what can you drink when pregnant?

(obviously no caffeine or alcohol)

I know you can drink sprite, but what else?

Can you drink gatorade? Iced tea? lemonade? what kinds of juice?

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U can drink anything with the exception of liquor. This has been posted numerous times, but you can also drink coffee if you want/need a cup or 2 a day.... Just make sure that you are careful with juices and things with sugars.... It can blow up in your face.

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that was old world...

u can safely have up to 2 cups a day.... some say even 3. i choose not to have any right now simply because it's nice to not have the caffeine addiction hovering above my head for the first time in about 10 years....

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you should limit your intake of caffeine - that doesn't mean you can't have any, though some do cut it from their diet altogether. I've never been a coffee drinker but I'll have some coke here and there.

I live by the "everything in moderation" rule. My diet does not drastically change when I'm preggo (with the exception of alcohol).

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I am not a coffee drinker and since finding out I am preggo I have had only three but I read all about it...I don't drink several cups a day, a cup a day is not bad nor is once in a while. Enjoy!
I also have more water now and some crystal light

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Oh yea.... my doc told me to drink about a gallon of water a day, but I'm thinking that's just cuz we are here in Vegas, and it's more drying...

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I have read in multiple spots online and in books that you can have 200 - 300 mg of caffeine per day. That is equivalent to one small Starbucks or 2 home brewed coffees. If you have decaf, it still has caffeine but between 20 - 30 mg so you can several cups of decaf. I've chosen not to have any thus far but at some point if I really want a latte I will have it.

I also drink skim milk (my OB wants me drinking one glass per day), gingerale, Yogi Mother to Be tea, cranberry juice and lots of water.

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I drink mostly water but thats because especially early in the pregnancy everything made me sick. I cant drink lemonade because its too acidic and I have had a nice case of Acid Reflux & heartburn since about 10 weeks.

But I drink water, iced tea, soda (when I want it - I'll drink any soda but diet), milk and gadorade.

I try not to drink the last 3 too much because I dont want to have too much sugar but sometimes I need something more tasty than water.

PS pregnant women dehydrate more quickly so if its hot out there defiately make sure you have enough water.

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cafeine free soda.. but b/c of sugar i didnt.

I basically drank water, fresh lemon in water.. plus it will keep you hydrated.

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Drink anything with caffeine in moderation. Juices are fine. Milk is fine. Gatorade is fine.

Try to drink water because that is what's best.

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I drink one cup of coffee a day, followed by orange juice, then lots of water and seltzer with lemon. Occasionally I'll throw in a sprite, but I've been trying to stay away from soda all together.

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I drink only water throughout the day. And with dinner I drink 1 glass of iced tea.

I stay away from soda because of the caffeine and sugar content.

Occasionally I'll have a little juice with breakfast, mostly apple juice. But I water it down because it's very high in sugar.

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I was told to stay away from diet drinks because of the aspertame, which is killing me because I used to drink Crystal Light, Diet Snapple & Diet Coke like it was going out of style.

Now I try and drink as much water as possible but I get bored with it. So sometimes I have a Vitamin Water. I hope that's ok?? It doesn't say diet on it anywhere so I don't think it has the aspertame in it. It does though have 125 calories in a bottle, so I have just one a day.

I can't wait to have all of those drinks again as well as WINE and Cosmo's!

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water is best. And if you can, you should drink that most.

To 'mix it up' I do also drink Gingerale - which has no caffeine. Lemonade, Juices are OK - but they have high sugar.

I do drink coffee, but try to do it in moderation. In the first trimester coffee made me sick, so I couldn't drink any at all. In the second - it got better and i drank it through second and third.

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Posted by HappilyMarried

I was told to stay away from diet drinks because of the aspertame, which is killing me because I used to drink Crystal Light, Diet Snapple & Diet Coke like it was going out of style.

Now I try and drink as much water as possible but I get bored with it. So sometimes I have a Vitamin Water. I hope that's ok?? It doesn't say diet on it anywhere so I don't think it has the aspertame in it. It does though have 125 calories in a bottle, so I have just one a day.

I can't wait to have all of those drinks again as well as WINE and Cosmo's!

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I've been drinking water, ginger ale, and flavored seltzer. Oh and lemonade - that's my current favorite!

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I still drink caffeine I just don't OD on it. I drink alot of water and now for some reason milk...I was never a milk drinker before but now I drink like 3 glasses a day.

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I've been drinking the Tropicana Squeeze flavored waters. I think they are ok because they don't have any sugar substitute and just say a splash of fruit flavor. Does anyone know if I shouldn't drink these?

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I drink one cup of deli ice tea in the Am, lemonade, water, caffeine free soda and OJ! All I want is a tall glass of fountain soda!!!

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I drink lemon water and flaovered seltzer. I also drink sprite when it's available.

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Oh i love love love flavored seltzers!!!!!!

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I lived on crystal light and water

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I drink Water, Iced Tea (I aim for caff. free), Lemondae and Root Beer (which is usually caffeine free).

I also have seltzer and add fruit juices t it - like orange juice, cranberry juice, etc.