Caffeine during pregnancy?

Question

How much caffeine a day is ok during pregnancy??

Answer 1

There are studies out there that do show caffeine can cause problems with the baby so why take a chance? There are some medical reasons caffeine can be beneficial but when you really weigh the pros and cons in all the research, there is some risk there and why chance it? Babies are just too precious and deserve the best...caffeine is not the best.

edited to add:

Now while you read articles telling you to go ahead and enjoy, keep these in mind too.

Too much caffeine increases the risk of miscarriage

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/31/health/main326816.shtml

Coffee consumption and risk of hospitalized miscarriage before 12 weeks of gestation

http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/13/8/2286.pdf

Caffeine Intake and the Risk of First-Trimester Spontaneous Abortion

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/343/25/1839

Some studies on caffeine levels including high amounts in coffee shop brands:

http://www.napa.ufl.edu/2003news/caffeinecontent.htm

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0876/is_91/ai_n14939663

http://www.energyfiend.com/caffeine-content/starbucks-grande-coffee

Answer 2

Safety of caffeine consumption during pregnancy is controversial. Some studies suggest that modest caffeine intake of less than two average cups (defined below) of coffee per day presents a slight risk to the embryo or fetus, but others do not. There is stronger evidence that larger daily amounts of caffeine during pregnancy may increase the risks of miscarriage, preterm delivery and low birth weight, but no solid proof.

High caffeine intake during pregnancy should be avoided. Individual sensitivity to caffeine may vary for both pregnant women and developing fetuses, and risks of moderate caffeine consumption are not clear.

hope this helps u out!!!
good luck with everything

Answer 3

http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=a0ad6789-ef70-465b-944a-ac80c5c01597
Sharon Kirkey, CanWest News Service
Published: Friday, January 26, 2007 Article tools
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Font: * * * * For every pregnant woman who has mourned giving up "double-doubles'' at Tim Horton's comes a new study suggesting cutting back on caffeine has no effect on a baby's birth weight or the risk of preterm birth.

Reporting today in the British Medical Journal, researchers who followed 1,207 healthy Danish women who were drinking three cups of coffee or more per day early in their pregnancy found no evidence that caffeine increased the risk of premature births or underweight babies.

But the researchers can't rule out that substances other than caffeine in coffee may be harmful.




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http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/01/26/caffeine-pregnancy.html?ref=rss

There is no evidence that drinking moderate amounts of caffeine during pregnancy leads to premature births or underweight babies, a trial suggests.

Previous research has shown conflicting results on how caffeine intake during pregnancy affects fetal growth. Those studies mostly relied on women to remember how much caffeine they consumed while pregnant.

Danish researcher Bodil Hammer Bech, now chair of epidemiology at the University of California Los Angeles, designed an experiment to monitor 1,207 women who were less than 20 weeks pregnant. The women were randomly assigned to drink coffee with or without caffeine.

Participants did not know if they were drinking decaf or not. They were interviewed regularly about their caffeine intake from other drinks, such as tea and cola. Information about the length of gestation and baby's weight was collected at the end of the pregnancy.

There was no real difference in either the length of pregnancy or birth weight between the team groups, the researchers report in Friday's online issue of the British Medical Journal.

"A moderate reduction in caffeine intake in the second half of pregnancy has no effect on birth weight or length of gestation," they concluded.


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Answer 4

When I was pregnant my doctor told me that I could do one glass of soda or tea a day. But I just read an article that caffeine dosen't affect pregnancy like was thought. Ask your doctor to find out for sure.

Answer 5

Experts and studies have stated that "moderate" levels of caffeine have not been found to have a negative effect on pregnancy. The definition of "moderate" varies anywhere from 150 mg - 300 mg a day.

Answer 6

pregnant women should permanently avoid caffeine and drinking alcohol during all trimesters of their pregnancy. caffeine can seriously hurt the baby, as well as any kind of bad drinking can make the baby diabetic, and alcohol makes terrible birth defects. talk to your doctor for further questions.

Answer 7

I drank 2 cups of 1/2 caf coffee & one caffeinated soda each day and my little girl is just fine. Good luck!

Answer 8

My doc told me the equivalent of 1 cup of coffee a day is okay.
I have one soda about every other day.

But remember, if you get your 1 cup in everyday, you're probably getting more than that, because caffiene occurs naturally in a lot of foods. So I drastically reduced my intentional caffiene intake, just to be safe.

Answer 9

Safely, 300 mcg. Most researchers agree to one cup. But cut it all out if you can. It's very hard to tell exactly how much caffeine is in something, it's variable, so too hard to keep track of.

Answer 10

very little to none at all, but I had probably 5 sodas a week during my pregnancy with my son and he is an awesome kid.