Diet restrictions during pregnancy

Hmm - I wouldn't. But then I avoid those artificial sweetners like the plague anyway. It's pretty bad for you at any time  - whether or not you're pregnant (I've read some scary articles about it.)

I used to chew quite a bit of sugar-free gum though (since it's so hard to find anything else) but I've cut that out completely since getting pregnant.

I've heard that the odd cup of coffee is not SO bad - like maybe 1-2 per day max??

Bizzy wrote: artificial sweeteners are bad, pregnant or not...

I agree ! (even tho i love coke (a cola ) ...)
water is always the best drink , imo

store brought mayo is safe cause its been pasteurised and/ heat treated so any bugs are well and truly gone.

What is the difference between coke zero and diet coke? i thought perhaps coke zero was no caffiene. On the rare occasions that I crave a coke I have the full sugar version as its better than having the artificial sweeteners or I buy organic cola (not quite as nice as real coke but still satisfies the craving).
With the coffee etc they recommend no more than 3 caffiene drinks a day, so that's coffee, tea or coke. There is a naturally decaffinated tea you can buy from red seal which tastes pretty good. I steer clear of other decaf stuff as the chemicals to decaffinate make it worse than real coffee.

Store bought mayo and any nz made soft cheeses are safe as they have all been pasturised.

They say you can have 3 cups of caffeine a day. I just have one cup of normal tea and the rest is decafe tea.

It is so confusing isn't it! I cut out coke zero totally when I first found out I was preggers too, but now I have the odd glass if I feel like it (probably once a week or so). Coffee - I went off completely until about a month ago, now I'll have a cup if I want it but would probably try not to have more than a couple in a day. Mind you thats more because I worry about the effect on my sleep (which is bad enough as is!) more than anything else. I just drink decaf if I feel like a coffee in the afternoon/evening. Actually this is making me feel like one, I might go and make a cup

Oh and yeah I've been generally having full sugar stuff rather than diet stuff while pregnant. The first 15 weeks I was feeling pretty crap and needed the sugar for energy anyway, diet stuff just didn't help me. Now I figure it's probably better for me and bubs just to have the sugar, and it's the one time in my life I'm not worrying excessively about my weight so I'm making the most of it!   Having said that if there's diet stuff there then I'll drink/eat it, I don't stress about it too much.

I drank no drinks with artificial sweetener..

I am pretty sure bout diet coke and coke zero have caffeine in them and both definitely have artificial sweetener.. i always had real coke as well..

though my friend skulled it back constantly and she had gestational diabetes..:(

The last few weeks of my pregnancy with C i was drinking coke by the gallon (well not quite , but i drank a lot of it ....and im not actually sure how much a gallon is ...) and she was fine ....tho in retrospect , it could explain the hyperactiveness....

I think its about everything in moderation ...But i can say from a teeth point of view, sports drinks (esp Powerade) , soft drinks (any kind) and fruit juices are not good for the teeth (and not good for the teeth means dental visits, and who wants that ,pregnant or otherwise ? )

In regards to caffeine consumption during pregnancy, it is recommend to consume no more than 300mg of caffeine a day. That is equivalent to 3.75 cans of Red Bull (each can has 80mg of caffeine per serving, which is the maximum recommended by the Ministry of Health).

I still drink caffeinated drinks, but stick to that 300mg daily limit.

In terms of artifical sweeteners, I am finding it really hard to stay away from Diet Coke. I get by on one can a day. I tried going cool turkey, but I it didn't work My body craved the caffeine.

OMG, i have been staying away from all Mayo!!! I am so excited!!!! I have been craving mayo soooo badly. Yeah, I can eat my hellmans!