What should/shouldn't I drink?

FirstTimeMommy1392 · May 2012

What kind of liquids should I be drinking other than milk and water? I cut down on the soda but I don't know if I can have caffeine free soda or what?

fennyann · May 2012

i stay away from the soda all together. i will occasionally have some tea, but its not too often. i drink a lot of orange juice and lemonade. fresh squeezed lemonade is the BEST! and it really helps me with my nausea.

FirstTimeMommy1392 · May 2012

Thanks! I've been trying really hard to stay away from soda. I don't drink coffee haha. Should I mix water with gatorade? Or just keep it as is?

ta78 · May 2012

If you can stay away from soda that's great. I have a hard time so I limit myself to 3 a week. My dr said one a day was fine, 35mg out of 200mg a day limit. Just not to replace a meal with one.

I also drink lots of lemonade because it helps with the nausea. Water and milk or any other juice.

Pictures29 · May 2012

I always stay away from soda, the sugar content is extremely high & that's definitely not necessary when pregnant. Technically you can drink (I think) caffeine wise about 2 sodas because there is less caffeine in a soda than coffee and doctors claim 1 to 2 cups of coffee a day is considered safe. They suggest taking care with juices as well due to the high sugar content. I drink water or decaf americanos/coffee and sometimes a Green Machine/Green Goodness.

Randa&Jerm · May 2012

Water is hard for be to drink enough of even when I am not pregnant, so I try to drink pretty much anything that I can thats not filled with tons of sugar and/or caffeine. RIght now my passion is Odwalla's Superfood green juice. I could seriously live of that stuff, but I know its lots of sugar, but its also servings of fruit and veggies.

Lemonade is good too, I also have been drinking maybe 1 large gatorade a week or so too. It helps also to just slice some lemons or even oranges and put them in my water too.

RourkLove7888 · May 2012

Gatoraid and Poweraid also work wonders. You can also mix flavored water packs in water battles with a little sugar to sweeten it. Um... Carbonated Water is also okay to drink.

Mrs.DeliaMarieP · May 2012

I drink milk and water, decaf tea, decaf coffee, an occasional sprite but very rarely, and an occasional juice. That's about it.

If I liked to drink caffeinated soda I would switch to caffeine-free.

pillowpants10 · May 2012

I drink whatever I want. I drink a lot of water throughout the day and I also drink caffeinated soda. I do avoid drinks with artificial sweeteners, but always hated the taste even before getting KU.

pb_bride · May 2012

I drink water, non-fat milk, choc soy milk, decaf tea/coffee, and watered-down lemonade (goes well with fizzy water). I normally don't drink soda anyway, and I stay away from any drinks that have artificial sweetener. Absolutely no energy drinks and I avoid herbal teas except for caffeine-free chamomile.

JennV514 · May 2012

I drink whatever I want except for diet soda.

bunnymay · May 2012

Water is good. Booze is bad. ;-)

Kingston54 · May 2012

You can have one cup of caffeine a day if you need to. I prefer no caffeine at all - even when not pregnant. I think you should be drinking water. I don't know that you need to be drinking milk - is that something you enjoy? Like pp said soda is a bad idea in general - it packs on the pounds/bloat. But to each their own! Just my opinion!

choppinbroccoli22 · May 2012

I drink lots of seltzer because all it is is water and carbonation. The bubbles seem to help me feel better sometimes.

I also drink a fair amount of OJ. I know it has a lot of sugar even though I only drink not-from-concentrate, no sugar added. Still. It's my one consistent craving so far.

I generally stay away from things with artificial sweeteners and other chemicals and colors, and that is especially true now. No garbage in here.

monkeymommie · May 2012

Drinking LaCroix is getting me past my previous diet coke habit. I occasionally have a diet coke when I have a headache (maybe 2-3x a week max)--my thinking is that is better than a pain killer but maybe that is not true. I know the chemicals are bad and I feel guilty about the caffeine. It does seem to help though. I am loving vitamin water too--one of the only things I can tolerate! I doubt it is really chock full of good vitamins but it isn't full of bad things either.

BLPL101 · May 2012

I am only drinking water and milk. Caffeine (even in small amounts) increases my anxiety. I have an anxiety disorder so that's the last thing I need. I don't drink juice because I feel like it's wasted calories but I've never been a juice drinker.

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