13 weeks pregnant and soda?

Question

I have been craving orange soda....I have not touched a soda since I found out I was preg which I found out when I was 6 weeks. But lately (ORANGE SODA) is what I have been craving. I have one sitting here at my desk and I wanna drink it so bad..but I dont wanna harm my baby or anything just cause i want it..but before I drink it I would like some advise. How many woman drank soda while pregnant and where ok. Oh by the way my ORANGE SODA IS CAFFEINE FREE....

Answer 1

You can always have some sort of junk food in moderation. It is best to try to eat other healthy things throughout though. And dont' forget your vitamins! During my 18th week, I craved Coca Cola nonstop! I went through 4 L in one week, and panicked, I asked my doctor about it. He told me moderation is key and to not worry too much. Good luck and congrats!

Answer 2

Caffeine free soda is just fine for the baby. It's the caffeine you should be worried about. And most doctors say you can have 1-2 caffeinated beverages a day, so you shouldn't be worried about an orange soda here and there. I switched to diet caffeine free pepsi since I became pregnant. I just need the taste every now and again. The only thing you would need to worry about is all the sugar, but as long as you are not having 10 a day there is nothing wrong with having an orange soda.

Answer 3

I drank a bit of soda, even *gasp* some with caffeine, while pregnant. Everything that I read said that up to two servings of caffeine was fine while pregnant. As long as orange soda wasn't the ONLY thing that you were drinking for your liquid intake you and the baby will be fine.

Answer 4

Orange soda is actually better then normal, cause it's caffeine free.. I am 21 weeks and I drink a can a pepsi every couple of days.. and I drank soda with my first son.. so you'll be just fine if you drink your orange soda..

Answer 5

You can have soda while you are pregnant and even caffeine in small amounts until your body is weaned off of it.
The thing about sodas would be the diet soda thing. Doctors want you to avoid ASPARTAME, an artificial sweetner, not the soda... although too much would be a lot of sugar, right!
Give your body what it wants, it is virtually harmless... maybe a sugar rush.
If you want to drink diet, then just drink those flavored with Splenda.
You will be just fine! :)
Enjoy and congrats :)

Answer 6

You can drink one cup of caffeine a day but that's it. If you drink too much the baby could be born addicted to caffeine. And as long as you don't drink no more than one soda a day it shouldn't harm the baby.

Answer 7

If its caffeine free.....what are you waitng for girl?? Drink up. It's totally okay.

You just want to make sure you get enough water every day but adding a soda or two (even a caffeinated one) isn't going to do any harm. It's about moderation. it takes SEVERAL cans of soda to reach the caffeine in one cup of drip coffee.... and doctors allow coffee in moderation as well.

Answer 8

It is OK to drink it. You just need to watch how many sodas you have. My doctor warned me about the soda b/c it is just "empty calories"...but if you want it go for it. And by the way a little caffeine is OK to have while pregnant.

Answer 9

My doctor said 1 -3 cans of soda a day - DRINK IT - then the craving will go away and you can forget about it lol. Your baby will be fine :)

Answer 10

As long as there is no caffeine in the orange soda you will be fine. This is a craving and until you indulge yourself it won't go away.

Answer 11

LOL I had the same thing when I was pregnant with my daughter. I would want nothing but orange soda. You can drink soda all you want just make sure your getting enough water so you don't dehydrate. One more thing make sure you don't drink it in the morning it will make you throw up since its so fizzy.