What's your morning fix while ttc?

[paranoidpattie]

I was wondering if anyone else drinks green tea.  I drink decaf green tea almost every day and I'm wondering if I shouldn't be drinking it during the luteal phase.  I see mixed reviews on when to drink it.  When I see mixed reviews I always figure better safe than sorry and I stay away.  However, I really need some sort of hot drink in the morning and I need to know how everyone else gets through their mornings?  I know decaf still has a little caffeine but it seems to be just enough to get me through it.  I don't drink sodas, I don't like sugary drinks and I definitely won't do any diet drinks.

[vsentz]

awweeee thanx girl! we will be 'pot-bellied' together! you'll see....=))

[paranoidpattie]

LOL... That lining is going to present you one a beautiful baby soon!!!  

I'm okay, I just posted above about how I'm obsessing!!!

[vsentz]

oh boy, i have it up in a porn site now!! that's how exeptionally stonishing my lining is!...

(is that bad spelling or what....)

how you doing girl??? other than impersonating Homer Simpson?? =))

[paranoidpattie]

LOL ....  you and your beautiful lining LOL.  You probably had your ultrasound picture framed :-)

[vsentz]

oooooh....i HAVE TO drink my coffee in the morning, or else my other half of the brain won't work! (the one half is highly doubtful to work in the morning...)
No, seriously tho, i just drink half of a cup (bigger stirofoam ones) and that's it!.....remember? i have a 'beautiful' lining!!!!!!!


oh how i want to start a lining pageant now....

[paranoidpattie]

Mmmmm, coffee........coffee coolatta......... LOL - Some reason I'm sounding like Homer Simpson lately.   (I was hooked on coolattas at one point)  I never tried decaf coffee but I read that caffeine thins out your uterine lining so that's what made me try and really stay away from it.

That's a good idea to do the half and half thing.  Thanks!

[tina1111]

I still drink my coffee. I use 1/2 caffeine. My OB says 2 cups of regular isn't going to hurt anything, so I can have 3-4 of 1/2 caffeine :)

[paranoidpattie]

Doh!! Why didn't I think of that, just try another kind of tea, or even regular decaf tea.

Thanks!!

[1nana]

How about trying the decaf black teas? I don't think they have any side effects.

[paranoidpattie]

UGGH!! I didn't know it depleted the folic acid.  Well, that seems to defeat the purpose of me taking the prenatals now.  I think I may have to abandon the green tea altogether then.  I'm going to be a mess in the mornings.

Thanks!!  

[1nana]

Don't know about TTC, but once you are pregnant, I know green tea is supposed to be bad in your first trimester, because it depletes the folic acid, which is very much needed to prevent spinabifida and other things.