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2nd Trimester
diet soda!!
it's the only thing i almost need to drink that i really shouldn't have...btw the nausea and always being thirsty ....it just is calling my name all the time...and if i don't have it i sort of can't DEAL!
don't get me wrong, i try to drink it in moderation ...i mean i drank it with my last pregnancy and my daughter seems A -OK!
anyone else drinking diet soda with me? or breaking some of the food rules?
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Re: diet soda!!
I abstained from soda and coffee during my first tri, now I'm drinking 1/4 of what I used to before I was pregnant - which was probably too much of it anyhow. I also won't have soda on days that I've had coffee and vice-versa. I found that my heart races when I have both on the same day but as soon as I stopped doing that, the racing stopped.
I've been eating lunch meat most work days and tuna once a week.
Other than that, I've stuck to "the rules"
We had 2 years of IF trying to conceive #2 and one loss during that time. We are currently trying for #3! had another loss the end of June
I've been real good about not eating anything else on the unapproved list. So hopefully the diet soda won't make too much of a difference.
Uh huh. I drink diet soda. I also eat sushi (but only if the fish has been frozen first.) I also eat soft cheeses made from pastuerized milk, deli meats, and soft-serve. And, I can usually beg a sip or two of beer from DH once every few weeks.
Immediately after my BFP I bought all regular cokes to stay away from artificial sweeteners and had maybe 1 every week or two....then switched back to a diet every week or two...then successfully gave it up for the rest of the first tri, and now in second tri I have a few a week.....in fact last night it kind of took the place of alcohol which was what I REALLY wanted after a stressful day at work; I had DH go get me a giant diet coke with crushed ice. I drank about half which was more than I wanted to allow myself, but it was the first time since Sunday so I didn't feel too bad.
I've stayed away from lunch meat, I have had soft serve a few times, until the last time it tasted funny, and I totally freaked out and have felt guilty ever since. OH I have been eating cesear salad....honestly I'm so used to ordering it I keep forgetting
everything else I've been good about....guess that doesn't leave too much lol
i gave up diet and started drink regular, but its a drag. I miss diet coke a lot! I moderate my caffiene intake. I gave it up all together for the first 2 months, then said oh 150mg or less is ok. I am pretty okay other than that. I have had lunch meat once or twice and a few chili cheese dogs. And twice i have had a glass of wine. :-)
giving up foods and booze has been hard but...
giving up smoking was the worse but i have been smoke free since August 21st when we found out we were preggo
Yes, I drink diet coke or coke zero just about every day. I try to keep it to a can or so a day, but sometimes more. I was a bit more careful about it in first tri, but honestly, it's just not something I'm very concerned about and neither is my doctor. I drank diet soda my whole pregnancy with my daughter and she is A-ok.
The artificial sweeteners in most soft drinks (not saccharine, but aspartame and others) are some of the most tested substances on the planet and have never been conclusively shown to cause any harm to anyone whatsoever, especially not in the doses most people would consume. I personally see no reason to eliminate them. I have very few vices...have had maybe 2 oz total of wine this whole pregnancy, don't drink coffee, etc, so I don't think a diet soda or two is anything to get worked up about. If you feel differently, great, don't drink them!
what's wrong with soft-serve?
also, i'm drinking a caffeine-free diet coke right this very second.
it has been "said" that there is bacteria on the soft serve machines....WHATEVER! like i am not eating fro yo or ice cream on a cone with sprinkles for 9 mos...yeah right!!!