How Much Caffeine Is Safe During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding?

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Vanessa Merten

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🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug because it changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, or consciousness. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant found naturally in the seeds, nuts, and leaves of over 60 species of plants. This stimulant is commonly in coffee, tea, and energy drinks and is the most widely consumed drug in the world. Caffeine is one of the first things to be cautious about after seeing a positive pregnancy test. Trying to figure out how much caffeine is safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding can be challenging. This episode examines how you process caffeine and the recommendations and research on the safety of caffeine during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Mert.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode we are talking about caffeine.
0:18.0	Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world, and this is one of the first things to be cautious
0:24.3	about after you see that positive pregnancy test. Trying to figure out how much
0:29.5	caffeine is safe when you're pregnant or when you're breastfeeding can be a little bit challenging.
0:34.4	So in today's episode we're going to examine exactly how you process caffeine and how that
0:40.2	changes a little bit during pregnancy and then talk about the recommendations and the research on the safety of caffeine when you're pregnant and breastfeeding.
0:49.0	You can find the full article and all of the resources that accompany this episode at pregnancy
0:55.3	podcast.com slash caffeine. Thank you to mommy steps. Studies show that pregnancy can make your feet grow.
1:05.1	In one study, 22% of participants reported going up a shoe size.
1:10.8	The good news is that wearing insoles can protect your feet from going up in size.
1:15.0	Check out the mommy steps insoles at pregnancy podcast.com slash feet and use the promo code feet to save 20 percent.
1:26.2	Thank you to AG1.
1:28.0	Each serving of AG1 delivers my daily dose of vitamins, minerals,
1:32.4	pre and probiotics and more. It's a powerful healthy
1:36.0	habit that's also powerfully simple. Try AG1 and get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and five free A.G.1 travel packs with your first subscription at
1:48.8	Drink A.G.1.com.
1:51.0	slash pregnancy podcast. That drink a g1 dot com slash pregnancy
1:57.6	podcast caffeine is a psycho active drug and that's because it changes your brain function and it results in alterations in your perception, your mood, and your consciousness.
2:10.0	Caffeine is also a stimulant for your central nervous system.
2:14.3	This is found naturally in the seeds, nuts, and leaves of over 60 different species of plants
2:19.8	that are native to South America and East Asia. This stimulant is commonly found in coffee, tea,
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