I’m a total coffee addict! I had to go a few days without it, and it was quite possibly the worst thing ever!

Caitlin, I AM a coffee addict! With my first pregnancy I drank no coffee b/c I wanted to do everything right although my doctor told me that I could have a cup of coffee per day with no harm to my little one or myself. By my 2nd pregnancy I allowed myself that 1 cup per day and all was well. Funny thing is that with each one of my pregnancys I couldn’t stand the thought of coffee for the first 3 months so that made it easier…once all the queasiness was over I would crave it again. It’s funny b/c it was like my body knew I needed help kicking the habit 😉

You can definitely have coffee during pregnancy…a couple of cups a day, even 😉

I am a total coffee fiend. I have been told that I need to give it up by my doc but as of yet I haven’t managed to . I am down to one cup per day in the mornings but without it I am just downright nasty.
One of these days I will be able to look my doctor in the eye and tell her that I have given it up. Or I could just change doc…..

I love my morning coffee! Lately it has been a craving for iced coffee, and if I do not have my large iced coffee in the morning the whole day goes bad!

Aren’t gardenias the best? I have been cutting them for the last month, and setting them in on my desk. They totally smell the entire house up and make me actually want to sit down and work. I love when they start to die and get that golden tint to them…their smell becomes different, yet still fragrant, almost nostalgic-like. Erm, can you tell I really love gardenias?! Sheesh.

I’m not, but I love iced coffee! I make it half-caf so I don’t get addicted 🙂

Coffee addict and proud! 🙂

I’m a caffeine addict and drank it all throughout my pregnancy last year. My body was used to and so why deny it. Some people are way to strict when pregnant. I still ran too in 95 degree heat. My daughter is health and happy at 8 months!

Those are such cheery flowers. I’m definitely a coffee addict but trying to cut back…it’s tough!

I love my coffee. I am now 33 weeks pregnant and still drink a cup every day. In fact, I am drinking some right now reading this post. My doctor said it was perfectly fine to have a cup of coffee (maybe even a little more) every day. 🙂

Nope. I actually hate coffee. And I don’t drink much pop/soda either. Although yesterday I snagged a couple of my dad’s coffee-flavored caramels and they were all right, but only because it was mostly caramel. 😛

I got a kick out of “angry pregnant woman”. Perhaps when you know you want to get pregnant, and if you absolutely have to kick the caffeine for the pregnancy, you could try weaning yourself off the caffeine so you don’t have the crabbiness? =\

My dad, on the other hand, gets cranky when he doesn’t have at least one cup of coffee a day. He usually drinks several. I found out the hard way in 5th grade that he gets crabby without his morning caffeine–he was chaperoning one of my class trips and was getting headaches pretty much all morning.
My mom used to drink coffee, but then stopped. She’ll drink decaf or like a mocha or something every now and then, but it’s not something she has to have every day. Now she prefers tea.

I used to rarely drink coffee, maybe once a week and it would be a Starbucks latte. But in the past few months with marathon training I have been drinking it more often to give me that extra energy boost! haha. I still try to only have 3-4 cups a week, and then sub it out with decaf or tea, so that I do not become too caffeine dependant! But I love my coffee these days!

Gah I looove coffee too! Don’t mess with me and caffeine 🙂

My name is Julia and I’m a coffee addict!
And I really have no problem with that either. 😉
I just need to have my morning coffee and can skip coffee throughout the day if necessary. But, if I don’t get my morning coffee shot, it’s going to get really ugly – for me and the ones around me – hehe.

I love coffee too. Just did a post on iced coffee the other day and got like 100 comments on it. Even tho many people shun it, clearly, the masses love their coffee. Me too 🙂

I was also a coffee addict, and weaned myself off of it when we were first trying to get pregnant–I figured it was better to do it then, rather than when I might be super tired and have morning sickness in my 1st trimester. I went from 2 cups to 1 cup daily, then switched to half-decaf. I did get some mild withdrawal headaches for about a week or two, but then I felt fine. I think the key is staying hydrated, which can increase your energy anyway. I also tried this all-natural, herbal coffee alternative, teeccino (http://www.teeccino.com/), when I felt like brewing something warm to drink. It was really good! Now I don’t even miss the coffee. Sometimes I’ll make an iced decaf on a hot day, but overall I prefer water or seltzer to drink lately.

Thank you for admitting your dependence on coffee…because I too am hooked on it!

I’m actually not a big coffee— or even caffeine person! Although I do sometimes love my once in a blue moon Starbucks coffee. 😉

I love coffee.. but am not addicted. I don’t get headaches or anything when I miss – and don’t get an extra surge from the caffine. I simply love the taste!

I am a total coffee addict too – though I am in total denial. It is just such a routine to have 2ish cups in the morning that I don’t think of myself as being addicted, but I am sure if I were ever in a place where I couldn’t have my morning joe, I would be a complete mess (read: angry person and not pleasant to be around!).

My name is Kierstan and I am a coffee addict.

Baby steps, right?!

So funny – I didn’t have coffee yesterday either because we were out. I had a headache and felt like crap. Amazing how hooked I am even though I only drink one cup a day. This morning I HAD to go buy coffee so I didn’t repeat yesterday. So, YES, I am definitely a coffee addict.

I am totally addicted to coffee. Love it!

i’ve never ever had coffee, and i can’t imagine being so addicted to something that i can’t function without it. so i guess i cant say anything *but* i think it would be interesting if you did a coffee diet, like your tv diet. cut back and see how you feel after a few weeks. i think it’d be a healthy change to add to the rest of your healthy lifestyle! 🙂

I had to quit coffee a few months ago- I was getting horrible stomach cramping, incontinence issues (I’m only 34!), and migraines on a daily basis. I switched my big container of caffeinated coffee to a small container of half caff, then after about a week I switched that to a big container of decaf, then when that was gone I stopped drinking coffee. I was an angry non-pregnant person when I was drinking full-caff and I’d miss a day, but now I can live without it- the step-down really helped. I miss the routine of making coffee, that’s the worst part, and I can’t stand tea (even with milk it’s just not the same) so I just drink water all day. My stomach, brain, etc love me for it. If you can’t do it on your own.. maybe your hubby could do the step-down for you? I honestly think, if he took graduated steps (like not all within a one-week period) that you wouldn’t know the difference. Of course, it’s just a suggestion.. and I know, like all addictions, you’ll do it when you’re ready to do it. 🙂

That all being said- I did drink coffee throughout my pregnancy, and nursing stages (I have a 4 year old) and the caffeine definitely affected his sleep schedule (he never took naps, and wouldn’t go to bed until midnight). I feel guilt that I could have fixed that (because even 4 years later he’s still usually won’t go to bed at a reasonable hour because it’s habit) but didn’t because I was strongly addicted to coffee. Bah. 🙁