bad for pregnant women?

[joanneNbabyx]

hey, well ive been trying not to take in any caffeine, which unfortunately means no coca-cola or pepsi. but ive just recently realized an alternative! (forgot there was caffeine free pepsi and coke lol)
but on the label it says it contains phenylalanine...is this bad?ive tried searching the net but no luck..and im really needing a sip right now!lol

 

[rainbows_x]

I think its aspartame that they say to stay away fom, I'm not sure though.
When I was pregnant I drank about a lite of cola every day and my baby is fine

 

[shimmy]

i was told that we are not allowed diet drinks, but i dont know how true this is you might want to look it up as i think coke de-caff is diet. But i mean i have been drinking robinsons fruit squash all of pregnancy as i cant stand water it says it contains a source of phenylalanine and my baby is big and healthy and i read nothing bad about it.

As for caffeine i drink a coffee everyday and a few fatty cokes on weekends

 

[MissRoxie]

You can still have caffeine hun theres just guidelines on how much you should have i.e they say no more than 8 cans of coke in one day etc.

 

[MissRoxie]

Caffeine: It's important not to have more than 300mg a day. This is because high levels of caffeine can result in babies having a low birth weight, or even miscarriage.
Each of these contains roughly 300mg of caffeine:
3 mugs of instant coffee (100mg each)
4 cups of instant coffee (75mg each)
3 cups of brewed coffee (100mg each)
6 cups of tea (50mg each)
8 cans of cola (up to 40mg each)
4 cans of 'energy' drink (up to 80mg each)
8 (50g) bars of plain chocolate (up to 50mg each). Caffeine in milk chocolate is about half that of plain chocolate
So if you eat a bar of plain chocolate and drink 3 cups of tea, a can of cola and a cup of instant coffee in a day, you'll have reached your 300mg limit.

Found it in a thread Wobbles posted;

https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-club/866-not-eat-during-pregnancy.html

 

[AP]

It's defo aspartame in diet drinks so they are best avoided too, it's linked to premature births

 

[joanneNbabyx]

thanks everyone

 

[amygwen]

You can drink caffeinated beverages as long as it is moderated. I used to have like 10 cans a week or so