What This Stranger Did to a Pregnant Woman Drinking Coffee Will Piss You Off

April 15, 2019
Thereâs so much women have to give up when they discover theyâre pregnant. Itâs totally worth it because baby is the ultimate sacrifice, but it doesnât necessarily make it easy. One mom-to-be was indulging in her cup of joeâwhich doctors say is okay to have in small amountsâwhen she was publicly shamed by a heated grandma. Frazzled by the course of events, the expectant mama took to Reddit to share the crazy conflict she had with the stranger.
The woman, who goes by the username of CountingTheRavens, says she is 36 weeks pregnant and âuncomfortable, tired and grumpy.â After ordering a cup of coffee at a local coffee shop, a random stranger decided to discipline her. âYou canât have that, youâre not allowed,â the older customer insisted as she threw the expectant mamaâs coffee in the trash. The barista offered to make her another cup, while the pregnant woman explained to the stranger her doctor said it was okay. âI get one cup a day. This is it.â
But that wasnât good enough. Apparently, itâs a sore subject for the older woman, who the mom-to-be says caused a scene yelling about her own daughter who is also pregnant and drinks coffee. âIf I canât save her, Iâll save you instead,â the grandma yelled.
After the barista handed the woman another cup of coffee and the older lady tried to snatch it from her once again, the Reddit user says she nearly lost her mind. âI yelled for her to stop trying to come near me,â she says. âI literally loudlyâand even now have a bit of a shake from doing itâshouted âplease leave me alone. Youâre making me uncomfortableâŚââ Feeling defeated, the grandma gave up her efforts to âsaveâ the woman and left the coffee shop in a tizzy.
For starters, it was uncalled for for the older woman to aggressively shame the mom-to-be about something thatâs none of her business. Not to mention, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) say a âmoderate amountâ of caffeine during pregnancyâdefined as less than 200 milligrams per dayââdoes not appear to be a major contributing factor in miscarriage or preterm birth.â So you likely wonât be able to down coffee like you used to during pregnancy, but a simple cup every now and then is okay. Even if the grandma really did think she was doing the expectant woman a service by warning her, getting a pregnant person all worked up does way more harm than good.
You probably know all about the savory dishes you canât eat when youâre pregnant, but what about the tasty treats you should be having? Check out 10 superfoods to eat when youâre pregnant thatâll make for yummy snacks.