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Try to cut down slowly. I cut myself off cold turkey with my last pregnancy and actually shocked myself. I got head aches and dealt with a really down feeling as I adjusted to being off caffeine.

Quoting OmegaDucks!:" Try to cut down slowly. I cut myself off cold turkey with my last pregnancy and actually shocked myself. I got head aches and dealt with a really down feeling as I adjusted to being off caffeine."

That's what I was thinking. Better to adjust down than deal with the headaches and the icky withdraw symptoms.


I'm probably going to have to do the same thing with melatonin. I usually take 10mg every night. It's a no no during pregnancy.

I switched to hot tea instead of my usual black coffee with sugar. . . It helped with the headaches. . still haven't given up my diet coke a day though

I cut back big time, I have 1 pepsi on fridays and thats it not other caffiene for the week, I've been cutting back for about a month

Quoting Julie&Collin:" I cut back big time, I have 1 pepsi on fridays and thats it not other caffiene for the week, I've been cutting back for about a month"

Wow! One pepsi a week! You're a hero  

If I remember correctly, you can have 1-2 cups of coffee/caffeinated beverages a day while pregnant. I'm kinda aiming for that. I can't remember if caffeine is safe while nursing. I drank it while nursing and I don't think it affected DS at all.

Quoting Dicey Wifey:" That's what I was thinking. Better to adjust down than deal with the headaches and the icky withdraw ... [snip!] ... probably going to have to do the same thing with melatonin. I usually take 10mg every night. It's a no no during pregnancy. "

It depends where you look as to safe levels. If you have a healthy pregnancy I believe the recommendation is around 200 mg. And that's for the entire day including the caffeine obtained from foods like chocolate as well as from drinks containing caffeine. So I technically didn't go caffeine free because I used semi sweet chocolate to counteract my morning sickness. lol

http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/nutrition_caffeine.html

Quoting Dicey Wifey:" Wow! One pepsi a week! You're a hero   If I remember correctly, you can have 1-2 cups of coffee/caffeinated ... [snip!] ... that. I can't remember if caffeine is safe while nursing. I drank it while nursing and I don't think it affected DS at all. "

lol It was a huge struggle at first I was grouchy and had headaches but its getting easier, I look at it as my treat for the week, I have heart palpitations and was advised to cut out caffiene completely but I can't do that lol

I had a bad coca cola addiction. Once I cut back, the craving deminished, well at least it did for me  

I have it once in a while but not as much as I use to. It was bad! The withdrawal headaches sucked though!

Quoting Mrs.O♥:" I had a bad coca cola addiction. Once I cut back, the craving deminished, well at least it did for me ... [snip!] ... it did for me   I have it once in a while but not as much as I use to. It was bad! The withdrawal headaches sucked though!"

LOL every time I think about cutting back, it just makes me want it more.
I'm going to start trying. It's getting expensive. Money we could be saving towards IUI  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Dicey Wifey:</b>" LOL every time I think about cutting back, it just makes me want it more. I'm going to start trying. It's getting expensive. Money we could be saving towards IUI  "</blockquote>



That's a good way to see it- money for IUI  

This is the the part I am most dreading. I am a zombie if i don't drink coffee in the morning. I usually drink two cups a day so hopefully it won't be too hard. I told SO he has to cut down with me. I read on a few sites that caffeine can effect his fertility, anyone know how truthful that is?

Oh and my mom just told me she got us a Kurig for Christmas...I am in trouble

I rarely drink caffeine because it gives me heart palpitations. My RE always told me up to cups a day is fine.

Quoting Julie&Collin:" Oh and my mom just told me she got us a Kurig for Christmas...I am in trouble"

I have a keurig. They also have a lot of yummy non caffeine drinks like hot apple cider.