De caff

[Littleflower82]

Folks did you cut caffeine from the very start of your ivf journey? Also is de caff tea and coffee ok? I really enjoy my coffee but have recently started on de caff then I read there still Is a certain amount of caffeine in the de caff? Ahhhhhh 😳

[Kempton]

I stopped drinking caffeine and switched to decaf. There is still a bit of caffeine in decaf products but I don't think it's much.

Don't feel bad about drinking decaf. The level of caffeine is so small. And 7d you're anything like me you'll totally go off tea and coffee during pregnancy!

[Kempton in reply to Kempton]

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[Lilli79]

Like normal coffee, the level of caffeine in coffee depends on the type. Filter coffees tend to have more, instant coffee tends to have less. I wouldn't worry too much about decaf though, I think there is more caffeine in chocolate than there is in decaf coffee. If you want something more natural, azeera decaf is water filtered. Cheap instant decaf coffee tend to be chemically treated x

[Dunla in reply to Lilli79]

That’s brilliant to know about the Nescafé Azera de caff. I switched to decaf tea and coffee a while back too but felt guilty still because of the chemicals used to strip the caffeine! You can’t win. Going to get myself a jar of that. Thanks for the tip. Any tips about better quality decaf teabags? x

[Lilli79 in reply to Dunla]

Hi Dunla not sure on the decaf teabags but I know there are obvious naturally caffeine free types, like herbal teas and rooibos.i would think that twinings, pukka or teapigs might have a good quality decaf? Am sure most of these brands are organic so I should think they would do. Hope you find one, I have only been drinking water since NYE!

[Dunla in reply to Lilli79]

Thanks so much for that. You’ve great willpower. I would get it hard to give up my warm cuppa x

[Lilli79 in reply to Dunla]

Not so much willpower, it's for charity 😊 I'm doing the water only dry January for Water Aid. I thought it would be good for my icsi cycle as well so it seemed like a no brainer x

[Dunla in reply to Lilli79]

Good woman, well done. Such a worthy cause.

Hope the crinone situation is going ok 👌 x

[Lizzielizzielizzie in reply to Dunla]

Try clipper decaf tea bags, apparently “naturally” decaffeinated and also in bleach free bags.

[Dunla in reply to Lizzielizzielizzie]

Thanks for the recommendation. That’s another thing to add to my online shop 😘 x

[Littleflower82]

Thanks ladies that's great il keep on the de caff then, not starting to next Friday but had to ween myself on to de caff over the last few months and then was panicking it was for nothing. I don't think there is many cheap brand but im on the nescafe gold atm. Will get azeera when it runs out. Kempton i hope i get to the stage were im pregnant to go off coffee and tea lol I wouldn't care if never got to drink it again then 🤞🤞🤞

[S-Joys]

Hey, I switched to clipper organic decaf tea as I also worried about the chemicals in other brands decaf. Not sure if it's made a difference yet as currently in 2ww but worth a try xx

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Hello there... I think you will be fine with decaf if want it. But I agree with those who point out that generally decaf (both coffee and tea, actually) are not that good for you because of how the caffeine is taken out (with chemicals). I read that even the water method is not very healthy, but maybe that's an exaggeration on the part of purists? Always hard to tell with these things. I think a better option anyway is 'fake' dandelion/chicory/barley/dried fig coffee (available in Holland & Barrett or health food store - there are different sorts, with one or more or all of those ingredients, either soluble or for coffee machine). Same colour and bitter taste as coffee, but no caffeine and no nasty treatments. Best of luck to you! xx