There’s been much fuss lately over whether coffee is safe to drink during pregnancy. A summary of the current research: it’s probably safe in moderation, but don’t drink 47 cokes or ten gallons of coffee a day if pregnant.
However, doctors in the Netherlands have discovered the drinking coffee before you get pregnant may be harming [...]
Tags: caffeine, coffee, fertility, trying to conceive, trying to get pregnant, TTC
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Today I decided to do my writing while sitting outside a local coffee shop at one of their patio tables. It was a nice change of pace, and it’s a treat I only usually get to enjoy while the kids are at preschool like they are today. The weather is beautiful, I have a [...]
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I’m a relatively liberal mom, but there was one thing I was never willing to do: allow my baby to try soda. It’s probably easier because I don’t really drink soda at all, so it wasn’t much of an issue. I will admit, though, that there were plenty of times when I was [...]
Tags: caffeine, healthy choices, pop, soda
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I love coffee. Every morning begins with a cup. Whenever I head off to a meeting or have a long drive ahead of me I’ll stop by Starbucks or another local shop and load up on some coffee. Yes indeed, I am a fan of coffee.
When I got pregnant I stopped drinking coffee [...]
Tags: caffeine, coffee, Pregnancy, stimulants
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I can’t count the number of times that I have popped a couple of Tylenols while drinking my morning coffee. Sometimes I wake up with a little headache – not surprisingly, this usually happens when the kids wake up crying in the middle of the night repeatedly – and every morning I enjoy a [...]
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