I drink a tiny bit of coffee almost every morning. My Doc has basically said it is fine as long as you aren't drinking a pot of coffee each day (not that I would even get close to that). I also don't drink any other kinds of caffeine, so I feel pretty okay about it. I did the same thing with my son who is now 4 and he is a very happy and healthy little dude. He was also wonderful as a newborn/baby. So I say, go for it!

I used to drink 7 cups of coffee a day. SEVEN. Yes, I know that sounds insane, but I really like the taste of coffee (it is even my go to ice cream flavor) specifically, not just the caffeine. And it was the only caffeined beverage I drink since I am not a big soda drinker.

So my doctor has had me ease down to 200-500mg with a daily scale-back--you can't cut that much caffeine intact down cold turkey, apparently doing so would be worse since you can go into legitimate withdrawal. I am down to two cups of half caf a day after 6 weeks, which my doctor has said is perfectly fine for the remainder of my pregnancy.. The science about the impact of caffeine in pregnancy is unconclusive in general, so don't stress yourself out too much.

I've been terrible on the sodas and have discovered Dr. Pepper is the lowest in caffeine.

I remember talking to a friend about it, who was pregnant. Her doc's response was "people have been drinking tea and coffee for literally thousands of years. It's fine." That put it in perspective for me. I'm honestly more concerned about the other crap in our foods than some good old fashioned tea or coffee.

It's hard times we live in, to be pregnant (especially in America). During my moms first pregnancy (41 yrs ago) she was advised to enjoy her cigarettes and alcohol if it helped her to relax. Literally the only change she made during pregnancy was that she saw her doctor regularly. She had 3 healthy, happy kids. She is shocked at all the "rules of pregnancy" now. And honestly, my doctor dismisses many of them too. Both he and my reproductive endocrinologist say things like....if it makes you feel better sleep on your left side, eat only organic, don't go near your cat, etc... but overall it probably won't make a difference.

I have been a caffeine hound since age 16, but I have a coffee aversion during pregnancy, crazily enough.

I am not overly cautious about many of the pregnancy rules. If it's healthy/harmless when you're not pregnant, it can't be that bad to do when you're pregnant. Soft cheese, here I come.

lol, exactly I'm supposed to eat my egg yolks fully cooked.. but all I've had are soft ones! And sushi is delicious too although I've been making sure they use fish that had been frozen to kill parasites I always think some of these pregnancy eating rules are crazy.. I love brie too!

LOL - I've "bad" too. Blue cheese, hoagies (what we call Italian subs in Philadelphia), feta. I drink a cup of coffee everyday because my doctor told me that it will help keep my headaches at bay.

Hey, I think about these ladies who gave birth and didn't even know they were pregnant. They must've been eating hoagies, right?

Hey, I think about these ladies who gave birth and didn't even know they were pregnant. They must've been eating hoagies, right?

If I managed to not know I was pregnant, hoagies would be the least of my concerns. My heart would be sinking thinking about All. That. Beer.

Yeah, I know. You think about everything they were eating/drinking/doing.

I have a cup of coffee every morning to help prevent migraines. Other than that i try not to have more than 2 cups of any caffeinated drink per day.

So I recently discovered that less than 200 mg a day of caffeine is considered safe during pregnancy. Why have I been denying myself it for the last 5 months? I have also read some interesting literature on whether or not caffeine can suppress of increase appetite. Given my "always hungry" pregnant state, I am curious if drinking a little caffeine during the day would curb some of those ravenous cravings. Of course, I know that caffeine is a diuretic, so that means additional water intake. Has anyone found that caffeine revs up your appetite or curbs it?

Note: I am not trying to lose weight, pregnancy is not the time for that. However, I am trying to keep my weight from skyrocketing. I think we can all relate to that.

I drink two cups or <200mg a day and did so during my first and now second pregnancy. I don't think it's an issue as long as it's not excessive and yes, admittedly part of the reason I drink coffee is to help with my appetite (which is insane right now).