Soda addicts question for you girls

Have you decreased the amount of soda you drink once you got pregnant? If so, how much do you think now? Or, have you not changed anything. I am really trying not to drink soda but its sooo hard since I loove soda. Granted, I only drink caffeine free soda but I know soda is not good.

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I am a total diet pepsi addict its literally all I drink. Now that I'm pregnant I have cut down but not by what I should I try to get juices and water in but still drink a lot of soda. The drs know how much I drink and just tell me to try to add water in. My sister drinks way more soda then me and never changed a thing throughout her 5 pregnancies and all 5 kids are fine at 18 yrs 16 yrs 11 yrs 9 yrs and 6 yrs

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I could live on diet coke but I gave it up for my first pregnancy and again this pregnancy. I miss it so much, but I don't want the chemicals to get to the baby. I'll probably allow myself one diet soda at Thanksgiving and one on Christmas. I drink a lot of seltzer now and regular water. One in a blue moon I drink juice but I hate drinking my calories.

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is it better to drink regular caffeine free soda or diet caffeine free soda?

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With both my pregnancies I changed to regular soda. I lower my amount ( I was having say 3 cans a day prior to prenancy)
With DS1 I kept up with 2-3cans a day!
With DS2 the ONLY thing I could drink without being sick was water so it didnt matter much! I did have the occasional soda even though I would feel gross after just because I missed it!

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I have not had a single soda since being PG.

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I have soda if I go out to dinner. Probably have it about 2x a week. I've been drinking water and iced tea, so thats my caffeine.

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I am a Diet Pepsi addict. I gave it up completely. If I am eating out, I'll have a sprite every now and then.

If I need something bubbly, I'll get fruit sparkling water or the San Pellegrino orange "soda..ish drink" soo yummy!!

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I actually started drinking MORE soda since being pregnant.

In the beginning, the only thing that I could tolerate was ginger ale. Even now that the nausea is gone the only thing that I ever really drink is sprite. I try to drink some juice or decaf hot tea at least once a day too. Water just makes me so sick. I know it sounds funny, but I swear it's the truth. I've tried adding lemon or lime or anything to make it better, but it makes me feel so crappy that I don't push it.

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I cut out diet coke completely after my bfp but, I now have one regular coke a day as my caffeine. If I go out, I will occasionally have a Sprite but, I usually just drink water or seltzer.

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Soda has a lot of sugar... I stopped diet... but still drink soda. I drink caffeinated occasionally & other times root beer, ect.

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I haven't really changed the amount that I drink. It's usually 1-2 cans a day. But if I have coffee in the morning I try really hard to keep it to 1.

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Ive cut out almost all soda. I'll have a Sprite if we go out - but thats rare. I've substituted a lot of seltzer - sometimes Ill mix it with juice for more taste. I could have lived on Diet Coke before, but soda and diet soda have no nutrition, and the high fructose corn syrup in everything worries me. Soda was actually easy to cut out. Honestly after 6 months, I dont really miss my Diet Cokes that much at all.

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****No Flames****

It's all I drink all day everyday. I have hyperemesis and Coca-Cola Classic is all that will stay down. I swear if it wasn't for the calories in it I would continue to lose weight. My docs have never said anything. My mother also only drank coke with me and with my dd that's all I drank as well. I am hydrated and baby looks great. Do I rec. it? 100% no, but you do what you have to do to get the hydration you need. Say what you want about caffine dehydrating you, but my urine is clear and they always say how hydrated I am. I have tried everything else and nothing will stay down or sounds good. I do drink the ocassional vernors, sprite, dr. pepper and sometimes water, but I drink my daily hydration as coke.

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I dont drink soda often. When I do I drink Sierra Mist regular or ginger ale.

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I cut down the amount of soda I drink significantly (Coke Classic) after I found out I was pregnant. I probably drank a good 10-30 oz before depending on how tired I was. Considering that is my only source of caffeine - I was pretty miserable (and probably no fun to be around either!) for a few weeks. Now it is only if I need a pick me up or a boost and even then a few sips is an eye opener! (I'm at 30 weeks) I drink a lot more water than I used to, but I've always been a big water drinker. I do also drink the occassional gingerale when I want something bubbly, but don't need the caffeine kick! good luck with whatever you do!

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I'm 13 weeks and gave up all soda but it was easy for me since I only drink about a can a day.

I did however have a 1/2 can the other night at dinner. It was staring at me from the fridge

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I drink a can or a glass of soda when I want it. I dont go crazy. I try to stick with sprite bc its caffeine free but i love a glass of pepsi if we go out for dinner. LOVE fountain sodas! it's something I have always craved even before pregnancy. I would go through drive-throughs just for a soda. YUM!

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I used to hardly ever drink soda but after getting preg, I just crave coke now. So every 2 or 3 days, I have a can of soda.
I think you are allowed 2 cans a day.

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I've been drinking 1/2 lemonade, 1/2 sparkling water. It cuts down the sugar and also gives that fizzy taste.

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I never drank soda but since getting PG it is what I CRAVE! I crave it! Whenever I have that craving I give in....usually with a caffeine free if I can find it. I figure if my body is asking me for it there's something in it that it wants. (probably all that sugar!)