Addicted to lucozade energy drink is it safe?

katstannard

So I'm 15 weeks pregnant and can't stop drinking lucozade energy drink! It makes me feel more active and less sickly however I'm drinking about a litre a day does anyone know if there is any reason I shouldn't drink this much during pregnancy?

queenwog

For one, that's a LOT of sugar to be ingesting every day. The amount you say you're drinking (what, three bottles or so?), you are pretty much getting your entire day's sugar intake in just that drink. That's insane and not healthy in any way. I would be worried about diabetes.

For two, IMHO, you shouldn't be addicted to anything while pregnant.

I'm not sure what the energy ingredients are, we don't have Lucozade here, but energy drinks as we have them here in the US are generally not safe during pregnancy.

Drink water. If you want to drink this crap all day every day after you deliver then go for it, but while you're carrying a child, keep your child's health in mind, too. Would you feed this stuff to a baby in its bottle? Probably not.

If you need more energy, sleep more.

groovylocks

So no. That's WAY too much caffeine plus all kinds of other stimulants that are harmful. There are ingredients in energy drinks (in small doses) that are clinically used to help rouse people out of comas. (As in, literally. This is not a metaphor of some kind.) And you're feeding this to your growing baby at a gargantuan dose.

Seriously. The MOST you're supposed to have is a small coffee a day. 

I'm all for moderation of most things. If you have a glass of wine during your pregnancy (even one or two a week) you're not hurting your kid. Similarly if you have a lucozade or two during your pregnancy, you're not hurting your kid. 

If you're drinking a liter of this stuff a day, you're doing harm to your kid. How serious the harm is? I can't say. But you need to get off this right now and hopefully nothing permanent has taken place. 

I just sugar coated this BIG TIME. 

twogirlsandagreen

^ they sugar coated, and I fully agree with them, so I will say...

Hell no it's not safe and hell yes that is way too much to be drinking a day!!!!!!!!!!!

It is NORMAL to be tired while you are pregnant. Why try to fight something that is supposed to be happening to you?! Sleep more/take naps! Good gracious.

PrimRoseMama

I would be concerned about the sugar & stimulants. I'm very relaxed about food during pregnancy, but this does not sound like a healthy choice.

Have you talked to your doctor about it? Maybe try to wean off? If you breast feed you'll have to avoid extra stimulants. They can cause gas & wired/pissed off baby.

Maybe dilute and cut your consumption in half? Then lower & lower until you are drinking maybe 6 oz?

groovylocks

To put this in perspective, from the reading i did, you're better off smoking a cigarette a week than you are continuing this habit.