Fluids

I don't really know how much i'm supposed to be drinking actually!! That's pretty bad of me, huh? I drink whenever I get thirst I guess. I try to limit my pop, and when I do have it I have caffine free diet......I hope that's okay...

I always drink lots of water. And water only. But i'm sure there are a lot of women who drink a lot of soda and their babies are 'fine'. Baby will be healthier with healthy food and drink.

Is it dangerous to get more than a moderate amount of caffeine during pregnancy?


No one knows for sure. Some studies found that women who got 300 mg of caffeine or more a day had a higher risk of miscarriage. And according to the march of dimes, high caffeine consumption may slightly increase the risk of preterm labor or low birth weight, which could make a difference for a baby who's already at risk for these problems. Other research has shown that babies of women who got more than 500 mg a day had faster heart rates and breathing rates, and spent more time awake in the first few days after birth. Though the research isn't conclusive, it makes sense to cut back if you're downing more than three cups of java or more than 300 mg a day from all sources — sodas, tea, coffee, and chocolate — combined.

One thing's for sure: you'll feel better if you cut back on caffeine. It's a stimulant, so it increases your heart rate and metabolism and can cause insomnia, nervousness, and headaches. It contributes to heartburn by stimulating the secretion of stomach acid. It's a diuretic, so it makes you pee more often and become dehydrated more easily. What's more, it has no nutritional value — in fact, it causes your bones to lose calcium. And all these effects are only likely to get worse as you approach your due date because your body breaks down caffeine more slowly as your pregnancy progresses, and that means a higher level of caffeine in your bloodstream (and in your baby's).

By the way, there's one more reason to cut back on coffee and tea during your pregnancy, whether it's caffeinated or not. These beverages contain compounds called phenols that make it harder for your body to absorb iron. This is particularly important because many pregnant women are already low on iron. If you drink any coffee or tea, have it between meals so it has less of an effect on your iron absorption.

At my nutrition class wednesday, they said the reason for us not to drink soda is cause it has no nutritional value plus if babies have it in their system then they are more likely to want to drink it while they are growing up.

I have a soda every now and then. Maybe 1 a week (like right now) lol

One other thing is that if you drink a lot of caffeine closer to term, the neonate may come out with caffeine withdrawal, which is similar to what happens in you and me, ie. Headaches, jitteriness, lethargy.

I drink all the water and some...

Caffeine is bad even if woman drink it and have healthy babies its bad for the growth and development... I mean it wacks out their little tiny fragile systems inside you!

Watch out for even how much caffeine free you drink the fructose sugar is bad for the little one too

Another point to ponder. Pop, especially the caffeinated kind, will draw calcium from your bones. And it just happens that the time when most of the bone strength is laid down is between 16-22 years of age. This is the time that determines whether you break the hip when you fall at age 75 or whether you just get a bruise.

The serious upswing in pop use, coupled with the decrease in taking calcium supplements will cause a significant amount of osteoporosis in the future.

Not to mention that pregnancy itself takes a lot of calcium out of the woman.

So drink milk instead of pop, or at least eat a lot of yoghurt.