Decaf coffee & sex.. 3 weeks after BFP! Help!

[Laura91]

Hi everyone, hope your all well!

As some of you know myself and my OH were blessed to get our BFP on 4th Sept. Yippeee

After transfer I have given up coffee for obvious reasons as I used to drink around 4/5 cups a day (I know.....over kill!) I was wondering because I'm soooo craving a cup ...would be ok to have just one cup of decaf a day? or would this not be very good either?

Alsooooo.......**blushing** I had sex last night for the first time since transfer, I felt comfortable with this at the time but this morning I woke and felt (emotionally) like I had been selfish and done something wrong and now have a strong urge to test and make sure I haven't jeopardised my pregnancy.

Any advice/support welcome

Lots of love, Laura xxx

[MonkAK]

Hi there, I drank Clipper organic decaf coffee throughout my pregnancy and was all was fine. I understand that organic is OK as the decaffeination process is natural - my acupuncturist recommended it and assured me it was OK to drink. It is really nice coffee too, albeit a bit expensive, and most supermarkets sell it.

Wishing you a great pregnancy! X

[Laura91 in reply to MonkAK]

OOOO that sounds good. Can I get this from any supermarket ? Thank you xxxx

[MonkAK in reply to Laura91]

You're welcome! They definitely do it in Sainsburys and Tesco, but perhaps not the smaller 'metro' stores. Xx

[MonkAK in reply to MonkAK]

Clipper also do an organic decaf tea that I also drank throughout. X

[gillybean78]

I drank decaf the whole time I was pregnant and it was completely fine ☺ xx

[Laura91 in reply to gillybean78]

Thank you! xxx

[LisaMV]

I was told a 2 cups of coffee a day is fine. I drank 2 cups everyday in the 2 ww and now I drink a cup every morning. I am 12 weeks now. Enjoy your cuppa of coffee ☕️ xxx

[LisaMV in reply to LisaMV]

Not decaf either but hard core yummy coffee xxx

[Laura91 in reply to LisaMV]

Haha! thank you, going to make myself one now ....#excited lol its the small things xxx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Laura91. A couple of cups of Decaf should be OK. Gentle sex too - enjoy! Diane

[Laura91 in reply to DianeArnold]

Thank you Diane! xxxx

[Hidden]

I did drink decaf and was a complete tea addict but found about 6 weeks I went totally off tea and coffee, now 20 weeks and still cant drink it lol xx

[Laura91 in reply to Hidden]

Would be alot easier not to want it lol 😂 xxx

[nomonkeys]

I think there is unanimous agreement across the medical community that sex during pregnancy is fine, apart from a few, very exceptional circumstances (which I'm sure the doctor would tell you about, and which only come into play in later weeks). So have fun! Maintaining a healthy relationship with your partner is super important so don't jeopardise that based on an unfounded fear!

[Laura91 in reply to nomonkeys]

Thank God for that! I mean I'm not an addict but was starting to get a bit twitchy lol 😂 xxxx

[nomonkeys in reply to Laura91]

Oh I know what you mean, all those hormones too!!

[emmab178]

I have lavazzo decaf. I thought all decaf processes used chemicals but after a Google on clipper have been educated that they are not. I will stick to lavazzo. I only had one bean to cup of coffee a day but miss the taste and lavazzo is the closest I've had.

Redbush tea is quite nice and completely decaf as is mint tea if you are looking for alternatives.

[Laura91 in reply to emmab178]

Thank you for this xxxx

[Oakey80]

Hiya! I so know what u mean on the sex front....I was so worried, I wouldn't let me dh near me from ET to 13wks pregnant!!...I'm 16wks (nearly 17wks now) and baby is doing fine....its my dh now who thinks it's a bit "ick!"...he doesn't like the thought if the baby being anywhere near "the action" Oh well...who needs sex anyway lol!

[Laura91 in reply to Oakey80]

Hiii! I think now that we've had a bit of fun that's probably exactly what I'm going to do haha much to the dismay of my OH haha! And I know sooo over rated 😂 xxx

[emmab178]

On the other part of your post I couldn’t leave my husband alone in the first trimester! This has tapered off second trimester and third trimester I’ve had no drive. At 30 weeks now it’s awkward with the big bump and the baby moving so much and the urge on my side has gone. He’s also been to zika zones so can’t have unprotected sex anyway.

Enjoy it whilst you can.