what are you drinking?

:wave: everyone!

i've got a simple question as i'm one of those people that always has something to drink at my desk.. whether it be coffee or a bottle of soft drink.

having given up coffee since the pregnancy, i feel like i'm even more thirsty cause there's so many different things i can't drink too much of. i've never been a water drinking person so i thought i'd ask everyone what quenches their thirst? so far i've been drinking up to 3 glasses of nesquik a day, a mug of milk tea (which gets my heart racing so i'm trying to cut out that).. and i'm bored of orange juice!

any new ideas?

When I was pg with Olivia it was up in Darwin, so the water was easy as it was so hot up there.

Plus I allow myself 1 small carton of iced coffee a day (Feel Good)

Now (back in Adelaide) I drink apple juice till it is coming out of my ears..............and sometimes fizzy mineral water......

Chamomile tea as a substitute for tea, as much as anything else because it boost the immune system. There have been studies done that show that a control group drinking chamomile tea had significantly less bacterial infections than the other group, even up to three weeks after stopping the test!

Kerrie

I am mostly drinking 1 cup of weak black tea per day, sometimes 1-2 cups of nettle tea, several glasses of milk (usually 2-3), and otherwise mainly water with a splash of lime juice in it. I often have a mug of hot milo at night, too.

When i was pregnant with Kimberley i alsways had water at my desk and would only drink tea at different times in the day.

With Alex i like iced tea.

I go the herbal teas, fresh juices and water. If Im craving, I will have a choc milk.

i have no problem drinking heaps of water, but apart from that i drink decaf coffee. about 3 a day. once i got over my caffeine addiction it was as good as a regular,

Linda

Sorry you are sick of orange juice...im going through it bout 2 litres a day..have u tried apple juice or apple and blackcurrent?

Jo[/b]

I only drank water and had a glass of lemonade if I wanted something fizzy...boring but I love water and it is good for you.

I'm drinking decaf tea & coffee, water and different juices. I think water is the best to quench your thirst, some of the juices actually make me thirstier. Have you tried a slice of lemon in your water and some ice cubes? That might help it go down a bit better.

I used to drink loads of water as well, and orange juice.

I used to drink lots of water, juice, homemade banana and mango smoothies, milo, and a cup of tea if I was at work.

With my last pregnancy I drank orange juice like it was going out of fashion (thank goodness mum and dad have an orange tree).

I now live on water or cordial.

Well I'm a naughty girl, I still drink tea and I was drinking coffee in my first tri but now I hardly drink coffee anymore I've been more of a tea drinker since second tri. I also like ginger beer (major craving at the mo), raspberry & apple cordial and orange juice and sometimes water. But I'm not a big water drinker either.

I drank heaps of water. Very boring I know but I couldn't get enough of the stuff. Try it with a dash or fresh lemon or lime juice, makes all the difference.

Sparkling water is a good idea too.

I also love ginger beer - very thirst quenching and great for queasiness.

Water, LOADS of OJ, and I must admit to not having been able to kick the Coke habit! I couldn't drink Coke at all in first tri - made me sick, then started craving it when I was over m/s, so now I have 1-2 cans a day. Not as much caffeine as coffee, but way too much sugar! Oh well... Oh, and Iced chocolate if my body asks for calcium.

I'm drinking lots of water, sparkling grape and apple juices, litres of sparkling mineral water and Pineapple juice.

I made up a nice refreshing drink which I'm also madly in love with. You mix cold chamomile tea with Pineapple juice, fresh mint and some soda water.. its so refreshing and a nice change from plain water or juice.

Hi Dana

I have never liked water I think it`s probably to do with my Mum never drinking it.

Throughout my pregnancy I drank very weak cordial, the occasional coke and fanta, tea every morning with my breakfast and from mid trimester I had a milo milkshake every afternoon.

Since having Matthew I have not touched cordial \:D/ , I`m so proud of myself and I`m drinking water.

Take Care

Deeanne

I'm finding myself very thirsty, and drinking lots of water. Love Ribena at the moment too... sometimes weak.. sometimes strong. I also heard drinking lots of water makes the baby smart. LOL. let's hope so!!

With Nicholas I couldn't drink anything else but water and juice.

With the pg I am drinking water, maybe a glass or 2 of soft drink and I love the Berri Multi V juice atm, am drinking that like its going out of fashion. 8-[

thanks for all your replies.. i'm now stocked with almost every kind of fruit juice on the supermarket shelves! hehe.. but it's amazing how refreshing a squirt of lemon juice into ice water can be!

if coffee is about the caffeine and coca cola is more about the sugar.. is drinking decaf and diet coke okay?

I'm drinking water and juice a lot, have completely given up coffee and alcohol (which I can now smell at 12 paces, so feel absolutely put off), but still drink 1-2 cups of tea a day. It's not a lot of caffeine and isn't making me feel sick, so I just cut back from what we used to have. If I really want another hot drink at night I quite like a warm milk as well.

And to justify the tea, I haven't touched coke or chocolate either!

Juice, juice and more juice. All different kinds, but my favourite was and always ice cold apple juice, so cold that when you scull it it takes your breath away. Mmmmmmmmmm. Also lots and lots of caramel milkshakes, I craved them so much. And ginger beer is so wonderful when you're feeling queasy.

Decaf coffee should be ok in moderation. Diet coke maybe ok in moderation but then again the artificial sweetner is not good either if you drink a lot of it.

From what I've read, caffeine in moderation (up to 3 cups of coffee a day) does not cause any harm, although apparently it can hinder conception, but we're obviously past that point here!!

As for coke/diet coke, I figure at least I know the effect of sugar, but the artificial sweeteners in diet softdrinks are scary... did you know that if you have Phenyllanine (the sweetener in Diet Coke) with any salty food, your body absorbs 3 times the amount of sodium from the food than it would normally absorb? There are many other concerns about it too including headaches and depression. At least sugar is natural and we know its side effects...

wow dee i knew there was a reason i never went for diet drinks.

At the mo i drink about 2 litres of lemon cordial, any type of juice watered down, occasionally a can of coke or screaming soda, 2-3 cups of tea, 1 cup of raspberry leaf tea.
wow looking at that i think i drink alot.
i cant drink plain water and never have been a coffee drinker.