How much caffeine is safe I'm ten weeks

[iwanttobeamumm]

I usually avoid caffeine completely during pregnancy but last night I had no sleep as my LG has been poorly and kept waking up all night I'm exhausted and I need to get through my classes today will one large coffee from Costa be dangerous?

 

[mollythemama]

If I were you, I would risk having 1 coffee... you are advised not to have more than 200mg a day. I had the occasional coffee in early pregnancy, but more than anything I just found that it made me want to vom...

Here is a little guideline for you:

one mug of instant coffee: 100mg
one mug of filter coffee: 140mg
one mug of tea: 75mg
one can of cola: 40mg
one can of energy drink: up to 80mg
one 50g bar of plain chocolate: most products on the UK market contain less than 25mg
one 50g bar of milk chocolate: most products on the UK market contain less than 10mg

 

[Maud]

Prob a bit lat noe, but one large Costa coffee will almost certainly take you over the recommended limit so you might prefer a smaller size or ask for one of the shots to be decaf. But if it's a one off and you don't usually have any it's probably ok as I think it's regular high levels that can cause problems with birth weight.

I remember last time having a really long drive to do and no energy so we kept me pepped up on sips of iced coffee and chocolate the whole way. Not ideal but necessary and only a one off.

 

[iwanttobeamumm]

I had half a small coffee and that was enough to get me through x

 

[sammielou]

I was told it was fine to go over the 200mg occasionally. It is regular high intake that causes problems.