how much caffeine is okay....

[iknowanoldlady]

So, am in very early stages of pregnancy with DC2 and can't believe how much I have forgotten in the two years since DC1. I know I limited my caffeine intake, and am starting to work out what's okay to have now. Does anyone know the recommendations? And how they translate into actual cups of tea

why not trying caffeine free tea, i am pregnant too and thats what i take in my first baby and in this pregnancy, you just have to use to it, it better and its very healthy.

I have no idea. I switched to decaf tea and fruit teas when pg with DD and have never gone back. When out and about, I just drink what's on offer, assuming that it is only occasional so prob ok.

no more than 200mg a day according to my nhs book:

caffeine contents

1 mug instant coffee: 100mg
1 mug filter coffee: 140mg
1 mug tea 75mg
1 can cola 40mg
energy drink can: upto 80mg
1 x 50g plain choc: upto 50mg
1 x 50g milk choc: upto 25mg

Thanks lolajane, that's really helpful. Firstsupermum, good advice I know, and I did have caffeine free tea in my first pregnancy, but it was just never as good as the real stuff, so as long as I know I can start my day with a cuppa or even two and stay in safe guidelines, I will go caffeine free the rest of the time..... and save the rest of my allowance for chocolate

I know it will be hard if you using to tea or coffe, but start the day with it as you said, and good luck. I just read and article about it, its advice to drink 2cups a day to cut the risk of giving birth to underwright baby, i will send you the link is a big long, but worth to read if your consecrn about it.
www.nhs.uk/news/2008/11November/Pages/Newcaffeineadviceinpregnancy.aspx
just copy it and paste it in google and enjoy the reading.

lol i lovbe my nhs pregnancy book. great for information i don't need myself.

I went off coffee for a lot of my first trimester. Now I can drink it again I have at most two half-mugs of filter coffee a day. I don't care for tea and if I'm going to drink instant, I might as well have decaff seeing as it's all not very nice.

oh, yes thats great idea, if you have your NHS book, this will help alot,

Great article, thanks, I've bookmarked it so I can refer back to it.

Off to hunt for my pregnancy book from first time around .

i always thought they gave it out routinely but I think I only got one as i asked consultant if i could have one.

Hmm, lucky I did cut out caffeineated drinks, am prob over my allowance due to chocolate!

I normally drink soooo much tea (upto eight cups a day at work) but since being pg I can't face the stuff! I've tried drinking a couple of mugs over the last few weeks (only in tm1) but makes me feel so sick! I've found that I seem to just listen to my body, seems to be teg me what I should and shouldn't have! For example also feel sick at sight of eggs - formally a firm fav!

I normally drink soooo much tea (upto eight cups a day at work) but since being pg I can't face the stuff! I've tried drinking a couple of mugs over the last few weeks (only in tm1) but makes me feel so sick! I've found that I seem to just listen to my body, seems to be teg me what I should and shouldn't have! For example also feel sick at sight of eggs - formally a firm fav!