Ladies due in Sept/Oct/Nov 2012, gather here!

[Mochagirl]

I found a way to drink coffee without getting sick... 1/2 hot chocolate w/milk and 1/2 black coffee! Maybe I can finally wake up and get something done today.

I've been lucky that my m/s hasn't been bad enough to turn me off of anything, but because of my m/c last time I've been super cautious and have been drinking only one cup of half caf/half decaf a day. By late afternoon I'm SUFFERING - I REALLY want more caffeine. Do you think now that I'm almost out of the first trimester I could have a second cup of half caf/half decaf in the afternoon? In my past pregnancies I drank 2 (or sometimes 3) cups of full-caffeine coffee a day, but I'm worried because I have been drinking so little this pregnancy a sudden jump in the amount of the caffeine would be too much of a shock to the baby. Thoughts?

[Hobbermittens]

I've been lucky that my m/s hasn't been bad enough to turn me off of anything, but because of my m/c last time I've been super cautious and have been drinking only one cup of half caf/half decaf a day. By late afternoon I'm SUFFERING - I REALLY want more caffeine. Do you think now that I'm almost out of the first trimester I could have a second cup of half caf/half decaf in the afternoon? In my past pregnancies I drank 2 (or sometimes 3) cups of full-caffeine coffee a day, but I'm worried because I have been drinking so little this pregnancy a sudden jump in the amount of the caffeine would be too much of a shock to the baby. Thoughts?

I never drank caffeine in any of my pregnancies, but I have several friends who drank coffee all the way through with no issues what so ever. I think it is whatever you feel comfortable with. I understand you wanting to be cautious.

[Mochagirl]

As I said, I drank a lot of caffeine in my other pregnancies with no problems, but as I'm sure happens with all m/c I've spent a lot of time playing the blame game. Was it the caffeine? The brief high fever I had around 6 weeks? Was it the salami I ate soon after my BFP? I know there's no way to ever know, and likely in my case it was just a chromosomal abnormality, but I just want to make sure I do everything 'right' this time.

[Hobbermittens]

I don't know why the nausea has hit so bad this week, i'm 11 weeks, c'mon im so close to the 12 week mark...it baffles me how bad it moved in on me, but oh well, at least I'm close to the end of the tunnel now....

I feel tired all the time, and bitchy and my DH and I are constantly grumbling to each other. Not fighting, just picking at one another. I'm still pissed that he's not doing much around the house, and when I tell him that, he gets really defensive and says "If you think I do nothing, then I really won't do anything!" AGGRRHH......

Every night I have extremely odd dreams too. They are very real and it seems like it wakes my mind up to have them because I remember them very well. Last night I had this dream about the dishwasher....that I was really young and living with my mom and I had this party and there were tons of dishes everywhere, and I had to load the dishwasher several times in a row to get it done. It was for a man, and I was mad at the man for not helping! (Gee sounds like code for DH!) then I went out with said man to his car where we.....ok, the dream turned explicit and it woke me up, haha!

Then two nights ago I had a dream my DH and I were playing the old online video game that we met playing, and he wasn't very happy about startting over again with new characters, but i was making him play.

Sunday night I had a dream about zombies (I guess this is what i get for watching "The Walking Dead"), as if we were survivors in a zombie acopoyclase, and I was trying to protect my sons (I mean, I was hell-bent and strong willed and had NO FEAR about protecting them) from zombies, and in my dream I was pregnant, and I just knew, just knew it was a little girl I was carrying.

All of them have been very vivid and have felt like I was actually a part of each dream....anyone else having wild dreams or remember it? I don't usually dream like this during pregnacy, usually I am so tired I sleep so hard I don't remember anything.

Yes, the dreams are crazy!! I had one last night that just went ON and ON--I was wandering through the town where I went to college, but everything had changed, and I got lost. And then at the end, I was in bed with Ted from "How I Met Your Mother", who I normally don't even find that attractive--no idea where that came from!!

[Hobbermittens]

As I said, I drank a lot of caffeine in my other pregnancies with no problems, but as I'm sure happens with all m/c I've spent a lot of time playing the blame game. Was it the caffeine? The brief high fever I had around 6 weeks? Was it the salami I ate soon after my BFP? I know there's no way to ever know, and likely in my case it was just a chromosomal abnormality, but I just want to make sure I do everything 'right' this time.

I totally get that. I guess if it were me, I wouldn't drink any more. But I am totally paranoid.

[Yahmama]

I've been lucky that my m/s hasn't been bad enough to turn me off of anything, but because of my m/c last time I've been super cautious and have been drinking only one cup of half caf/half decaf a day. By late afternoon I'm SUFFERING - I REALLY want more caffeine. Do you think now that I'm almost out of the first trimester I could have a second cup of half caf/half decaf in the afternoon? In my past pregnancies I drank 2 (or sometimes 3) cups of full-caffeine coffee a day, but I'm worried because I have been drinking so little this pregnancy a sudden jump in the amount of the caffeine would be too much of a shock to the baby. Thoughts?

I've also been super cautious this time since I had the loss in Dec. and was drinking coffee every morning then. I'm letting myself have some half caf/haf decaf too, but not even drinking the whole cup. I'm like you, dragging by the afternoon and really wanting more caffeine, but scared to let myself :/

[Mochagirl]

I've also been super cautious this time since I had the loss in Dec. and was drinking coffee every morning then. I'm letting myself have some half caf/haf decaf too, but not even drinking the whole cup. I'm like you, dragging by the afternoon and really wanting more caffeine, but scared to let myself :/

Good to know I'm not alone. It wouldn't be so bad except ds3's going through a phase where he's waking up for the day at 5 or 5:30 (one day at 4:30!), so by 3:00pm I'm ready for bed. If I could just make myself go to bed earlier in the evening I might be ok, but the only time of day I have to myself is the time after the kids go to bed (8pm or so), and I usually end up staying up until 11 or later catching up with email, cleaning, working, watching tv and reading.

[purplepoet20]

Mocha - I didn't drink much with ds1 but I didn't care for coffee then. With ds2 I may have had 1-2 cps a day. With this one I guess I am at 1 cp a day because of mixing it. I was told by my Dr that 3cps would be pushing it. Also that for every cp of coffee you should drink 2cps of water. I drink water all day since I can keep it down (cold water is helping a lot with m/s) but I always have 1cp water, then coffee, then 2cps of water before my noon coffee, and then 1cp of water every hour. Yes I go to the toliet a lot but the more water I drink the more fluid my baby/ies have. I drink water after every visit to the toliet based on what my Dr told me about the amount you need to keep the baby healthy. I also keep water by my bed.

[Bumblebee]

I found a way to drink coffee without getting sick... 1/2 hot chocolate w/milk and 1/2 black coffee! Maybe I can finally wake up and get something done today.

ahhh thats sounds like such a good idea I want to try it. I don't drink coffee or any caffeinated drinks ie from starbucks or costa (miss my mochas )anymore because in my last pregnancies it seemed to exacerbate my blood pressure problems especially towards end of my pregnancy and my consultant told me to just drink tea. I went shopping and walked past the coffee section and omg the aroma of the coffees there was so intoxicating!! I wanted a coffee right there and then. Theres nothing like a good cup of coffee ahhh......

[pinkin2011]

I am only real early days but WHY!!?? am I going to the toilet so much!!! I didnt drink that much yesterday but i got hardly any sleep last night I was busting pretty much every hr and when i went it wasnt just a small amount! Plus I had a horrible dream after my 4.15am wake up for toilet ... In my dream I got af and i had the pains and all in my sleep and i was sooo upset! not a nice dream at all.