sweet, sweet caffeine

So, "they" recommend less than 200 mg of caffeine a day while pregnant. Well what does that mean?

The first beautiful discovery came when I learned that a can of Coke only contains 34 mg of caffeine. Beautiful Coca Cola. That remedy of all things hangover related and, coincidentally, morning/all day sickness related - exhaustion, nausea, headache. I'm sad, even bitter, that I went through the first few weeks without knowing that a medicinal Coke a day was really not a huge health hazard for the developing munchkin.

Since the morning/interminable sickness has pretty much abated, I once again long for my morning coffee. I'm at 12 weeks, things are looking good (I mean did you SEE the video?) so I'm indulging. That's right. One shot of half caffeinated espresso. How much caffeine is that? Well, experts tested millions of shots to come up with the less than informative range of 50 -120 mg of caffeine per shot, making my half caff anywhere from 25-60 mg. It's a big spread. Which is why I'm limiting it to one a day. Such a welcome return to normalcy.