How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

A post on the TTC board has me wondering....

1. How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy?

2. How much do you consume now?

3. How did you cut back?

THANKS! I hope to be joining you ladies soon

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I usually had one small or medium Dunkin donuts coffee a day and an occassional starbucks treat. I decided to elimate all of the coffee (even though they say you can have a cup or 2 a day, my heart rate always seriously went up even after one cup so I thought it was best to discontinue) - but I weaned myself off. I started with asking for 1/2 decaf and 1/2 regular - always a small cup. After a few days, I went to 7-11 for my coffee instead and would put mostly decaf in a small cup and add less and less every day of the caffinated coffee. Finally I dropped it altogether, I tried a cup of just decaf but it bored me and I felt it wasn't worth the money when I could hydrate myself with a bottle of water or get vitamins from Orange Juice.

I personally could not stop coffee cold turkey, I would get a horrible headache even though I never drank that much to begin with.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

1- I drank about 2-3 cups of coffee a day and had a Coke at least once a day or Iced Tea.

2- I now drink decaf iced tea, decaf coffee and i drink Sprite which is decaf. So none for me.

3. Instead of coke, i drank sprite and i cut back while TTC on the coffee... 2 cups, then 1 cup, then 1/2 a cup and then stopped when i got the BFP.

Message edited 12/14/2007 6:01:53 PM.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I drank A LOT of caffeneine prepregnancy! Probably 8 8oz cups...which is pretty sad! I basically cut down to one cup a day once I found out I was preggo...which caused massive migraines! But, they went away!!

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I didn't really cut back all that much, but I didn't consume a lot to begin with.

I had one cup of coffee in the morning. (still do)
On weekends sometimes 2 cups. (never)
Sometimes coffee with dessert if I'm out. (still do)

I don't drink caffeinated soda anyway so that's a non-issue. I've pretty much cut out soda altogether at this point, but that was just to cut down on the sugar.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

1. How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy?
I am not so much a coffee drinker but I LOVE those Iced Lattes, Caramel. I would usually get them a couple of times a week.

2. How much do you consume now?
Once every week or other week.

3. How did you cut back?
Stopped going into the store. I am craving one now and think I will get one in the morning though

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I was a coffee Crack Addict!

I used to drink coffee every morning, sometimes during the afternoon and even more cups on the weekends while relaxing and reading the paper.

When my DH dediced to start trying and I went off the pill, I started to cut back a little, but nothing drastic.

However, I have not had a single cup since getting a positive. Not even decaf! No soda either.

My DH drinks it just about everyday, but I don't really miss it

Message edited 12/14/2007 6:10:24 PM.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

Pre-pregnancy - 1-3 cups of coffee a day, iced tea, etc.

Pregnancy - Everything I drink is decaf. I drink more tea now.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

1. How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy?

At least 2 cups of coffee a day and iced tea (usually unsweetened but still caffinated!)

2. How much do you consume now?

MAYBE 1 cup of tea a day and maybe 2 times a week a might have iced tea or a soda with dinner if we are out or at my Moms.

3. How did you cut back?

It wasn't to hard really for me! Not that I developed an aversion to coffee but I just don't want it really. And at home I ALWAYS drank only water anyway.

Message edited 9/2/2009 10:18:49 AM.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

Before I got pregnant I used to drink about 40 oz a day during the week. When I got pregnant, I switched to the half decaf and half reg decaf coffee and I'd usually drink 10-16 oz.

In the first trimester, I didn't drink that much because I didn't want that much.

The second and third trimesters I drank one 16 oz cup of regular coffee with sugar and cream. Occasionally, I'd have a small cup at decaf at night if I was at a restaurant or a wedding.

I've been fine and the babies are growing well.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

Pre-Preggo, I drank a pot of coffee a day. Then in the first tri, I didn't have ANY caffeine. Now in the 3rd trimester, I drink about 2 cups a day, and I feel very guilty, but if I don't, I cant stay awake.

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Pre pregnanacy--drank a TON of caffeine

Now- every once in a while maybe 3-4 times a week I have a diet snapple iced tea or arizona iced tea.....its my one vice
It wasn't that hard to cut back, I drink decaf everything now. sometime thoguh I do crave my snapple so do it in complete moderation.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I drank a ton pre, during, and after (especially after!!! )

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I drank about 2 20oz bottles of soda pre pregnancy per day. A couple of months before getting pg I tried to cut back and I started drinking sprite. I was good the first 4 months or so of my pregnancy but the only real thing I have craved is soda. I don't drink coffee or tea so I have about 1 can of soda each day. Sometimes I have 2 if I'm really craving it bad.

Message edited 12/14/2007 10:19:22 PM.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

Prepregnancy I hit starbucks everyday. Unfortunatley coffee started to make me so that was the end of that. I do drink one cup of tea a day though and sometimes diet coke.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

Before pregnancy I drank a ton of coffee. For the first two trimesters I couldn't even look at the stuff! By the third trimester, I drank an iced coffee from DD about 3-4x a week.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

1. How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy?

~I drank about 1 cup of coffee a day, everday, and two times a week I'd also have a Starbucks coffee, every night with dinner I'd have a glass or two of iced tea.

2. How much do you consume now?
~I have 1 glass of iced tea with dinner.

3. How did you cut back?
~Just stopped drinking it. First couple of days was ok, the third day I had a terrible headache, I read up on it and it was from caffeine withdrawal.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I have always pretty much had one or two cups of coffee a day. I tried to give it up when I became pg but I couldn't do it so I still drink it now.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I drank 2 medium Dunkin Donut coffee's a day and sometimes a Starbucks. Now, I have about a half a cup in the morning and that's it. It wasn't that hard to cut back, I just drink decaf!

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I drank at least one cup of coffee a day TTC and since my BFP I still have one cup a day.

I didn't with my first pregnancy though until the end.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

1. How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregnancy? I was a little on the sad side.... There was usually a cup of hi-test coffee sitting within very close proximity to my hand at all times all throughout the day.

2. How much do you consume now? Every once in a while - on those really bad days of tiredness, I'll have one. Otherwise I'll just have a glass of iced tea.

3. How did you cut back? With lots of headaches.... The one part that really SUX about being a caffeine junkie!

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Pre-pregnancy, I was a Coca-cola ADDICT!!!! We're talking morning, noon and night. I didn't drink coffee so I just used Coke to replace the caffeine.

As soon as I got my BFP, I went straight to caffeine-free coke and that was good for a while because I didn't like it all that much so I sort of forced myself to put variety into my beverage consumption. I drink more juice and water now than I ever did.

The caffeine free stint didn't last long. I HAD to have a little caffeine in my system, so shortly after the end of the 1st trimester I re-introduced "the real thing" back into our fridge. Although I will only drink it with a meal that I sit down at (like lunch or dinner). Every other beverage during the day is either juice or water.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I used to have a travel mug of coffee in the morning and two diet cokes over the course of the day.
I now drink a very small of coffee in the morning or a half-caf latte from starbucks. No more soda.
I lost the craving for it and I feel kind of lightheaded if I drink too much, so it was much easier to cut back than I thought.

Message edited 12/15/2007 9:35:48 PM.

Re: How much caffeine did you consume pre-pregancy and how much do you consume now?

I was a caffeine junky...3 16 oz cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee daily...plus soda...I love love love caffeine...the second I found out I was pregnant I stopped cold turkey! It wasn't so bad actually, I thought I was going to have major withdrawal symptoms but I didn't. And the smell of coffee made me sick during my first trimester so that helped me stay away too! Now I'm just used to not drinking it!