Major caffeine addiction

[feeb]

i drank 1 coke most days during preg!!

everything in moderation is ok.

as long as u dont have coke, coffee, tea and choc everyday!!!!!

[Bathsheba]

HERE'S a link to a thread on the effects of drinking a can of cola (any type) on your body... it's from the general health section. I'm not sure on the effects on the fetus but I would assume most of the ingredients would cross the placenta so your bub could be feeling the same effects. HTH

[Snacks]

[briggsy's girl]

i guess again it comes back to moderation - the article lists worst case scenario - if the only thing you;re consuming for your entire pregnancy is coke, then it's going to be bad for you. but all things in moderation - enying yourself something leads to binging, which is a hell of a lot worse....

[Bathsheba]

I'd maybe try finding an alternative... if it's the fizz you are after then maybe consider lemonade? I don't like coke... but quite like sarspirella on the odd occassion.

[briggsy's girl]

for me it's the caffeine - i dont like coffee and rarely drink tea.

i feel a coke every now and again is better than preventative meds = at the moment i only really drink water and maybe 150ml of dry ginger ale

[[M]umma[M]ia]

dont stress too much.. i have gone through a good 1-2 litres a day being pregnant. Im an addict i know.. but hey there are worse things to be addicted to. I have tried to cut back and on a good day i will only have a glass but on a bad day i can down a 2ltr to myself!

[Snacks]

Hmmm I hadn't thought of dry ginger ale. Lemonade is a bit too sweet tasting. I know that coke has heaps of sugar but all the other chemicals sort of take away the sweet taste, LOL. So that's why no other drinks seem to cut the crook feeling for me. But I hadn't thought of dry ginger, so I might give that a go...
But I don't think it's going to stop me falling asleep at my desk - hence my question about the caffeine. At work they don't know I'm pregnant yet. Perhaps I will have to tell them so I can have a sleep at lunch.