Knowledge Can pregnant women actually drink coffee?

Coffee is harmful during pregnancy?
Poisons harm the baby in the womb. Therefore pregnant women ask themselves: May I drink coffee, because also caffeine can be harmful. The answer is yes, but in moderation.

Coffee is not the same coffee
Milk in coffee protects the stomach because it binds bitter substances. However, it also inhibits the improved concentration.

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In adults, coffee helps your health
Although extreme coffee consumption harms the body, but coffee enjoyment can stimulate digestion.

May pregnant women drink coffee?
Experts say yes. The health authorities are internationally but disagree on how much caffeine is harmless for the baby. In Germany there is a limit of 300 milligrams of caffeine per day, in the US 200 milligrams.

How much coffee is that??
According to the advice of the US authorities, two small cups are not a problem, in Germany, three small cups are a guide. A small espresso is equivalent to a large milk coffee.

Caffeine not coffee
It's not about coffee, it's about caffeine. This is also included in mate, cola, black tea and energy drinks, as well as in chocolate. For example, drinking an energy drink of 250 ml equates to a large cup of coffee.

What to do without?
Waivers should be avoided on caffeine tablets as well as drinks with an elevated caffeine content, so-called awake-makers. Avoid dangerous energy drinks with additives.

finished products?
Ready-to-use powders, such as cappuccino, 3 in 1, etc., are less problematic because the coffee content is very low and only at 9% to 15%. The rest mainly consists of sugar and milk powder. Pay attention to the sugar content and the additives.

What can happen?
Studies suggest that high intake of caffeine may trigger premature delivery. In addition, too much caffeine restricts growth.

Coffee for breastfeeding?
For breastfeeding the same applies as for pregnant women. The baby picks up the caffeine. Therefore, you should stay with the coffee limit.

a stomach ache
Studies in Brazil showed that two to three small coffee cups per day do not prevent the baby from sleeping. At higher doses, however, the child's abdominal pain can be the result.

Tips for breast milk
However, there is a trick: if you drink the coffee immediately after breastfeeding, the caffeine content in the body drops rapidly until the next breastfeeding.

Coffee helps to get pregnant
Coffee is even good for receiving a child: regular coffee consumption can increase the likelihood of pregnancy. (Dr Utz Anhalt)