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I remember this being a really annoying thing- especially when going out to eat. I like having a glass of wine, and generally don't really like soda not do I want the tons of sugar from it.

I like to mix seltzer or plain water with juice- usually cranberry, sometimes pomegranate or something. And I did drink tons of coconut water at the end of my pregnancy (July 30 due date and a heat wave!). And lemonade or homemade decaf iced tea. Meh.

@Foodnerd81: I d id juice with sparkling water anytime I didn't want plain water. At bars or restaurants I'd ask if they could do virgin cocktails. Most of the time they came up with something fun for me. I also discovered drinking vinegars!

Sparkling water! Lots of it. Also cutting juice and Lemonade with sparkling water. Also San Pellegrino is so yum but full of sugar.

@HourThyme: actually the other day I had seltzer cranberry with a squeeze of lime and I would have sworn it was a cocktail if I hadn't made it myself.

Sparkling water! And now that it's getting warmer....ALL THE LEMONADE!

Lots of lemonade for me!

I drank so much lemonade while I was pregnant with M! I had terrible heartburn in the third tri and I still couldn't stop drinking it.

Root beer, lemonade and LaCroix. I also ask bartenders for non alcoholic drinks as well. It's pretty fun to see what they can come up with. I drink coconut water or Gatorade when I'm feeling really thirsty.

I drink coffee and water, I love seltzer water and we have a Sodastream which is awesome. And, I still enjoy an occasional small beer or glass of wine when I feel like it which is rare.

Coke only has maybe 35 mg caffeine per 12 oz...

While pregnant, I drank coffee, coke, tea, water, juice, and milk! Lots and lots of milk (I craved it while pregnant)!

Honestly, whatever the hell i still wanted, as long as I subscribed to the 200mg/day caffeine limit. I was really careful in my first tri based on my history of RPL. Even then, I wasn't drinking 8 cokes a day. But lots of gatorade and sparkling water in the first trimester. It's all I drank. Also those fruity San Pelligrino sodas...man they were good. Especially the citrus flavors like lemonade and grapefruit. COULD NOT GET ENOUGH. Water was effing nasty. Now i'm a 14-18 cup/day water drinker. So it was temporary for me. Some juice/mix-ins with my miralax every morning and evening (also nasty in plain water, didn't dissolve in sodas). Coke zero caffeine free ALWAYS hit the spot and was often what i had with dinner. I had to give up on coffee after a bit, but drank lots of hot tea with honey, since my first trimester was in the fall.

@bluestriped bee: If you're up to blending your own shakes, I really like the MRM Natural chocolate with frozen banana chunks. It's mild so not SUPER rich tasting, if you're struggling with that. If you have a TJ"s near you, their 'pure protein' in the cans aren't bad, either, for an on-the-go drink. Not my favorite, but the ready-to-drink protein drinks are all generally kind of meh, and I've tried a ton of them.

highly highly recommend the canned san pelligrino sodas in the first tri, though!