IVF, Fertility and Caffeine...

Can anyone enlighten me on this subject?

I know we are supposed to cut out caffeine from our diet when TTCing or having IVF, but I just have to have my coffee firts thing in the morning. It what gets me going in the morning, as I am NOT a morning person.

I only have one a day! Does anyone know if we should cut it out completely, or just limit it???
And also, does this include Green Tea? Apparently its got caffeine in it as well...

I cut out all caffine during IVF. And I was a big coffee girl. However, a cup of instant coffee has quite low levels of caffine in it (compared to an expresso) so one a day probably wont harm you.

I thought I would hate not having my coffee but after a few days I got used to it, and in general felt a lot better. No coffee and alcohol can do amazing things for you body!

Green tea can block the absorption of folic acid, so probably not best to switch to that.

I was told small amounts are ok and I had 1 espresso every day and still do. My day was never right without it lol.

Thanks for the info. It is an espresso I have each day. We have a coffee machine which we got for a wedding present. I just cant imagine starting my day without one anymore...

Personal experience here... we did Ov induction with fertility drugs for 2 years and the only one that worked was the last one when I had completely cut out coffee. Every month the docs said they couldn't understand why it hadn't worked.

This time round I quit coffee early in preparation for starting the drugs again, and due to holidays and stuff getting in the way we couldn't start the drugs, but just found out I'm preg au natural!..

I swear coffee is my contraceptive. Never been on the pill but a heavy coffee drinker (mostly instant)

So personally avoid all caffeine.

Hmmmm.. You all have me thinking now. Thinking I might to have to change to a milo from today.

I had a decaf flat white every day I was doing IVF - the first couple tasted a bit different but I got used to it. I stuck with the decaf until after my 12 week scan and then I started having one caffeinated single shot flat white or latte most days. I didn't drink any other kind of caffeine though - no coke, V, tea etc throughout my pregnancy - and other than a cup of tea I still don't drink coke, V etc and I don't miss it at all.

ScaredyCat, have you tried any herbal teas and green tea? I drink green tea all the time, and am planning a trip to a specialty tes place soon to get some different leaf teas. A while ago I went to a tea shop somewhere in Botany, and they have a wall of tea samples, little glass jars that you can sniff and read the label to see what's in them. Some of them smell just soo so yummy! I'm sure there are some herbal ones with no or very low caffeine levels.
I think I have also seens a pregnancy tea on baby4you website, so if it's good in pregnancy it surely is fine for us to drink now? Just can't remember what the mix was (again various herbs that make is sound and smell delicious!).
Also as I am now following our naturopath's guidelines (diet, herbs etc) and doing sort of a detox, I want to ask him at the next appointment about a detox tea (I have seen some on http://www.doubledproducts.co.nz/catalogue/brand-names/artemis/ so that would hopefully be good for my digestive system plus serve as hot drink to mix it up with lemon water and green tea I'm having now =)

Oh, also if any of you are into acupuncture, my new lady has told me to drink ying/yang water instead of cold water: you pour half a glass of hot water and then a third of cold water on top, and do not mix it, drink. Apparently it's good for our tummies/digestion etc... so that's what I drink now too, and sometimes add lemon to is (but she said not to do that too much, once or twice a day is ok).



EDITED as I put the wrong artemis tea website at first!

Edited by SunshineWife

Yeh I was guttered when the dr and nurses told me no chocolate lol, but they did say I could have white chocolate. They said they tell all their patients this.

I got a list of things not to eat, drink or do like hot baths and spas. I felt so paranoid after that lol

I guess especially when it is funded they like for people to stick to the recommendations. They weren't worried what I had after egg collection though. I think the idea is to help the quality of eggs as much as possible and that is why the want it all cut out.

THanks kiwikt, I think it used to be called Tea and Coffee lovers (?) but maybe changed it's name? Yeah, I love that place! You can also get a gift box there with a selection of 10 or so packets...I got that for Xmas once (from DH when we were dating heheheee) and that's where my love affair with teas begun! The selection was great as it allowed me to taste all sorts of different teas first, and the box lasted me a year probably cos you only need a teaspoon to make a pot for 2 cups or so!
My absolute fav is Sencha Moonlight, it's got rose petals and other bits that are just so yummy. My MIL lives in Glendowie so whenever she goes shopping in Botany area she always gets me a packet of Sencha

I'm on the shore so a bit of a trip for me! But apparently there is a place alled "The Tea Lady" in birkenhead and it sound similar with a wide selection, so I might check them out next weekend.

:)