgeously calm baby. The small amount of coffee in instant is nothing compared to if you were having brewed coffee or espresso's etc.
Wow, I am surprised to hear that many pregnant women drink coffee while pregnant or breastfeeding. My doctor said that I should completely eliminate my caffeine intake even though I was those 1 cup a day of instant coffee person. I have to admit without having my cup of coffee, some days, I look like a zombie! DH always wondered why I look so crappy in the morning, well, I should tell him to stay away from his coffee for a day or two... then I'm sure he'll understand why do I look so washed out in the morning. I had my cup today and boy, it sure felt like I was in heaven. I know espresso is the stronger type so I stay away from it. On occasion, I would have a cup of hot chocolate instead of coffee to satisfy my caffeine urge. Well, now that I have heard from so many of you, I will enjoy my 1 cup/day of instant coffee. This made my day!!!! Thank you girls.
Naturally in a perfect world we would abstain from anything considered bad, but it's all about moderation - if you were having 6 strong brewed coffees a day then that would be possibly bad, but instant coffee is nowhere near the same. And if you're out and about and want a coffee, ask for a half strength one (which I do all the time anyway as everyone makes it too strong for my liking).
Hi!! I am a little early to be jumping in to this forum but at ten weeks today I thought I'd just have a peek!
Coffee is something very close to my heart. My doc says there is no medical reason to give up coffee. I did some research and found that the study that most of this no-coffee junk comes from was done on rats. To cause the same defects as were found in the study, the equivalent amount of coffee a 70kilo woman would need to drink is 600 cups per day! Obviously a bit more than most of us would drink. Other studies I found indicate that anything less than 5 per day is nothing to worry about. One other thing noted is that there is often a general correlation where people who drink loads of coffee may also smoke more, consume more sugar, drink more alcohol, drink less tea and water, and eat less well than those who tend to drink less coffee. This is a bias that is not always taken into account in medical studies.
Of course all of that is only in relation to pregnancy. As we all know there are plenty of other ways that drinking too much coffee can affect us.
I would love to be drinking my daily 2 cups of coffee but unfortunalty my pregnant brain has decided that coffee at home makes me sick! Weirdly, I can drink a cup when I go out? Placenta brains are very mysterious
Anyhoo - hope you are all doing well! See you in a few weeks
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