Comments on: Mommy SOS: What to Drink While Pregnant or Nursing?

By: Jaimie

Jaimie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:06:00 +0000

The part I found frustrating during pregnancy was when I wanted to drink something celebratory – the nonalcoholic options just don’t seem as festive. My husband got quite good at making virgin mojitos (with sparkling water, muddled fresh mint, and lime juice) or I would cut juices with sparkling water, like so many else of you have mentioned.

jbhat, the warnings about caffeine intake during pregnancy vary. I think one caffeinated drink a day is just fine, personally.

By: erin

erin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:07:40 +0000

I also drank sparkling water, especially the flavored ones. Trader Joe’s carries them so cheap and I drank them by the liter-full. Even unflavored sparkling mineral water has enough of a “different” taste, and the bubbles made me feel like I was having a soda without the calorie guilt.

I also drank a ton of milk during my pregnancy… I like milk and drink a lot of it to begin with, but being pregnant really ramped up my craving for milk for some reason.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:19:31 +0000

Since I had the lovely bonus of being gestational diabetic while living in antepartum at the hospital (where they were super on top of my blood sugar of course) I did a lot of those crystal light drinks!

By: kari

kari — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:53:54 +0000

makers mark…. up!

j/k

i kinda like sparkling water w/ a splash of the hansens nectar – or like joelle said a spritz of lime.

By: jbhat

jbhat — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:16:36 +0000

Shoot. I have been having a tall nonfat iced latte pretty much every morning for a little caffeine. Apparently there is less caffeine in a shot of espresso than an entire cup of coffee, so I have made it okay in my mind. Plus it’s a nice serving of calcium with that milk.

I just drink filtered water or sparkling water other than that. I guess I’m not a huge fan of flavored drinks in general. Unless they are pinot grigio flavored…which I am avoiding, of course, for now. ~sigh~

By: ariana

ariana — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:15:01 +0000

Joelle, great tip about the ocean spray.. does it have artificial sweeteners? A drop to flavor water is such a good idea for me.. I never drink enough!

Laurie, I LOVE honest T! The problem for me was finding the decaf flavor – it was harder to come by than the snapple but really yummy. Now that I’m drinking caffeine I love their assam black.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:44:48 +0000

White Tea is also a good alternative. Honest Tea has some tasty variesties, as does 3D Revolution. Whole Foods also carries something called Glow Mama that is supposed to be tasty with kiwi in it.

By: Joelle

Joelle — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:33:41 +0000

I love water – but agree that after drinking it all day, in and out, I needed a break. Here are some options I use:
– ocean spray has a 5 calorie drop in for your water, it is really good and I couldn’t tell it only had 5 calories
– sparkling water (I know, it is still water), but I add a spritz of lime and it makes me think of drinking a vodka tonic or I add a spritz of cranberry juice to cut the calories, but give me the effect of juice

I’ll be giving the snapple iced tea a try!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:10:18 +0000

There are some excellent teas available in health food stores (namely “Mommy-to-Be Tea”) which contain stuff that actually primes your body for labor, delivery, and milk production – good for you and baby!