Hi! I was just wondering if any of you ladies that are TTC have eliminated diet coke from their diets? I have significantly cut back on my consumption while on BC just to get used to the idea. Yesterday (Sunday) was my first day officially off BC in 16 years, and we BD'd. NOw, I know it would be extremely rare if it "took" this first time. But I kind of panicked when I realized that I drank a 20 oz bottle of diet coke. In a normal day, this would be one of about 3. I know caffeine should be limited during this time to 200 mg (I believe??). One bottle has 78 mg. My real question is: the aspartame in diet coke. There's mixed messages out there, some say it's harmful to your DNA (the more extreme articles) and therefore stay in your body etc. Others say it's approved and safe, etc.
What do you do? Cut it out completely? Enjoy in moderation? What is "moderation" to you?
Thanks!
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I don't think anyone can argue that diet coke is good for you. But I drank diet coke occasionally while I was pregnant and probably didn't even think about it while I was TTC. I tried not to drink it too much though...more because of the chemicals in it. If you need a caffeine boost, maybe switch to something like green tea? I just assumed that is healthier so I tried to drink more green tea!
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I worked hard to wean myself off diet soda before getting pregnant. I would say that I had a pretty strong addiction to it. My husband HATES sodas (especially diet ones) and thinks they are the work of the devil- not because of caffeine, because of the chemicals. I promised him that I would quit before I got pregnant. I've had a few (3?) regular sodas since being pregnant, but other than that I've abstained. And it hasn't been hard!
I have to say I feel so much better and attribute the fact that I don't really drink them any more to how good I've felt during pregnancy. My husband gets irritated because people focus so much on what they eat and not enough on what they are drinking. And I'd say he's right.
That said, one or two of anything probably isn't going to do you or a baby any real harm
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I dont drink soda at all even before I was pregnant but when I didi drink soda, I'd rather drink the regular coke than the diet version with all the sweeteners.
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I didn't drink diet coke...I went for the real stuff. I LOVE Coke and had a glass with lunch...Enjoy in moderation, but definitely cut back.
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I had no idea Diet Coke would affect your ability to conceive, so I drank it normally (maybe 1-2 per week) and we were able to get pregnant the first month we really tried (however, we were off BC for 9 months before that).
Like others have said, don't cut it out completely, but start to reduce the amount you have (only so it's easier to "quit" once you actually are pregnant!). Good luck!
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I enjoyed it in moderation (like everything else while TTC). I have probably had 3 diet cokes during my pregnancy so far (almost 12 weeks) and do still have a morning cup of joe.
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Is diet coke "worse" to have than regular coke?
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@Adira - I think they say it's worse because real sugar is better for you than the fake sugar in diet drinks.
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Thanks everyone! Very helpful. I'll try to scale back while TTC but won't stress over one or two a day.
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@Andrea - Thanks! Maybe I'll switch back to regular coke when I TTC, though I try to only drink a couple during the week anyway.
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While TTC, I've switched to regular coke for the most part. I had some Diet Hansen's soda the other day. I also drink green tea regularly, but cut back on it during the TWW as well since there's debate over it and whether or not it depletes folic acid. I'll find out when I go to my annual OB/GYN visit in a couple of weeks.
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Good point to bring up on the green tea! I started drinking lots of green tea right before my wedding, hoping that the rumor that drinking it could help burn calories was true (ha ha!). Then I read that it could possibly deplete folic making my prenatals feel like a waste of time. So I stopped drinking it
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I've stopped drinking diet sodas and pretty much caffeine altogether (regular coke once a week) while TTC. Hopefully, it will help.
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I really need to cut my diet coke consumption. It will be very hard as I don't like regular soda, never have I've been drinking the diet stuff since the early 1980's. I'm try to move more to de-caff soda. and up my water, but it's hard.
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First time around, I drank it. This time around, I couldn't care less. It doesn't seem appetizing.
Moderation is a good idea... but I never really stopped.
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I don't drink diet cokes, but I love regular dr. pepper. I don't keep it or any soda in the house so that I don't drink it too often. I haven't really scaled back since starting ttc because I don't think I drink too many to begin with. I usually go to Sonic during happy hour a couple times a week and get a 16 oz for $0.80.
I guess I said all that to say I'm all about allowing yourself to have what you enjoy in moderation.
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