Should I give up the caffeine now?

[jazzbird]

I am a big coffee drinker. I probably have about four cups between 7-11 am. Do I need to cut back now, or can I wait until I am pregnant? I was thinking about cutting back to 2-3 cups a day before ovulation and then maybe having just 1 cup in the morning during the two weeks after ovulation. What do you think? Should I just give it up completely or can I just cut back while we are TTC?

 

[ptgd1st]

My wife and I are going to try and get pregnant in a couple months. She is getting off the caffeine right now. My opinion is, better safe then sorry. Besides, i do not know if caffeine reduces ones chances of getting pregnant.

 

[HeatherJay]

I only cut out caffiene while I was pregnant...BUT after learning a little bit about the effects caffiene has on my body in later years, I've now cut it out nearly altogether (and I can no longer have children). I think it's probably most important that you cut it out while you're pregnant, but it's just all around healthier for you if you cut it out (or back off a little) now.

 

[JessNafe]

I have read that while you are TTC that 2 cups a day should be your limit. The less caffeine that you can stand the better, but it is not nessesary to completely cut it out. Hope this helps you !! Good luck TTC, i know how it feels to question everything that you do, in hopes that a little tweek here and there will up your chances and help conceive a healthy baby

 

[Leanna]

I remember reading that the caffeine has more affect on the sperm count than it does on a woman conceiving. So make your guy cut down/out caffeine and if that is going to be hard for him, do it with him. When you are pregnant doctors tell you that one or two cans of pop a day are okay. That much caffeine.

 

[jazzbird]

Thanks for the input. I just had my annual exam today and talked to the doc. She says that personally she doesn't see a problem with the amount of caffeine I drink while TTC or even pregnant, but that I might want to cut back to just 1-2 cups during pregnancy, or cut it completely if I feel more comfortable with that. So for now, I'm just going to try to drink less than usual and see how I feel.