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BabyMa19
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Can You Drink Soda When Pregnant?
Posted: 02-28-06 14:48pm
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Hello everyone...Just wanted to know if
anyone knew how bad can soda harm you when
pregnant? I am now 12 wks prego and
unsure what to eat or drink since I hear
different things all the time and I hate
veggies and water. How bad is eating
shrimp too?
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fatfamily02
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Posted: 02-28-06 15:14pm
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Soda is never good for us. But I drink
it all the time---diet which is supposedly
worse--
shrimp is bad cuz they are bottom
feeders--full of toxins and stuff. A
person should only eat clams, crab,
lobster, shrimp in moderation while
pregnant.
But.....We are not suppose to eat or drink
a lot of things that we consume evry day.
There are sites that explain what we are
suppose to avoid.
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yellow ribbon
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Posted: 02-28-06 15:46pm
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As long as you limit your caffiene intake
to 2 or 3 a day youll b ok I prefer sprite
cuz it doesnt have caffiene. As long as
your shrimp is cooked you should b fine
they tell you not to eat hot dogs and sea
food and meats that arent fully cooked for
the bacteria reasons and if you get food
poisoning but it wont hurt your baby as
long as you stay hydrated.
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Kimmeh
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Posted: 02-28-06 15:59pm
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| fatfamily02
wrote: | soda is never good for us.
But I drink it all the time---diet which
is supposedly worse--
shrimp is bad cuz they are bottom
feeders--full of toxins and stuff. A
person should only eat clams, crab,
lobster, shrimp in moderation while
pregnant.
But.....We are not suppose to eat or drink
a lot of things that we consume evry day.
There are sites that explain what we are
suppose to avoid. |
lmao I thought I was a doing good...The
whole beginning of my pregnancy I never
touched a pop and I dont drink
coffee...And then around christmas I caved
so now I try and drink it only once in a
while. But i've eaten sooooo much
seafood!! Me and my mom had a thing where
we went to red lobster like twice a
month...And I can eat .A .L.O.T of
crab...Ahahahaha like well over a pound
and half at time (sush, what can I say;
i'm pregnant!!) I love shrimp! Heehehe, I
do eat all this cooked though. Plus i've
found that in my pregnant state I love
hotdogs (couldnt stand them before) so
i've eaten a few of those. But until
recently I never knew you shouldn't eat
deli meats and stuff (which I did eat lots
and lots and lots of over christmas) so I
dunno what to think...Lol i've apparently
eaten a lot of things that you should not
and I never got sick...Lol either I am
lucky or people worry to much.
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 02-28-06 16:12pm
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I've read that it's okay to drink caffeine
while you are pregnant as long as it's
under 300 mg. That equals about 2 cups of
coffee or 3 24 oz. Sodas. My husband
looked it up. I didn't drink that much
soda before I was pregnant, but now it's
all I want to drink. I am a mountain dew-
aholic. I am worried that my son will be
addicted to the caffeine when he's born
and cry because he doesn't have it. It
can happen. So i'm definitley going to
quit drinking soda soon. I've only got 10
weeks and 1 day left.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 02-28-06 17:00pm
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Samantham, I went through the same thing
as you. I rarely drank soda before I got
pregnant, and in the beginning of my
pregnancy. About halfway through my
pregnancy I really craved soda. First I
limited myself to a can a day, or a can
every other day. At work it was hard
because we have fountain machines, and I
really liked that soda. So then I tried
drinking all caffeine free soda, which by
the way they do have caffeine free
mountain dew!!! Then lately i've just
been drinking soda when I feel it (no more
than 3 cans a day for sure) i'm 39 weeks
tomorrow. So I should probably lay off
the caffeine too now. I've heard the
same, the baby gets addicted to it and
crys because they want it. I hope it's
not true, but who knows. Because I have
really grown to like mountain dew as well!
Good luck.
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fatfamily02
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Posted: 02-28-06 17:06pm
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| kimmeh
wrote: | | fatfamily02
wrote: | soda is never good for us.
But I drink it all the time---diet
which is supposedly worse--
shrimp is bad cuz they are bottom
feeders--full of toxins and stuff. A
person should only eat clams, crab,
lobster, shrimp in moderation while
pregnant.
But.....We are not suppose to eat or drink
a lot of things that we consume evry day.
There are sites that explain what we
are suppose to
avoid. |
lmao I thought I was a doing good...The
whole beginning of my pregnancy I never
touched a pop and I dont drink
coffee...And then around christmas I caved
so now I try and drink it only once in a
while. But i've eaten sooooo much
seafood!! Me and my mom had a thing
where we went to red lobster like twice a
month...And I can eat .A .L.O.T of
crab...Ahahahaha like well over a pound
and half at time (sush, what can I say;
i'm pregnant!!) I love shrimp!
Heehehe, I do eat all this cooked though.
Plus i've found that in my pregnant
state I love hotdogs (couldnt stand them
before) so i've eaten a few of those.
But until recently I never knew you
shouldn't eat deli meats and stuff (which
I did eat lots and lots and lots of over
christmas) so I dunno what to think...Lol
i've apparently eaten a lot of things that
you should not and I never got sick...Lol
either I am lucky or people worry to
much. |
yeah my first 9 pregnancy's I knew nothing
about the seafood either,(ate it like
crazy--me and my 1st hubby--(seafood
restaurants all the time--or mexican food)
and soda has always been a problem for me.
I dont know if it is worse for a baby
or not but I had a dr tell me it is not
good for .M.E let alone the baby. At
the time I wasnt preg I asked what about
diet--she says that is even worse. I
dont know what I would do without them.
But the coffee---i can only drink like
1/2 of a cup in the morning and it starts
making me nauseas. So then I have to
eat--it goes away.
I didnt know about the deli meats---
yes, they all have caffeine free now---so
that is an idea--but I drink cuz I like
how it tastes, caffeine free tastes funny.
I do like caffeine free, diet coke from
the fountain, when they have it I drink
it.
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Isabel23
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Posted: 02-28-06 17:13pm
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Try not to have more then 1-2 a day....
Also you should eat veggies there good for
you and your baby. Dont stress to much
thow just eat healthy and you will be
fine!
Congrats!
Isabel*
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snowygirl
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Yeah
Posted: 03-01-06 02:58am
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I heard not too good drink soda during
preg too hehe thats why im trying to get
myself off soda completly now. Im not
planning to drink any when I get preggy.
Oh but I sometimes crave for it lol so
hard to get off it. Anyone good ideas get
off it thanks.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-01-06 08:37am
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I got a big long list when I went to the
doc about what to eat and what not to eat.
Anyway I was told no lunch (deli) meats
for the bacteria issue but every once in a
while it's okay as long as you cook the
meat until it's steaming. I was told no
hot dogs because of the nitrates. Limit
certain kinds of fish to 8 oz a week
because of the potential for mercury
poisoning. As far as shellfish, I had
this intense craving for crabs and I
called my doc to check on that and she
said at this point in my pregnancy it's
fine because the baby actually needs the
extra cholesterol (i think she said for
brain development or something) just not
to overdue. I heard no soda while
pregnant but I don't think that's possible
for me it seems to be my favorite thing to
drink. I just drink a lot of water with
it. Another thing she told me was to cut
down on processed foods like tv dinners
bcos of the salt content and
preservatives....
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fatfamily02
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Posted: 03-01-06 11:43am
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I also heard seafood is good for baby
brain developement. Around 30 something
weeks.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-01-06 12:39pm
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Cool, thanks. I couldn't remember...
:lol:
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Kimmeh
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Posted: 03-01-06 12:51pm
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| fatfamily02
wrote: | | kimmeh
wrote: | | fatfamily02
wrote: | soda is never good for us.
But I drink it all the time---diet
which is supposedly worse--
shrimp is bad cuz they are bottom
feeders--full of toxins and stuff.
A person should only eat clams, crab,
lobster, shrimp in moderation while
pregnant.
But.....We are not suppose to eat or drink
a lot of things that we consume evry day.
There are sites that explain what we
are suppose to
avoid. |
lmao I thought I was a doing good...The
whole beginning of my pregnancy I never
touched a pop and I dont drink
coffee...And then around christmas I caved
so now I try and drink it only once in a
while. But i've eaten sooooo much
seafood!! Me and my mom had a thing
where we went to red lobster like twice a
month...And I can eat .A .L.O.T of
crab...Ahahahaha like well over a pound
and half at time (sush, what can I say;
i'm pregnant!!) I love shrimp!
Heehehe, I do eat all this cooked though.
Plus i've found that in my pregnant
state I love hotdogs (couldnt stand them
before) so i've eaten a few of those.
But until recently I never knew you
shouldn't eat deli meats and stuff (which
I did eat lots and lots and lots of over
christmas) so I dunno what to think...Lol
i've apparently eaten a lot of things that
you should not and I never got sick...Lol
either I am lucky or people worry to
much. |
yeah my first 9 pregnancy's I knew nothing
about the seafood either,(ate it like
crazy--me and my 1st hubby--(seafood
restaurants all the time--or mexican food)
and soda has always been a problem for me.
I dont know if it is worse for a baby
or not but I had a dr tell me it is not
good for .M.E let alone the baby. At
the time I wasnt preg I asked what about
diet--she says that is even worse. I
dont know what I would do without them.
But the coffee---i can only drink like
1/2 of a cup in the morning and it starts
making me nauseas. So then I have to
eat--it goes away.
I didnt know about the deli meats---
yes, they all have caffeine free now---so
that is an idea--but I drink cuz I like
how it tastes, caffeine free tastes funny.
I do like caffeine free, diet coke from
the fountain, when they have it I drink
it. |
the diet sodas are really bad for you and
taste funny because of the aspartame in
them which is a artificial sweetner used
in replacement of sugar, but it's been
known to cause cancer, and plus it tastes
gross! It's also used in gum. I haven't
eaten gum since the very beginning of my
pregnancy because of the aspartame but
i've been on the look out for a brand or
type of gum that doesn't use it...So far
nothing. It's crazy. I hate diet soda
for the way it tastes so I never drink
that. But yes its very bad for you. I'd
rather drink 5 cans of regular soda a day
then one diet can.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-01-06 12:55pm
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I've just always hated the "diet" sugars.
They're nasty. Seriously nasty. I'd
rather have no sugar than diet. I know
what you mean about the gum I was just
crabbing about it the other day. It's
like regular gum has that sugar in it now.
The only kind that you can find that
doesn't have it is like the little gums
that they sell for like a nickel a piece
at the counter in dinky neighborhood
stores. They're even sneaking it into
some regular juices now. I went to buy a
v8 splash the other day and it didn't say
diet anywhere on it, it didn't say light
or low cal or anything and it had that
nastiness in it. I was so ticked off
that i'm boycotting v8.
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Kimmeh
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Posted: 03-01-06 14:06pm
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You know what is really gross and I swear
has it in it...Flavored water!! It tastes
just like it! But I can't seem to find it
on the labels...I swear it does though,
i've tried basically every brand and they
all have the nasty aspratame taste! Ick!
I am with you, I think I am going to be
starting to boycott lots of things.
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fatfamily02
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Posted: 03-01-06 14:14pm
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| fatfamily02
wrote: | | kimmeh
wrote: | | fatfamily02
wrote: | soda is never good for us.
But I drink it all the time---diet
which is supposedly worse--
but.....We are not suppose to eat or drink
a lot of things that we consume evry day.
There are sites that explain what
we are suppose to
avoid. |
yes, they all have caffeine free now---so
that is an idea--but I drink cuz I like
how it tastes, caffeine free tastes funny.
I do like caffeine free, diet coke
from the fountain, when they have it I
drink it. |
the diet sodas are really bad for you and
taste funny because of the aspartame in
them which is a artificial sweetner used
in replacement of sugar, but it's been
known to cause cancer, and plus it tastes
gross! It's also used in gum. I
haven't eaten gum since the very beginning
of my pregnancy because of the aspartame
but i've been on the look out for a brand
or type of gum that doesn't use it...So
far nothing. It's crazy. I hate diet
soda for the way it tastes so I never
drink that. But yes its very bad for
you. I'd rather drink 5 cans of regular
soda a day then one diet
can. |
i used to no way drink diet, but one day
dr told me about dialysis and suggest me
getting off the sugared sodas.
(diabetic) so I all of a sudden could
drink them--must have been .God. It is
the caffeine free that tastes funny to me.
I love diet now--but like I said she
also said diet was bad---
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-01-06 14:27pm
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| kimmeh
wrote: | | you know what is really
gross and I swear has it in it...Flavored
water!! It tastes just like it! But I
can't seem to find it on the labels...I
swear it does though, i've tried basically
every brand and they all have the nasty
aspratame taste! Ick! I am with you, I
think I am going to be starting to boycott
lots of things. |
my mom is diabetic so i'm used to reading
the labels to find the diet sugars.
There's all different names (kinds, I
guess) like aspartame, neotame, xylitol,
sorbitol, manitol and sucralose (which is
splenda I think). I think sucrose is one
too but i'm not sure. If you see one of
those other ones though, it's def a diet
sugar and it's gonna be nasty!
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yellow ribbon
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Posted: 03-01-06 15:25pm
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Aspartame has been shown to eat holes in
your brain I try telling my diabetic
grandma this but she doesnt listen besides
shes had to many I think theyve already
gotten to her shes so spacey lol
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 03-01-06 17:19pm
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| hopefulmjz
wrote: | | samantham, I went through
the same thing as you. I rarely drank
soda before I got pregnant, and in the
beginning of my pregnancy. About halfway
through my pregnancy I really craved soda.
First I limited myself to a can a day,
or a can every other day. At work it was
hard because we have fountain machines,
and I really liked that soda. So then I
tried drinking all caffeine free soda,
which by the way they do have caffeine
free mountain dew!!! Then lately i've
just been drinking soda when I feel it (no
more than 3 cans a day for sure) i'm 39
weeks tomorrow. So I should probably lay
off the caffeine too now. I've heard the
same, the baby gets addicted to it and
crys because they want it. I hope it's
not true, but who knows. Because I have
really grown to like mountain dew as well!
Good luck. |
mountain dew is starting to give me
heartburn...Boo hoo. Lol. I think i'm
going to start drinking caffeine free
coke...I like it better than actual coke.
Good stuff.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-02-06 09:20am
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I have a love affair with coke but it's
starting to give me that nasty acidic
taste at the back of my throat. Acid
reflux or something. I'm really upset
about that....
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