tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post8405831056234711835..comments2023-10-03T13:21:20.389+01:00Comments on Mummy Zen: Changing your caffeine habitsMummy Zenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10061207010010322559noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-82240112922203189772011-02-15T22:02:25.000+00:002011-02-15T22:02:25.000+00:00I don't drink caffeine at all in any drink. I ...I don't drink caffeine at all in any drink. I do drink tea and coffee but it's only decaf. Tastes just the same. I'm epileptic and caffeine is known to bring on seizures.<br><br>CJ xxCrystal Jigsawhttp://www.crystaljigsaw.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-72127011048155560522011-02-16T09:14:59.000+00:002011-02-16T09:14:59.000+00:00I only used to have 2 cups of tea - 1 morning, 1 a...I only used to have 2 cups of tea - 1 morning, 1 afternoon - when I was at work, and would drink herbal tea or water the rest of the time. Since being at home with my daughter/working at home, this slipped and I ended up drinking tea all day. My skin got really bad last year and I couldn't work out why - then I switched back to 2/3 cups a day and the rest herbal. Surprise surprise, my skin cleared up straight away!Kath Parkloverhttp://parklover.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-70643777083040764692011-02-17T21:37:00.000+00:002011-02-17T21:37:00.000+00:00Good advice. I'm definitely addicted to Diet C...Good advice. I'm definitely addicted to Diet Coke. Get VERY grumpy if I don't have it, though didn't have it very often when pregnant so I know I can kick it.<br><br>Discovered Peppermint Tea, which is caffeine free so am currently trying to increase intake of that whilst reducing the DC.<br><br>Going through an horrendous bout of insomnia so caffeine is the enemy!Mummy Beadzoidhttp://mommy-beadzoid.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-90919706919855656272011-02-16T13:34:50.000+00:002011-02-16T13:34:50.000+00:00Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences! It&#...Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences! It's really interesting the different ways that caffeine can effect us and it all goes to show that too much really doesn't do us any good.Mummy Zennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-78305614865692978382011-02-16T10:17:08.000+00:002011-02-16T10:17:08.000+00:00This post seems so apt! I never drink coffee, as I...This post seems so apt! I never drink coffee, as I don't like the taste, but always start the day with a cup of Earl Grey and then go on to a Diet Coke at about 10am. Yesterday I went crazy and had two!!! Diet Cokes and was up to 4am, totally unable to sleep. I never drink enough water, but recently have been trying to drink fresh ginger and boiling water - delicious alternative to Cup of Tea.Kate Morrishttp://www.writingandmoaning.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-26211723317383002392011-02-16T15:45:18.000+00:002011-02-16T15:45:18.000+00:00One of the hardest adjustments I made when I found...One of the hardest adjustments I made when I found out I was pregnant was reducing my caffeine intake. I think the reasons you listed are all true but another was that I simply was genuinely addicted and this became clear with how grouchy I became when I stopped drinking so much tea and coffee. I soon learned that my way of coping with anything remotely stressful was to drink something caffeinated and that my addiction was both physical and psychological. Good post.Circus Queenhttp://www.circusqueen.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803711858607651915.post-1135084441290382252011-02-17T14:44:39.000+00:002011-02-17T14:44:39.000+00:00Hello Circus Queen - thanks very much for reading ...Hello Circus Queen - thanks very much for reading and leaving a comment. I too found giving up coffee during pregnancy difficult and it was the thing I missed most. You're right of course that addiction to caffeine is another common reason behind people drinking so much. Like you've pointed out, it effects people both physically and pyschologically and is probably the hardest to address.Mummy Zennoreply@blogger.com