What cruel new twist is this?!
I love my coffee. You know how I love my coffee. The first three days after the positive pregnancy test, I went cold turkey with the coffee. Intense pain and anguish ensued. Wasn’t worth it. It seemed that withdrawal was worse for me and the baby than a wee bit of caffeine, so I decided to allow myself one cup of coffee a day. This was down from three or four cups a day in my carefree pre-fetus days, mind you. I’ve been enjoying my one cup in the morning since then and all has been well.
Until the last few days. Okay, maybe a week. That single cup of coffee has been leaving me all jangly and nervous. Feeling like I’m on the edge of a panic attack nervous. No good. I love my coffee. I love love love my coffee. And there are so many other very good reasons in my life for panic attacks right now. Seemed premature to blame the coffee.
Experiment. This morning I had tea instead. I feel fine. Calm. Reasonably energetic and no caffeine headache. No jangly nerves, either, though none of the other anxiety agents (waiting to hear from publishers, impending parenthood, impending LABOR and DELIVERY that leads to parenthood, stalled on the new novel because of freelance deadlines, etc etc etc) have been removed. It’s the coffee. Sigh.
What’s next? Intense aversion to baked goods?
In more positive news, a new baby knits book arrived today. The very thoughtful and generous Maeve gave me a Knit Happens gift certificate, which I used to buy Rowan Babies. So…yeah. The baby knitting list grows and grows and grows… This kid will be so sick of knitwear by the time she or he is five. (Do I even get five years before they start to reject the clothes I choose?)
Can you love decaf even a little? I’m really not trying to take all the fun out of everything…and, yeah, five is about it. That’s when they’ll start telling you how hot it is in their school, and when you ignore their pleas and make them wear that beautiful wool cardigan anyway, it will only come home stuffed in the bottom of the backpack, under the old banana. That is, if they don’t lose it entirely. Not that I’m still traumatized or anything.
Posted by: Bettina
Ugh…I feel for you. In fact, I’ll probably wean myself off coffee before I ever get pregnant…I couldn’t handle that much change all at one time. Have you tried decaf?
Posted by: Sara
My mother couldn’t drink coffee when she was pregnant with me. Just the smell made her sick. I’m not sure she ever forgave me for that.
Posted by: Carole
I’m with you. Only, I hate coffee. My caffeine of choice has always been one diet coke a day with my lunch. I tried going without caffeine totally and that just did. not. work. So I still let myself have one bit of caffeine most days at lunchtime.
Heaven forbid we don’t want baked goods! ACK!
Posted by: Karma
I’ve been off caffeine in most forms for many, many years for just that reason. I have enough panic and anxiety in my life without caffeine exacerbating it – glad you found the culprit though!
Posted by: Cara
When my youngest son was a baby — 6 months old, maybe — when I dressed him he would get these really worried looks. I always imagined he was saying, “But, Mommy, I don’t want to wear that silly shirt with the truck on it. Someone is going to laugh at me.” Now he’s 12, picks out his own clothes, and I’m the one with the worried looks.
Posted by: Kim
Looks like everyone beat me to the decaf punch. At times when I’ve wanted to be off caffeine that’s been my resort. Can’t give up the taste. mmmm.
Posted by: ellie
Yes, but a wee bit after 5 (say 9, like my daughter is) they start following you around the yarn store saying Can I have socks in this color? Can you make me a pink and black scarf? Wouldn’t this make a cute skirt? It is sort of knitting on demand, but if she picks the yarn and the type of garment it wants to be, she wears her handknits to death and brags about them at school. She almost caused a riot at Rhinebeck because she had on a crocheted skirt and a knitted sweater so EVERYONE had to tell her how cute she was!
That might be a girl thing though, all bets are off if you have a boy.
Posted by: MBT
I can’t drink caffeinated coffee, either, because it makes my nerves jangly. And most decaf is watery flavorless swill. But I do love my decaf expresso, either Medaglio D’Oro or Cafe Bustelo. A nice rich cup of joe with none of the jangly ugliness!
Posted by: Martha
Depends on how good you are at brainwashing them into thinking they have to do everything you tell them to do. But yeah, you get about five years (give or take a year) before they fall under the influence of others. You wear such fun clothes and colors that I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t want to be just like you, Mama. 🙂
Posted by: Laura
Can you love decaf even a little? I’m really not trying to take all the fun out of everything…and, yeah, five is about it. That’s when they’ll start telling you how hot it is in their school, and when you ignore their pleas and make them wear that beautiful wool cardigan anyway, it will only come home stuffed in the bottom of the backpack, under the old banana. That is, if they don’t lose it entirely. Not that I’m still traumatized or anything.
Posted by: Bettina
Ugh…I feel for you. In fact, I’ll probably wean myself off coffee before I ever get pregnant…I couldn’t handle that much change all at one time. Have you tried decaf?
Posted by: Sara
My mother couldn’t drink coffee when she was pregnant with me. Just the smell made her sick. I’m not sure she ever forgave me for that.
Posted by: Carole
I’m with you. Only, I hate coffee. My caffeine of choice has always been one diet coke a day with my lunch. I tried going without caffeine totally and that just did. not. work. So I still let myself have one bit of caffeine most days at lunchtime.
Heaven forbid we don’t want baked goods! ACK!
Posted by: Karma
I’ve been off caffeine in most forms for many, many years for just that reason. I have enough panic and anxiety in my life without caffeine exacerbating it – glad you found the culprit though!
Posted by: Cara
When my youngest son was a baby — 6 months old, maybe — when I dressed him he would get these really worried looks. I always imagined he was saying, “But, Mommy, I don’t want to wear that silly shirt with the truck on it. Someone is going to laugh at me.” Now he’s 12, picks out his own clothes, and I’m the one with the worried looks.
Posted by: Kim
Looks like everyone beat me to the decaf punch. At times when I’ve wanted to be off caffeine that’s been my resort. Can’t give up the taste. mmmm.
Posted by: ellie
Yes, but a wee bit after 5 (say 9, like my daughter is) they start following you around the yarn store saying Can I have socks in this color? Can you make me a pink and black scarf? Wouldn’t this make a cute skirt? It is sort of knitting on demand, but if she picks the yarn and the type of garment it wants to be, she wears her handknits to death and brags about them at school. She almost caused a riot at Rhinebeck because she had on a crocheted skirt and a knitted sweater so EVERYONE had to tell her how cute she was!
That might be a girl thing though, all bets are off if you have a boy.
Posted by: MBT
I can’t drink caffeinated coffee, either, because it makes my nerves jangly. And most decaf is watery flavorless swill. But I do love my decaf expresso, either Medaglio D’Oro or Cafe Bustelo. A nice rich cup of joe with none of the jangly ugliness!
Posted by: Martha
Depends on how good you are at brainwashing them into thinking they have to do everything you tell them to do. But yeah, you get about five years (give or take a year) before they fall under the influence of others. You wear such fun clothes and colors that I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t want to be just like you, Mama. 🙂
Posted by: Laura
I used to be able to drink coffee. I LOVED coffee. But two years ago it started making me jittery and sick to my stomach. I can drink decaf, tea, soda, anything but regular coffee. And I wasn’t even pregnant! So yes, I totally feel your pain.
Posted by: Jean
I’ve had three pregnancies and all three were different in that regard. I couldn’t handle coffee during the last, but it only lasted a few months. On the other hand, I just had my first small taste of French Onion soup a few weeks ago since the time I ordered it at a restaurant (because it was one of my faves and it really sounded good), but found it completely repulsive when it arrived at the table — um, that was over 21 years ago.
Posted by: Vicki
You get two, maybe three years for stuff with cute little animals on it. If they choose to wear clothing at all at that point.
Posted by: Rachel H
How can any child be sick of beautiful knitwear? I loved all the sweaters my mom made for me…I just hated the squeeky acrylic yarn she chose…so funny that I would know back then that acrylic is good for wear and tear, but not so good tactile-wise.
Posted by: Christie
Ha! Try two or three years, max. I still haven’t been able to convince my four-year-old to wear anything I’ve knit since she was about 2 or so.
And, the caffeine thing is no fun. I wasn’t a huge coffee freak before pregnancy, so laying off it wasn’t so bad. The bad news came after having stayed away from it for all of my pregnancy. Now, I can’t tolerate it. The caffeine over-stimulates my system to the point where I get shaky, sick to my stomach and then suddenly very tired (even a little tea has that effect to a certain extent). I hope that doesn’t scare you for your future – you seem to love coffee so much. We’ll hope for the best on that.
Posted by: Krista
The way you knit, and the way you dress, I wouldn’t be surprised if you get until kid is fifteen. Really.
I mourn your coffee loss. If I go down to one cup or no cups a day, I spend the whole day searching for one piece of paper which I look for in every place except the place it should be because at one point in my life before I tried to give up caffeine I was somewhat organized, or was maybe just having a momentary organizational blip of talent for putting something where it belongs.
Back to my…uh…tea, yeah, I’m drinking tea, honey… 😉
Posted by: Lee Ann
My sympathies! I gave up an 8-yr, pack-a-day cigarette habit the day my EPT came back + (wasn’t trying, or I would have quit before), and alcohol too, but I’m not sure I could have kicked the coffee, aversion or not! I cut down to an admittedly largish mug a day with no noticible ill to the babe, but found quality decaf a surprisingly effective substitute when I craved more. Non-alcoholic beer also satisfied during those times when beer is called for, as long as it was decent stuff – Clausthaler is the best, in my beer snobby opinion.
Posted by: Maria
Vickie Howell’s book. When the sweet pea gets tired of baby animal sweaters, you’ll be able to knit her/him a rock star guitar pillow. I freakin’ love the rock star guitar pillow. Better yet, make it for ME.
Posted by: Em
not due to pregnancy, but i have taken on mr. grey every other day in an effort to mix up my type of caffeine intake. methinks that tea during pregnancy must be a good combo. it’s good to know that i’m not the only one with a list of various causes for anxiety. xo
Posted by: kaarin
Coffee is only one of many things that I avoided while pregnant. The list also included:
alchohol
most medications
artificial sweeteners
organ meats
certain fish
lunch meat
second hand smoke
the microwave
the back end of the computer monitor
chemical fumes
changing the cat’s litter box
Your baby is telling you what is safe and good for it to grow in. Your life is not your own anymore. You now have a very sensitive live-in tenant. 🙂
Posted by: LaurieM
Well, the mind often plays dirty tricks on you. On the other hand no caffeine is probably better for the baby.
Don’t you just get visions of “Look, who’s talking” of a baby pulling the umbellical cord and yelling, “No coffee but more orange juice” ;-)))
Best wishes from Germany
Petra
Posted by: Petra
I’d say you get two or three years. That’s the point when my kid rebelled against all yarn. Oh, and she’s been tossing away hats ever since she could get a grip on them. She doesn’t realize I WILL NEVER EVER STOP KNITTING NEW ONES HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Posted by: Iris
My DS is 7 and he still requests knit items and insists on picking out the yarn and pattern. He still wears the Pikachu sweater I made him three years ago, small though it may be. He also wants to learn to knit and spin. Guess I’m lucky!
Posted by: Gabrielle Adams
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Not the caffeine! But caffeine induced shakes and anxiety can really muck up your tension when knitting, so best to do tea.
If it’s a girl – I think about 6 months and then they reject clothes.
If it’s a boy – I think 5 is good. (please tell me so…)
Posted by: Alison
No, what’s next is the irresistable craving for steak.
Posted by: mindy
My little girl is 4 1/2 and she still wears the things that I make for her. I don’t push them on her – she gets to pick what she wears each day – but she regularly chooses the sweaters and other things that I made.
I’ll second what LaurieM said in her comment – your body isn’t your own anymore!
Posted by: Marie
That depends on if it’s a girl or a boy. My son still loves everything I pick out for him & he’s nearing nine. My daughter already rejects things I buy and decidedly has her own opinions about fashion. She’s only four and I would say this started pretty much at birth! 🙂
Posted by: stephanie
Say it with me…Half-caf, please. Do half caffeinated beans and half decaf beans in the grinder and voila tasty coffee without the jitters. The only thing worse than a jittery pregnant lady is a jittery breastfed baby.
Posted by: Holly Jo
I went down the decaf route too but after a while I didn’t actually want coffee at all. By the end of the pregnancy I was drinking vegetable bouillon powder in boiling water – seemed good at the time! As for the sweaters, if you’re really lucky they will come to the shop with you, pick out the colour, then tell you they hate it after you’ve knitted the thing – that was my daughter aged 3½.
Posted by: Mary
um, you might get two years or perhaps three before they start getting really difficult to dress, but expect random clothing objects from earlier than that – usually to what you most want them to wear. Sorry…. And sorry about the coffee too, though I have to say I am impressed you made it so far into the pregnancy before being forced to give it up.
Posted by: Jo
“What’s next? Intense aversion to baked goods?”
That is what happened to me, and I was pregnant at Christmas. No cookies or chocolate.
I got over it.
Posted by: Casio
I’m so sorry about the coffee!
My daughter was 3 when she started to refuse to wear anything she didn’t pick out. My granddaughter was 11 – grandson was 7… You may well get 5 years.. I hope so, there are soooo many beautiful knits out there.
Posted by: Ginnie
i feel for you. i’m sorry! i used to have an occassional coffee, but for me it was tea — i used to drink pots and pots a day (strong, sweet, black tea) and went cold turkey during pregnancy. man, that was hard.
but, rowan babies! and i’m betting that you’ll get many, many years of appreciation for your handknits. the wearables will be appropriately cool, and you’ll be creative — funky toys and accessories, the possibilities are endless…’m itching to play around with the idea of knitted storybooks!
Posted by: mrspilkington
my two-year-old refuses to wear the beautiful socks i’ve knitted for him. it makes me so mad that i’m begining to think of a wool alergy… 🙂
Posted by: betty
I used to be able to drink coffee. I LOVED coffee. But two years ago it started making me jittery and sick to my stomach. I can drink decaf, tea, soda, anything but regular coffee. And I wasn’t even pregnant! So yes, I totally feel your pain.
Posted by: Jean
I’ve had three pregnancies and all three were different in that regard. I couldn’t handle coffee during the last, but it only lasted a few months. On the other hand, I just had my first small taste of French Onion soup a few weeks ago since the time I ordered it at a restaurant (because it was one of my faves and it really sounded good), but found it completely repulsive when it arrived at the table — um, that was over 21 years ago.
Posted by: Vicki
You get two, maybe three years for stuff with cute little animals on it. If they choose to wear clothing at all at that point.
Posted by: Rachel H
How can any child be sick of beautiful knitwear? I loved all the sweaters my mom made for me…I just hated the squeeky acrylic yarn she chose…so funny that I would know back then that acrylic is good for wear and tear, but not so good tactile-wise.
Posted by: Christie
Ha! Try two or three years, max. I still haven’t been able to convince my four-year-old to wear anything I’ve knit since she was about 2 or so.
And, the caffeine thing is no fun. I wasn’t a huge coffee freak before pregnancy, so laying off it wasn’t so bad. The bad news came after having stayed away from it for all of my pregnancy. Now, I can’t tolerate it. The caffeine over-stimulates my system to the point where I get shaky, sick to my stomach and then suddenly very tired (even a little tea has that effect to a certain extent). I hope that doesn’t scare you for your future – you seem to love coffee so much. We’ll hope for the best on that.
Posted by: Krista
The way you knit, and the way you dress, I wouldn’t be surprised if you get until kid is fifteen. Really.
I mourn your coffee loss. If I go down to one cup or no cups a day, I spend the whole day searching for one piece of paper which I look for in every place except the place it should be because at one point in my life before I tried to give up caffeine I was somewhat organized, or was maybe just having a momentary organizational blip of talent for putting something where it belongs.
Back to my…uh…tea, yeah, I’m drinking tea, honey… 😉
Posted by: Lee Ann
My sympathies! I gave up an 8-yr, pack-a-day cigarette habit the day my EPT came back + (wasn’t trying, or I would have quit before), and alcohol too, but I’m not sure I could have kicked the coffee, aversion or not! I cut down to an admittedly largish mug a day with no noticible ill to the babe, but found quality decaf a surprisingly effective substitute when I craved more. Non-alcoholic beer also satisfied during those times when beer is called for, as long as it was decent stuff – Clausthaler is the best, in my beer snobby opinion.
Posted by: Maria
Vickie Howell’s book. When the sweet pea gets tired of baby animal sweaters, you’ll be able to knit her/him a rock star guitar pillow. I freakin’ love the rock star guitar pillow. Better yet, make it for ME.
Posted by: Em
not due to pregnancy, but i have taken on mr. grey every other day in an effort to mix up my type of caffeine intake. methinks that tea during pregnancy must be a good combo. it’s good to know that i’m not the only one with a list of various causes for anxiety. xo
Posted by: kaarin
Coffee is only one of many things that I avoided while pregnant. The list also included:
alchohol
most medications
artificial sweeteners
organ meats
certain fish
lunch meat
second hand smoke
the microwave
the back end of the computer monitor
chemical fumes
changing the cat’s litter box
Your baby is telling you what is safe and good for it to grow in. Your life is not your own anymore. You now have a very sensitive live-in tenant. 🙂
Posted by: LaurieM
Well, the mind often plays dirty tricks on you. On the other hand no caffeine is probably better for the baby.
Don’t you just get visions of “Look, who’s talking” of a baby pulling the umbellical cord and yelling, “No coffee but more orange juice” ;-)))
Best wishes from Germany
Petra
Posted by: Petra
I’d say you get two or three years. That’s the point when my kid rebelled against all yarn. Oh, and she’s been tossing away hats ever since she could get a grip on them. She doesn’t realize I WILL NEVER EVER STOP KNITTING NEW ONES HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Posted by: Iris
My DS is 7 and he still requests knit items and insists on picking out the yarn and pattern. He still wears the Pikachu sweater I made him three years ago, small though it may be. He also wants to learn to knit and spin. Guess I’m lucky!
Posted by: Gabrielle Adams
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Not the caffeine! But caffeine induced shakes and anxiety can really muck up your tension when knitting, so best to do tea.
If it’s a girl – I think about 6 months and then they reject clothes.
If it’s a boy – I think 5 is good. (please tell me so…)
Posted by: Alison
No, what’s next is the irresistable craving for steak.
Posted by: mindy
My little girl is 4 1/2 and she still wears the things that I make for her. I don’t push them on her – she gets to pick what she wears each day – but she regularly chooses the sweaters and other things that I made.
I’ll second what LaurieM said in her comment – your body isn’t your own anymore!
Posted by: Marie
That depends on if it’s a girl or a boy. My son still loves everything I pick out for him & he’s nearing nine. My daughter already rejects things I buy and decidedly has her own opinions about fashion. She’s only four and I would say this started pretty much at birth! 🙂
Posted by: stephanie
Say it with me…Half-caf, please. Do half caffeinated beans and half decaf beans in the grinder and voila tasty coffee without the jitters. The only thing worse than a jittery pregnant lady is a jittery breastfed baby.
Posted by: Holly Jo
I went down the decaf route too but after a while I didn’t actually want coffee at all. By the end of the pregnancy I was drinking vegetable bouillon powder in boiling water – seemed good at the time! As for the sweaters, if you’re really lucky they will come to the shop with you, pick out the colour, then tell you they hate it after you’ve knitted the thing – that was my daughter aged 3½.
Posted by: Mary
um, you might get two years or perhaps three before they start getting really difficult to dress, but expect random clothing objects from earlier than that – usually to what you most want them to wear. Sorry…. And sorry about the coffee too, though I have to say I am impressed you made it so far into the pregnancy before being forced to give it up.
Posted by: Jo
“What’s next? Intense aversion to baked goods?”
That is what happened to me, and I was pregnant at Christmas. No cookies or chocolate.
I got over it.
Posted by: Casio
I’m so sorry about the coffee!
My daughter was 3 when she started to refuse to wear anything she didn’t pick out. My granddaughter was 11 – grandson was 7… You may well get 5 years.. I hope so, there are soooo many beautiful knits out there.
Posted by: Ginnie
i feel for you. i’m sorry! i used to have an occassional coffee, but for me it was tea — i used to drink pots and pots a day (strong, sweet, black tea) and went cold turkey during pregnancy. man, that was hard.
but, rowan babies! and i’m betting that you’ll get many, many years of appreciation for your handknits. the wearables will be appropriately cool, and you’ll be creative — funky toys and accessories, the possibilities are endless…’m itching to play around with the idea of knitted storybooks!
Posted by: mrspilkington
my two-year-old refuses to wear the beautiful socks i’ve knitted for him. it makes me so mad that i’m begining to think of a wool alergy… 🙂
Posted by: betty
Couldn’t stomach coffee [still can’t handle the buzz 6 yrs on !] ,tomatoes and … CHOCOLATE ! Can you imagine ? Just the thought of it made me ill. I craved smoked salmon ! Really. The chick loves the stuff and has eaten it since 6months old.
Had to laugh at the steak craving thing. A couple of hours before each of my labours I insisted on a huge,juicy steak !
It’s all easier to cope with if you view it all with amusement and wonder. You’ll never be the same,it’s true,but my childless friends have changed too. You don’t need to have been pregnant for the boobs to head south. ;-]
Posted by: Emma
I think I’m more worried about giving up coffee than actual childbearing. Dang, I love my coffee. Maybe you should try a really rich chocolate bar for breakfast… a little caffeine, and chocolate for breakfast!
Posted by: carrie
perhaps half-caf or decaf will work as a substitute? I haven’t been able to handle “real” coffee since I started seeing an acupuncturist – I’m not sure what she did, but coffee started leaving me extremely jittery. Half-caf and decaf, though I admit they aren’t the same, fill in and take away my craving.
my mom sewed almost all of my clothes when I was little because it was cheaper (at the time) and she was able to make things that fit me. I wore what she made, it just wasn’t always “matching” to my current standards. Red and purple went together with yellow accents, and teal corduroys went with red t-shirts. I think the little one will wear what is made for him/her, as long as they have the freedom to wear it with whatever else “matches.” (MamaCate has posted pictures of her kids outfits if you’re interested in a potential preview.)
Posted by: Kristen
C’mon over to the tea side. Life over here is fine.
Posted by: claudia
When my daughter was 18 months old, I made her a simple little pullover. It is now referred to as Eva’s Ferral Cat sweater beacause whenever she sees it, she becomes crazed, running and screaming from it. When I managed to get it on her once, she clawed at it and nearly tore it in half. Sigh. They do develop opinions young. And don’t even get me started on my 6 year old and HER opinions about clothing! Enjoy those months when your baby can’t see what you have dressed him or her in! And my heart goes out to you and the coffee issue. But that may pass soon. Everything changes daily when you are pregnant!
Posted by: Nicole
Our bodies are amazing things- I’m a regular two coffees a day person- more and I get jangly nerves- less and I’m slow and indecisive. But if I’m coming down with a cold, then I have a repulsion to the very thought of coffee, sometimes even before I’ve got the cold symptoms! Bizarre.
(and as Alison said, yes I believe 6 months for a girl is about your lot. So pray she’s got the same taste as you!)
Posted by: di
I though you would like this – last night, I caught my dog IN THE ACT stealing my yarn. ( http://fiberfish.blogspot.com/2005/12/henry-likes-yarn.html#comments ) Damn dog.
Hope that makes you smile a bit, and forget about the coffee crisis!
Posted by: Cece
Tea! Ah, tea.. Nothing tasted better than a nice hot cuppa when I was pregnant. Coffee made me want to..well, I won’t share. But I couldn’t even smell the stuff. Tea, on the other hand, was my saviour.
Posted by: Jennifer
You will LOVE that knitting book! Have done many patterns for girlfriends’ daughters’ wee ones from it.
Posted by: Carmen
Along with many other commenters, I couldn’t drink coffee during any of my pregnancies. In a cruel twist of fate, I craved margaritas during morning sickness. Halfway through the second pregnancy I figured out that sour tastes help some people with nausea and my crazy brain was interpreting that as a need for margaritas :-).
Posted by: Dani
My 5yr old would say “I NOT wear dat!!” with a disgusted look on her face when she was not yet 2 (as did her older sisters). My boys developed an aversion to any pants without an elastic waist (to include cute Osh Kosh overalls) at about 3 (probably b/c they waited til the last minute to run to the bathroom and then needed pants that came down FAST). Now the 5yo picks out yarn and leafs thru knitting books to find things for “us” to knit and the 22yo daughter sends a list of handknit requests for me to forward to “Santa”.
Posted by: Tish
Oh no! No coffee on top of no alcohol! Yikes! That kid better be cute. I used to work for a coffee and tea company (Peets) and they taught us that the molecular structure of the caffiene was different in coffee and tea and that’s why it affected people differently. I believe there is just as much caffeine in coffee as in tea. You can significantly reduce the amount of caffiene in tea by steeping for about 30 seconds and throwing that tea out and using those tea leaves to brew your cuppa. You lose some flavor, but also alot of caffiene.
Sorry for the long comment, bottom line is if you want kick ass decaf (or regular), I can send you some Peets. You really can’t taste the difference. Seriously, let me know.
Posted by: Sil
Couldn’t stomach coffee [still can’t handle the buzz 6 yrs on !] ,tomatoes and … CHOCOLATE ! Can you imagine ? Just the thought of it made me ill. I craved smoked salmon ! Really. The chick loves the stuff and has eaten it since 6months old.
Had to laugh at the steak craving thing. A couple of hours before each of my labours I insisted on a huge,juicy steak !
It’s all easier to cope with if you view it all with amusement and wonder. You’ll never be the same,it’s true,but my childless friends have changed too. You don’t need to have been pregnant for the boobs to head south. ;-]
Posted by: Emma
I think I’m more worried about giving up coffee than actual childbearing. Dang, I love my coffee. Maybe you should try a really rich chocolate bar for breakfast… a little caffeine, and chocolate for breakfast!
Posted by: carrie
perhaps half-caf or decaf will work as a substitute? I haven’t been able to handle “real” coffee since I started seeing an acupuncturist – I’m not sure what she did, but coffee started leaving me extremely jittery. Half-caf and decaf, though I admit they aren’t the same, fill in and take away my craving.
my mom sewed almost all of my clothes when I was little because it was cheaper (at the time) and she was able to make things that fit me. I wore what she made, it just wasn’t always “matching” to my current standards. Red and purple went together with yellow accents, and teal corduroys went with red t-shirts. I think the little one will wear what is made for him/her, as long as they have the freedom to wear it with whatever else “matches.” (MamaCate has posted pictures of her kids outfits if you’re interested in a potential preview.)
Posted by: Kristen
C’mon over to the tea side. Life over here is fine.
Posted by: claudia
When my daughter was 18 months old, I made her a simple little pullover. It is now referred to as Eva’s Ferral Cat sweater beacause whenever she sees it, she becomes crazed, running and screaming from it. When I managed to get it on her once, she clawed at it and nearly tore it in half. Sigh. They do develop opinions young. And don’t even get me started on my 6 year old and HER opinions about clothing! Enjoy those months when your baby can’t see what you have dressed him or her in! And my heart goes out to you and the coffee issue. But that may pass soon. Everything changes daily when you are pregnant!
Posted by: Nicole
Our bodies are amazing things- I’m a regular two coffees a day person- more and I get jangly nerves- less and I’m slow and indecisive. But if I’m coming down with a cold, then I have a repulsion to the very thought of coffee, sometimes even before I’ve got the cold symptoms! Bizarre.
(and as Alison said, yes I believe 6 months for a girl is about your lot. So pray she’s got the same taste as you!)
Posted by: di
I though you would like this – last night, I caught my dog IN THE ACT stealing my yarn. ( http://fiberfish.blogspot.com/2005/12/henry-likes-yarn.html#comments ) Damn dog.
Hope that makes you smile a bit, and forget about the coffee crisis!
Posted by: Cece
Tea! Ah, tea.. Nothing tasted better than a nice hot cuppa when I was pregnant. Coffee made me want to..well, I won’t share. But I couldn’t even smell the stuff. Tea, on the other hand, was my saviour.
Posted by: Jennifer
You will LOVE that knitting book! Have done many patterns for girlfriends’ daughters’ wee ones from it.
Posted by: Carmen
Along with many other commenters, I couldn’t drink coffee during any of my pregnancies. In a cruel twist of fate, I craved margaritas during morning sickness. Halfway through the second pregnancy I figured out that sour tastes help some people with nausea and my crazy brain was interpreting that as a need for margaritas :-).
Posted by: Dani
My 5yr old would say “I NOT wear dat!!” with a disgusted look on her face when she was not yet 2 (as did her older sisters). My boys developed an aversion to any pants without an elastic waist (to include cute Osh Kosh overalls) at about 3 (probably b/c they waited til the last minute to run to the bathroom and then needed pants that came down FAST). Now the 5yo picks out yarn and leafs thru knitting books to find things for “us” to knit and the 22yo daughter sends a list of handknit requests for me to forward to “Santa”.
Posted by: Tish
Oh no! No coffee on top of no alcohol! Yikes! That kid better be cute. I used to work for a coffee and tea company (Peets) and they taught us that the molecular structure of the caffiene was different in coffee and tea and that’s why it affected people differently. I believe there is just as much caffeine in coffee as in tea. You can significantly reduce the amount of caffiene in tea by steeping for about 30 seconds and throwing that tea out and using those tea leaves to brew your cuppa. You lose some flavor, but also alot of caffiene.
Sorry for the long comment, bottom line is if you want kick ass decaf (or regular), I can send you some Peets. You really can’t taste the difference. Seriously, let me know.
Posted by: Sil