The first question that might pop out is whether coffee and chocolate while pregnant needs to be avoided? It does make a degree of sense to limit the intake of caffeine during pregnancy. After a lot of research still there is no clear cut evidence on whether caffeine needs to be avoided during pregnancy. It is suggested that when you are pregnant you should limit your caffeine intake to less than 200 mgs that works out to be 11 ounce of coffee.
What is the main cause of concern on consumption of caffeine during pregnancy?
The moment you gulf a cup of coffee, the caffeine present in it crosses over to the placenta make an entry into the amniotic fluid and then to the blood stream of your baby. Your body can get rid of the caffeine intake but for a developing baby it does take a lot of time. This is to process the caffeine and for this reason they are exposed to the harmful effects of caffeine for a long time.
Research is still trying to find the impact caffeine can have on the developing baby and the mother. A mild intake of caffeine is not going to cause premature delivery or miscarriage. Though a study pointed to the fact that women who went on to consume more than 300 mg of caffeine gave birth to babies who were too small for any form of gestational change.
The major fact and that is for sure if you restrict yourself from coffee and chocolate while pregnant you are bound to feel better. As it is considered to be stimulant your blood pressure and heart rate is going to go up. It could also lead to heartburn where the production of stomach acid also increases
All these effects are brought to the fore as and when you progress in the pregnancy stage. The main reason of it is that the ability of your body to break up caffeine reduces and so one ends up with a lot of it in their blood stream. Once you are in the second trimester of pregnancy, it does take twice the amount of time to clear caffeine from your body then when you are not pregnant. In the third trimester of pregnancy the situation does go on to become a lot worse as well.
What it points is that as more caffeine crosses over to the placenta and reaches out to the baby who is not that efficient. The same policy does apply to the new born babies as well and for this reason it is suggested that you limit your caffeine intake during the first few months when you are breastfeeding as well.
The amount of coffee that is served out depends on the bean. Whether it is roasted, brewed and the size of the coffee cup as well. For sure a brewed cup of coffee is going to have more intake of caffeine .To restrict the intake you can focus on other areas.
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