"Unbelievable bit of womb bothering in Starbucks..."
New advice for pregnant women is appearing all the time... but the last place you'd expect to hear it would be from a barista when you're trying to buy a coffee.
But that's exactly what happened to one pregnant lady in a Starbucks in Northamptonshire, UK, after an employee questioned her decision to get a caffeinated beverage.
The woman was trying to buy a Caramel Macchiato, when the barista suggested that she perhaps get a decaffeinated drink instead because 'caffeine is bad for the baby'.
A woman who witnessed the exchange shared the conversation on Twitter and it's since gone viral.
"Unbelievable bit of womb bothering in Starbucks at services ," Twitter user Tiffany Stevenson wrote.
"A pregnant woman got her Caramel Macchiato and the guy behind the counter said' Oh , it’s for you . Do you want me to make a decaf?’
She said ‘No, thanks’.
Him: ‘No I should, because caffeine is bad for the baby’."
Unbelievable bit of womb bothering in Starbucks at services . A pregnant woman got her Caramel Macchiato and the guy behind the counter said
‘Oh , it’s for you . Do you want me to make a decaf?’
She said ‘No, thanks’
Him ‘No I should because caffeine is bad for the baby’
— Tiffany Stevenson (@tiffstevenson) May 18, 2019
Twitter users weren't happy.
"I’m currently pregnant and if someone tried to take my one coffee a day away I’d punch them in the face. None of his business. Love you for sticking up for her," replied one Twitter user.
"What is it with people thinking they have the right to make decisions on behalf of pregnant women?" wrote another.
Plenty of mums chimed in that one daily coffee was their pregnancy treat and their doctors had been fine with them having it.
Here is what the Food Safety Authority of Ireland say on the matter of caffeine and pregnancy:
''Although not all studies have reported a link between caffeine and negative effects on the foetus, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that caffeine may be harmful. Considering this, the guideline for the upper limit of caffeine intake in pregnancy has been reduced from 300mg per day to 200mg per day throughout pregnancy.''
