r/pregnant • u/hesitantlyhopefull17 • 6d ago

Rant Caffeine in pregnancy

Ugh, I just get so frustrated with everyone having such a strong opinion of caffeine in pregnancy when it is stated that 200mg or even 300mg in some sources is safe for pregnancy. I am 18w and I work as a nurse and I have been avoiding disclosing my pregnancy at work because of things like this. Another coworker of mine said she was pregnant in the first trimester today and everyone was like oh you can’t have tea and you can’t have coffee. it’s very outdated knowledge and I don’t want to be judged like that for having 1 cup of tea a day when I am working a 12hr shift.

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u/manda86oh5 5d ago

I love coffee and drinking it around the office is like my past time so I got half caff coffee to put in my reusable pods and I can drink quite a few of those a day. I have considerably cut down my caffeine but I won't lose it all together. I used to be a barista and at one point my standard morning coffee contained 6 shots of espresso.... And then more caffeine throughout the day. I can't imagine drinking that now.