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how is baby affected by caffeine? I know I am supposed to watch my intake but I love ice tea and drink lots of it, only a soda here and there and not all that much chocolate so am I harming mu child?
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Caffeine increases the time that a fetus stays awake in utero. Fetal growth takes place during the time that the fetus sleeps. You can stunt its growth with too much caffeine.
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I get weird looks from people when I drink tea or coffee, which is usually 1-2 cups a day but I see other pregos chowing down on chocolate all the time and there is plenty of caffeine in that but nobody seems to judge them.
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| E - July 22 |
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I don't think 1-2 cups is excessive. If you go the march of dimes website (www.marchofdimes.com), they have a chart with the recommended levels of common "no-no's". People will always judge and point fingers. I used to drink 1/2 cup of coffee while pregnant, and would suck my stomach in so I wouldn't get dirty looks.
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