Should I avoid caffeine during the first trimester?

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I know you can have 200mg a day, but I also read that you should avoid it all together during the first trimester. I’m only 4 weeks so still very early and risky and I don’t want to do anything to potentially hurt the baby, but goodness I’ve only been off caffeine for two days and I have a nightmare of a headache. I will soldier through if that’s what is best, but its worth asking!

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I just drank a cup of tea and don't usually drink coffee or coke. Before labour I drank so much coffee. If you want a cup of coffee then have it 👍

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I had caffeine during my first trimester but kept it under the recommended 200 mg. There is a link between HIGH caffeine intake and miscarriage. But not if you stay under the recommended amount. Early miscarriages happen because of chromosomal issues in the baby, not because of caffeine.

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I didn’t ..nor the 3rd trimester just make sure you do t over do it

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I avoided coffee in the first trimester, but coke was the only thing that helped my nausea settle so I'd have a can every so often. It didn't have much caffeine in it in comparison to how much you could have in a day and I'm now 28 weeks 😊 I drink coffee now though but that's because my appetite is back 😁

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I drank coffee with both my children because I was a Tim Hortons Addict but this time around with my twins coffee tastes awful. I usually just drink orange pekoe tea and once in a while a Coca Cola.

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Your decision based on what your comfortable with. I drank about a cup a day in the first trimester when I didn’t feel super sick.
Second trimester now and I has a cup or two a day!

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Coffee is fine, I drink 1-2 cups a day. The data linking caffeine to miscarriage in lab mice was the equivalent of nearly 60 cups a day
Read Emily Oster’s book Expecting Better it’ll set your mind at ease about so many of the pregnancy “rules”

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I fully planned on drinking my regular 1 cup/day throughout pregnancy but around 6 weeks I suddenly stopped wanting it. Very strange, it used to be my favorite!

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I drink a cup of about 10oz. of coffee some mornings and might have a soda with lunch or dinner, not both. I've limited myself compared to pre-pregnancy intake but I'm currently almost 16 weeks (15w3d) and haven't had any issues except for an SCH bleed from week 9-12.

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It’s solely up to you, but I think staying within the recommended amount is okay! I don’t think any doctor will tell you that you can’t have any whatsoever. Moderation is key; it’s very easy to stay within the limit. I switched to decaf coffee just because I love the taste of coffee (and it still does have very small traces of caffeine in it) but Coke has been a huge pregnancy craving for me so I like to save my caffeine intake for it lol. I hardly ever drink soda but since being pregnant, ughh it’s so good. It also has small amounts of caffeine compared to caffeinated coffee.  I’ve occasionally had a small cup of caffeinated coffee here and there, but it’s rare.

Should I avoid caffeine during the first trimester?

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