I am now in the 2ww and I am DYING for a soda!! I usually drink the caffeine free ones as I know you definately shouldn't have caffeine while pregnant. I've also heard that you can't have any fake sugar? Like the kind that they put in diet sodas. Is there any truth to that? I'm seriously about to die without a soda! You have no idea!

I think you can have the fake sugars. I've never seen a reason why. I know too much sugar can be bad in pregnancy. *hits google*

britts i think you can have one ... i do all the time better that instead of a margarita...as long as you don't drinks 50a days i think 1 is pretty safe to drink! enjoy !

Taken from here.

What artificial sweeteners are considered safe during pregnancy?

Nutritive sweeteners (such as table sugar) contain what is called “empty” calories. These additives contribute calories to the diet, but they contain few vitamins or minerals. When used in moderation, nutritive sweeteners are considered safe for consumption during pregnancy assuming they are not contributing to excess weight gain. However, women with carbohydrate intolerance such as gestational diabetes, diabetes mellitus, or insulin resistance need to limit their use of nutritive sweeteners. Nutritive sweeteners include sugars such as sucrose, dextrose, honey, corn sugar, fructose, and maltose. Sugar alcohols are also nutritive sweeteners that are often found in foods labeled as “sugar free.” Technically, sugar alcohols are not sugars, but they do have calories which can be converted into fat. Examples of sugar alcohols include: Sorbitol, Xylitol, Isomalt, Mannitol, and Hydrogenated Starch.

Non-nutritive Sweeteners are added in very small amounts to foods for a significant sweetening effect and have been approved for use in dietetic or reduced calorie foods and beverages. Research is limited on the safety of the use of non-nutritive sweeteners during pregnancy. The following are non-nutritive sweeteners that are considered safe during pregnancy:

I hope that helps, just limit soda and you'll be fine.

Woo hoo!! You have no idea how happy that makes me! I know I sound pathetic but I'm addicted to those things and I cannot stop drinking them!

You're are welcome! I'm glad you received the answer you wanted

I think its the apsartame that you should avoid....I dont drink anything with it in it.....even before TTC......

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/W...Aspartame.html

I usually have one glass of pepsi a week on a friday night. It's my treat instead of the glass of wine that i used to enjoy on a friday night. I think the key is moderation. One a week isn't really going to make a lot of difference.

Enjoy!!!

I agree, the same for those who drink red wine, even if it's only a glass a week. There's a lot of good things in red wine!