How four cups of coffee a day reduces a woman's chance of having a baby by 25%

Coffee is one of life's pleasures but I do worry about drinking too much of it. These little glass cappuccinos offer an alternate way to enjoy an extra 'Cuppa Joe' every day without unpleasant side effects (photo courtesy of malmseys.com).

Malmseys has contributed a photo to this story.

What can I say? The Monmouth Coffee company serves and sells excellent coffee... Whether it suits your particular situation or not, that's a different story ;)

AdomasS has contributed a photo to this story.

I took a picture of this great-tasting coffee I drank one afternoon. It's interesting how this was requested to be part of the photos to be associated with this article. In any case, I think I am lucky I decreased my coffee intake.

happyeclair has contributed a photo to this story.

The coffee photo I took recently has a caption that talks about this very subject. I am 21 weeks pregnant and I have chosen to not drink coffee to avoid any complications associated with drinking caffeine. I do miss my daily dose of caffeine, but in the end, it's not worth the risk.

pinkorchid_too has contributed a photo to this story.

You might want to show a few more references than just the dailymail.

Weng X, Odouli R, Li DK. Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. March 2008; Vol.198, Issue 3, pp279.

Hey, E. Coffee and pregnancy (Editorial). British Medical Journal. 2007; 334:377

Bech, BH et al. Effect of reducing caffeine intake on birth weight and length of gestation: randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal. 2007;334:409-412

My name is bethany mortimer and this picture was taken by me. It is intended to reflect the modern day trend of coffee drinking and the way it is taking over from traditional english tea. Particularly the brand 'starbucks', which is appearing all over the place! Should anyone want to get in touch with me or use photos of mine, write to me at: bethanyanna07@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you.

dream in colour has contributed a photo to this story.

too bad about the caffeine.... i took this photo out of love for my perfect morning coffee one day. but then again i guess it didnt help much that i was also enjoying my morning cigarette with it.

mel marzahl has contributed a photo to this story.

Hopefully one cup is ok ...

-TheDebster- has contributed a photo to this story.

thank for your interest on my photo.
ya..too much coffee is really not good..
better change to tee...
it's more healthy..hehe..

panda_haccer has contributed a photo to this story.

I took this photo as a fine cap is one of the little pleasures. I don't overdo caffeine, i try not to overdo anything frankly. I don't like the preachy tone of the daily mail on anything and this is just another scaremongering newsfiller, give people some credit for brainpower...

sarahjanequinn has contributed a photo to this story.

I like your news service and am honored you chose to use my photo. Interesting point in this article.

papalars has contributed a photo to this story.

Thanks for using my photo. I certainly fit in the category of drinking too much coffee on a daily basis and although I have a love affair with my coffee, I've often wondered about the potential after effects of this habit.

Don't take drugs too much!!!!

Coffee, I personally love coffee but I don't advise taking 4 cups a day especially for a woman. Understandable that one could be addictive to the aroma and taste of coffee, it is one of the famous "vitamin C" among working adults in Malaysia but bottom line is...try to balance up everything. Not too much, not too little. For me, either one day one or three times a week should be fine!

GodwinTye has contributed a photo to this story.

I saw this cup in a Starbucks in New York City. During processing I decided to make have the picture change from a color photo on the left, to a black and white photograph on the right.  Thanks for asking to use my photograph for this story!

john faherty photography has contributed a photo to this story.

Thanks for using my photo! I love coffee too, even though I don't drink that quantity..

However, it's good to know.. I didn't imagine it was so harmfull.

Thanks for using my pics!  I don't often have more than one cup of coffee per day, but then I do also enjoy diet soda and even some teas have caffeine (as does chocolate, bah!).  My husband and I are trying to start a family and I guess I'll have to look at my overall caffeine consumption, not just how much coffee I'm drinking.  Thank goodness there are some good decaf options out there!

Thanks for using my photos, I am very proud! So, I am addicted to coffee, but I agree with precautions. Enjoy everything responsivly ;-)

Take care,

Tamas from Hungary.

~moniqe~ has contributed a photo to this story.

I thought giving up coffee was the right thing to do when I was pregnant. Was the hardest part of being pregnant - I do love my cuppa joe!

WOW is this really true... In the Maldives we drink coffee so much. and its shoking to hear this news.
I should link this page to some popular Maldivian blogs eh! to attract some awareness.

maapu has contributed a photo to this story.

Sheesh, it's good that this type of news is getting out there. Thank god I'm a man or my productivity at work would seriously decline without my 4 cups of coffee!

jjlax328 has contributed a photo to this story.

I'm always a bit skeptical of these kind of health related reports because the "data" changes so often. Since I've had all the kids I'm ever going to have I won't worry. I do enjoy my 2 sometimes 3 cups a day. It can't hurt for all people, especially pregnant women, to use moderation in the consumption of most any food especially something like coffee that contains caffeine-an alkaloid. Thanks for using my pictures-

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/caffeine-faq/

Thanks to use my photo with you!

I love coffee...well I live in Brazil the "coffee land"

I'll hope to share more pictures and to show my job!

Amanda Coelho  from Brazil

Amanda Coelho has contributed a photo to this story.

thanks for using my photo!

My fresh coffee addiction inspired me to take this photo.

I think anyone pregnant should really steer clear of drinking in excess any stimulants including coffee, of course excessive chocolate is allowed! :) Well until next week when its chocolate.

GonZoHST has contributed a photo to this story.

this is pretty cool, thanks for wanting to use one of my photos, never thought it'd be used in this way.

I drink two cups a day, one with my breakfast and one at work. It's just so satisfying to have coffee when I'm feeling really frazzled from work.

Anyways, thanks for using my pic and for the heads up as well. :D

leiaah has contributed a photo to this story.

I always need a cup of coffee everyday!

I love my coffee time.

Thanks for the invitation!

This is decaf, does that still have the same effect?

doxasticlogics has contributed a photo to this story.