It's been 5 years since I've been pregnant....

I was told no more than 300mg of caffeine a day, which is like 3 cups of coffee. A can of soda has like 90mg of caffeine. You can google it to see how much caffeine has in certain foods/beverages. Also, my OB says no alcohol at all during pregnancy.

yeah i think like 1 cup is ok, up to 300 mgs or something a day.  i didn't have any caffiene when pregnant, i was so overcafeful. 

I personally have a cup of coffee every morning: with this pregnancy and my last pregnancy. I have so  many different opinions about wine, so I just avoid it..just incase.

I have never cut down on my caffine while pregnant, but I don't go crazy with it any way.  I have tea and coffee most everyday, and sodas every now and then.  Both my kids are fine.  I don't drink alcohol while pregnant, but that is mostly because I am not a big drinker anyway. 

Actually you can have more than that and I still don't know why they say all that stuff they seem to need to blame anything they can on anything people like. I have never cut down on caffine and all 6 of my kids are fine and I am preggers again. It kind of contradicts it's self

Do I have to give up caffeine now that I'm pregnant?

You don't have to give up caffeine, but you may want to cut down.

If you have too much caffeine your baby could have a lower birth weight than he should (CARE 2008). A low birth weight increases the risk of your baby having some health problems when he's born and in the future. There is also a possibility that high levels of caffeine could cause miscarriage (FSA n.d. b). One study suggested that even low levels of caffeine could be linked to miscarriage (Weng et al 2008).

Guidelines issued by the Food Standards Agency recommend that pregnant women have no more than 200mg of caffeine a day (FSA n.d. a). This is equivalent to two mugs of instant coffee or four cups of tea or five cans of cola per day (FSA n.d. a).

Thank you ladies!! I appreciate your answers!

i watched a show on coffee and then asked my doctor about it and coffee is actually good for you because of the antioxidents in it. he said that a cup or two wont hurt you or the baby and there really is no connection to caffine and problems with pregnancy or baby.

don't over do it with the caffeine. a friend of mine had so much dr pepper, coffee & tea while prego with both of her babies! i don't know if that's why, but both of her babies were preemies & so little & unhealthy.

I know that a lot of caffine is a no-no, but I've never been able to drink anything with it while pregnant without getting sick so there's not a problem there.

My sister's doctor told her that a small amout of low proof alcohol once in a great while isn't bad, but I prefer to steer clear of it all together.