While nursing is it ok for my wife to drink diet soda and drinks containing sugar substitutes?

Question

Please help me... it is hard for my wife to drink only water all day long and she means to lose the last 4 pounds she has left of gained weight since she began pregnancy.

Answer 1

There is no reason your wife can't drink diet soda. It won't harm the baby. Aspartame, for instance, is fine (except if the baby has PKU). Saccharine (rarely used in the US anymore) is considered safe if used in moderate amounts. See sources section below to a reference to the Web site of Dr. Thomas Hale, the world's foremost expert on drugs and breastfeeding. You need to sign in as "guest" to view the information, but you don't have to give *any* personal information.

Caffeine *can* be a problem for some babies. This is *usually* only true if the mother is drinking the equivalent of more than 5 cups of coffee a day, but some babies are more sensitive than others. If this is a problem, you will see that baby isn't sleeping well, but it won't be a problem otherwise.

However, there is no evidence that using artificial sweeteners helps someone lose weight. In fact, they encourage a taste for sweets.

Answer 2

Everything that a nursing mother eats or drinks, so does the baby. Diet cola has caffeine which isn't good for a newborn, and do you really want to give the baby artificial sweeteners? As someone else pointed out, there is milk and all kinds of juice.

Answer 3

You already know that there is nothing better than water for quenching thirst but of course it does get boring especially if you have to consume large quantities of liquids. What I have read is inconclusive about diet products but it is generally considered "officially" to be safe however, who needs more "not nature made" chemicals in their life? There are 2 concerns however, one is the consumption of a chemical that is not organic or natural product of nature and the second would be caffeine. How much caffeine is she consuming? Too much can hinder breast milk production. Whatever she consumes the baby consumes. Try herbal teas such as rose hips etc. or try making your own fruit juices and leave the pulp in the juice. I like to squeeze a bit of lime or lemon into the plain water for a flavor enhancement. You can check the standards out on line with the FDA but wow, wading through it. Gentle exercise will help with weight loss. My guess is her age is on her side and with a little movement and gradual increase in activity, good healthy diet, the pounds will drop. Check out babycenter.com and several others.

Answer 4

i do caf-free diet cola, one glass a day and my baby is fine!

I also drink my cup of cofee in the am too, its ok jsut don;t do any of threse things right before nursing. Baby will be ok though!

Answer 5

identify the emotional triggers that lead you to seek unhealthy comfort food picture your goal weight the next time a trigger strikes to help you resist temptation

Answer 6

my doctor told me not to drink anything containing aspartame or caffiene. Most diet sodas do contain aspartame.

Answer 7

You can eat or drink just about anything while you're breastfeeding. I drink caffiene every day and it doesn't effect my baby. Just let her try what she wants and see what happens with the baby.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

sugar substitutes aren't your problem, the caffine is what you really need to wory about. She doesn't have to drink only water, how about juice, or milk?

everything she puts into her body, presents itself in her breast milk

Answer 10

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