so, i admit it, i'm a coffee drinker. i don't quite know how i'd survive the work day without my first cup of joe (though odds are "face down on the keyboard"). i was reading one of my favorite i.f. blogs, and it mentioned this lovely little article about caffeine increasing a woman's risk for miscarriage. i have to say, i hate these articles. one day you read about how a little caffeine won't hurt you and the next you read how 10 ounces of coffee can double your risk of miscarriage... huh!?!
i actually loved this quote from Dr. Carolyn Westhoff in the article: “Just interviewing women, over half of whom had already had their
miscarriage, does not strike me as the best way to get at the real
scientific question here,” she said. “But it is an excellent way to
scare women.”
personally, i tried decaf coffee for a while when we first started trying to make a baby, but given that it did little to alleviate the face-down-on-the-keyboard syndrome, i went back to my wanton ways... i now try to limit myself to a small cup of regular coffee, once a day. what about you guys? any other vices that you resumed after trying for far too long? (i want some company here...)
i actually loved this quote from Dr. Carolyn Westhoff in the article: “Just interviewing women, over half of whom had already had their
miscarriage, does not strike me as the best way to get at the real
scientific question here,” she said. “But it is an excellent way to
scare women.”
personally, i tried decaf coffee for a while when we first started trying to make a baby, but given that it did little to alleviate the face-down-on-the-keyboard syndrome, i went back to my wanton ways... i now try to limit myself to a small cup of regular coffee, once a day. what about you guys? any other vices that you resumed after trying for far too long? (i want some company here...)
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Hi! I've stumbled onto your blog from the Stirrups Queen's list of blogs. LOVE your layout and loving your writing.
Did you know that there was ALSO another study out there that says that drinking coffee can help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer?!
Next thing we know, in 2 years a new study will come out saying that coffee helps prevent miscarriages but also causes ovarian cancer.
The world is nuts ...
I did manage to cut out almost all caffeine by slowly dialing back the amount of caffeinated and adding in decaf. It worked, and now I'm all decaf. Yah me.
However, I have been known to have wine during the pre-retrieval and transfer stage, and gasp, have even had ONE glass of wine during the two week wait(you don't want me to KILL the father of my unborn potential children, do you?)
Are you all shaking your head at me now?
maybe a little wine helps?? :)
i'll probably reduce the caffeine once we start art... i don't want to risk the time or money we'll be putting into that just to have a cup of coffee.
thanks, emily! i totally agree about the state of modern science. i try to take everything they say with a grain or two of salt...
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