Oh sweet coffee caffeine
Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 1:41PM I nearly weaned myself off caffeine during my pregnancy. If anything, I allowed myself one Coke Zero per day. I had crazy cravings for cola and needed a little caffeine push during the afternoon (remember, I continued attending grad school and worked up until the Friday before my c-section - I was one tired mama-to-be).
Yet even the tiniest bit of caffeine really got me wired. One day, I'm pretty sure someone switched the decaf for regular at work and I felt completely out of sorts for a few hours: jittery, angry, on edge. It was then that I really saw just how much I kicked my caffeine habit.
But I missed coffee. I adored Starbucks' decaf VIA (instant) coffee but it still wasn't the same. I couldn't have a Frappuccino or order a cappuccino at a restaurant (in theory I could order the restaurant cappuccino, but I swear they don't taste the same with decaf).
And then there was yesterday. Yesterday the hubby stayed home on Nate duty and I went out. OUT!! By myself! With the car!! I got a pedicure, went to Target, ran some errands - it was glorious. And the glorious afternoon started with... a light caramel Frappuccino.
It might seem silly, but it was amazing to order something at Starbucks and not have to worry that they wouldn't get the decaf right. It was so easy and felt normal again. And the Frap tasted magnificent.
Then today, I made coffee at home - something I haven't done in many, many months. I was making half decaf and eventually full decaf coffee at home for a while - but, frankly, it tasted like crap so I stopped. But today I have regular coffee and it's so, so very good. And, being a new mama with a little munchkin who's had his first cold since Tuesday, I am exhausted so the caffeine is doing me a lot of good. None of us are sleeping enough these days.
Danielle recently got Keurig and I could not be more envious.
The hubby doesn't drink coffee, so the ability to simply make myself one cup at a time would be super convenient and I would love to be able to have different flavor coffees easily and not have to always be measuring out and scooping grounds. Want want want.
But, really, I'm just enjoying having regular coffee right now. There'll be time to get fancy later. My regular ol' cup o' joe will do for now.
Reader Comments (2)
You are welcome anytime to come over and use the coffee machine!!
Oh I love coffee! That's one thing I will miss a lot if/when I ever get pregnant.
One interesting tidbit I learned during one of my "I'm quitting coffee for good!!!" phases. Decaf actually isn't caffeine-free. It's just really really a lot less caffeine. When drank by someone who normally drinks regular coffee, they'll feel like they've had no caffeine, but when drank by someone who hasn't even been having regular coffee, it'll actually give you quite a buzz!