Coffee is a drink that many people like and rely on very much. Especially for many white-collar workers with high work pressure, it has become a habit to drink coffee to refresh themselves. But coffee contains caffeine and is irritating. Is coffee suitable for pregnant women? Let's talk about whether pregnant women can drink coffee and the disadvantages of drinking too much coffee. If you are a pregnant woman, you must have a good understanding.
Can pregnant women drink coffee
You can't drink coffee in the first trimester of pregnancy. Pregnant women can drink a small amount of coffee from the second trimester of pregnancy. Decaffeinated coffee is recommended. (1 cup of coffee contains only 3 mg of caffeine)
It has always been said that pregnant women can't drink coffee. The reason why pregnant women can't drink coffee is that coffee contains caffeine. Caffeine can constrict blood vessels through the placenta, which can significantly reduce the blood flow of placental chorionic membrane, thus affecting fetal development and leading to abortion in severe cases.
If pregnant women only consume a small amount of caffeine, it will not affect the pregnant women and fetus. Only excessive coffee and too much caffeine will seriously affect the pregnant women and fetus.
Pregnant women who like to drink coffee can drink a small cup at most a day. Remember that the coffee concentration can not be too high, and always pay attention to the movement of the fetus. If the fetus is very active and excited when drinking coffee, stop drinking coffee immediately. If fetus has no reaction, it can't be unscrupulous. Drink a small cup every three or five times. It's best not to drink.
Disadvantages of pregnant women drinking too much coffee
1. Affect sleep
The caffeine contained in coffee can stimulate brain excitement and make people in a state of full spirit. It is difficult to sleep. Pregnant women with poor sleep directly affect the development of the fetus in the abdomen.
2. Stimulate pregnant women
Coffee contains caffeine, cola alkali and other alkaloids. These substances can excite the central nervous system. If pregnant women drink a lot of coffee, it will seriously stimulate pregnant women, resulting in accelerated heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, dizziness, nausea and other symptoms.
3. Frequent urination
Pregnant women have a little frequent urination and use the toilet several times a day. Caffeine has a diuretic effect, which will make frequent urination more serious. What's more, caffeine can cause the loss of calcium from the urethra and affect the absorption of iron.
4. Frequent fetal movement
The excitement of pregnant women after drinking coffee will also make the fetus excited, resulting in an increase in the frequency and amplitude of fetal movement. If the situation is serious, it will lead to abortion.
5. Fetal malformation
Caffeine in coffee can cause fetal finger and toe deformities, cleft palate and other deformities.
6. Fetal hypoplasia
Excessive caffeine will affect the development of fetal brain, heart, liver and other important organs, resulting in fetal hypoplasia. The born fetus is prone to mental retardation, weakness and disease.
7. Affect fetal viscera
Caffeine can speed up the fetal heart rate and metabolism, but the fetus who absorbs coffee can't quickly metabolize caffeine because the fetal liver is not mature, so it will cause the fetal heart rate to accelerate and the heart rate to be uneven.
8. Insufficient fetal oxygen supply
Caffeine can also reduce the speed of maternal blood flowing into the uterus, reduce the amount of oxygen and nutrients in the blood supplied to the fetus, affect the development of the fetus, and seriously lead to fetal hypoxia.
9. Reduce fetal weight
Studies have shown that caffeine can reduce fetal birth weight. The more caffeine intake of pregnant women, the more grams of fetal weight loss at birth.
The above is Xiaobian's answer to whether pregnant women can drink coffee. Although there are benefits for pregnant women to drink a small amount of coffee, the benefits are not obvious, and the obvious disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Therefore, Xiaobian suggests that pregnant women should bear it and stay away from coffee.