Did you eat/drink sucralose (splenda) while pg?

cmw&tdm

Please don't flame me for this ... I'm sure this is characterized as a paranoid pregnancy question, but I need to ask b/c I need reassurance.

I don't usually eat any artificial sweetners at all, esp while pg, but I didn't realize that the bagels I bought and ate today had sucralose in them. 

Did you eat some splenda while you were pg?  What did your OB say about it?  Did your DC turn out okay? 

Thank you!

sunshiny79

Yes, I had GD with my first and was borderline with my second so I used sweeteners (especially Splenda).  I'm sure your DC will be just fine.

skippy2310

I've had them on occasion with both pregnancies.  I'm sure that a few bagels now and then won't hurt you.  I think that everything in moderation is fine.

 

KrisBriMcBunny

yep on a daily basis with the diet pepsi I drank.

Angela814

Absolutely.  I think I had splenda almost every day in my coffee.  I just prefer the taste of splenda to that of sugar (in coffee anyway).  I also had diet pepsi almost every day, and I know some people are paranoid about aspartame.

DD is a normal 2 1/2 year old... 1 head, 10 fingers, 10 toes, throws the usual tantrums, won't stop talking, etc.

I never asked my OB about it.  I did a little research myself online. 

Mrs.JDD

I try to be careful and only have a little, but I drank diet coke throughout my pregnancy with C and this time around I'm loving sprite zero.  I only have a few a week, so I figure I'm okay...as long as you're not eating it constantly, I'm sure it's okay.  One bagel certainly isn't going to do something terrible to the baby!

Flem052204

Nope, never.  With my first PG, my doctor said no artificial sweeteners EXCEPT for Splenda, but I don't really eat much sweetened, processed food, so it wasn't an issue for me.  When I bake or cook, I generally use honey, maple syrup, fruit purees or molasses, anyway.

With this PG, my doctor changed his reccomendation.  He said no artificial sweeteners AT ALL, including Splenda.  When I asked him about the change, he said there are some very recent studies out linking artificial sweeteners in PG to diabetes in kids.

august06mom

No. Artificial sweetners scare me.

cornichon

I love diet pepsi and had 2 a week when I was pregnant and everything was fine