Pregnant and drinking coffee?

Question

I’m 22 weeks and haven’t had any coffee since pre-pregnancy until now.  I’ve been drinking 12 ounces a day all of a sudden.  I’ve just been craving it and have so much to do around the house.
I’m worried that all of a sudden introducing 12 ounces of coffee out of nowhere being pregnant probably isn’t healthy for little baby.  
What do you all think?  Am I overthinking it?

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You can have up to 200mg of caffeine a day, so a cup of coffee is fine.

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you’re not supposed to have more than 200mg of caffeine, but drink that coffee! i very rarely drank coffee before pregnancy but it’s been one of my biggest 2nd trimester craving.

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I haven't been able to drink coffee during the first trimester with my first and now (apparently) with my second. But once the aversion goes, I'm generally good to have a cup of coffee and I had at least two-three cups with my first and he's doing just fine. We'll see with this one

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The main issue with caffeine is in very early pregnancy, there’s rumors (not really any evidence) that it can cause miscarriage. But I’ve been drinking my 20oz cup of coffee daily and am 41 weeks with a healthy boy that doesn’t seem to want to come out 😂

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I was super weird about it as well but craved it toward the end. Can’t do any harm :) drink away!

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12oz of coffee is the recommended limit, so as long as you are feel fine after drinking it , then you should be fine, I wouldn’t worry.

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I had a lot more then 12 ounces with both pregnancies. You’ll be fine.

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300mg or about 2 cups of caffeine a day is perfectly fine 🤗
I’m a coffee junkie and drank it during all of my pregnancies otherwise I would not survive 😳😂

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My doctor told me 100mg of caffeine but I've heard 200 is acceptable. She told me to stay extra hydrated those days

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Look I drank & ate whatever I wanted while pregnant (besides alcohol & cigarettes etc) if I wanted coffee or whatever I drank it. I did cut down on energy drinks tho. My baby is perfectly fine. Now I’m not pregnant but I do breastfeed so I don’t have any energy drinks & only drink decaf coffee. I still eat tons of candy & drink tea & stuff (ever since I’ve been pregnant I’ve craved candy & cookies thank god im still skinny!) anyways I’m not saying drink coffee all day everyday but I think you’re fine. Take your prenatal meds maybe folic acid (I took those but they said folic acid is only useful in the first trimester) anyway most of the stuff you hear or read is just being overly cautious you shouldn’t drink a lot of caffeine even if you’re not pregnant. I did what I said & my son is a perfectly healthy & happy 10 week old! I’ll probably get shit talked to me about this comment but oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️

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