Did anyone drink diet coke/pepsi/diet drinks while pregnant?

Question

I have had a few & very worried now about it after researching it. Did anyone have diet drinks & did your babies turn out okay?

Answer 1

yes a few times im 21 weeks tomorrow. diet drinks arent anything to worry about they r only diet as there isnt any sugar in them.

Answer 2

A few aren't going to hurt but I wouldn't make a habit of it. I drank a few when I was pregnant with my last baby. After I found out I was pregnant I stopped drinking them though.

Answer 3

I was "borderline" gestational diabetic so if I wanted pop I had to be careful. I was also sent to a course about proper eating habits with GD and there is a certain amount of aspertame that is acceptable, I think it was the equivalent of 3 cans of pop a day, however much aspertame is in 3 cans is the max for the day no matter what it's in.   My daughter was/is very healthy and too smart for her own good!

Answer 4

sure i did!! one every now and then isnt going to hurt...just be mindful not to have too much caffeine in a day. I have 3 kids they were big healthy bubs....congrats and good luck!!

Answer 5

I drank diet drinks with all 3 of my kids. My oldest is very mild on the autism spectrum, my daughter is stubborn but fine, and my youngest son has a speech delay and is gross motor advanced.

I would say that yes, they are fine.

Answer 6

I don't think you have anything to worry about. I'm sure millions of people do it.

Answer 7

I drank regular coke's and pepsi's...baby is just fine.  Plenty of people drink them and their babies are just fine.  U should limit your caffeine and sugar, but that doesn't mean u can't drink them at all.

Answer 8

I drank diet coke the whole time I was pregnant with my youngest. I tried to stop but honestly I'm addicted to the stuff! My dr just told me to drink the caffeine free so that my Blood pressure didn't go up as much. My daughter turned out absolutely perfect. No problems at all.

With my older kid I drank regular coke and he turned out fine too.

If I were you I wouldn't stress over it. Just try and cut back and stick to the caffeine free.  

Answer 9

I had few diet drinks, by few i mean ten times through the 9 mths, and my baby turned more than ok, she is 3 yrs now. stop worrying for that's worse on your baby. best of luck  

Answer 10

i did everyday and my baby was fine

Answer 11

I did. I occasionally had a diet drink during my pregnancy. My OBGYN told me no more than 2 diet drinks a day. I never drank more than 1 a day. Every time I drank a diet drink it would hurt my stomach for some reason. My son was born healthy with an apgar score of 9-9 and he weighed 6 lbs 6 oz. Drinking diet drinks did not effect my sons health but I did only drink very few while pregnant. Every doctor is different so ask yours to see what he/she says. Good luck!