I guess I am a bad mom! I drink Sprite, Tea and Orange Cola and lots and lots of water. When I have a really bad headache I drink hot coffee. Doctor said 2 cups a day wont hurt.

I've been drinking water with a splah of lemon juice. It really helps and I have even been able to get my prenatal pills down with plain water alone. I HATED water before I found out I was pregnant. Always have. So far I've been doing really good with the water and orange juice.

So here is what the pregnancy nutritionist said to me;

Gatorade = worst drink on the market. Waaay to much sugar.
Regular Sodas = second worse for caffeine and sugar
Juice = horrible for you. Lots of sugar

Diet Sodas = ok in moderation without caffeine (Diet Sprite, Sierra Mist, Diet caffeine-free Coke, Coke Zero, etc)
Milk = 1% or 2% are ok, but will raise blood sugar
Coffee = ok if decaf
Tea = ok if decaf
Water = ideal

I like crystal light in my water to flavor it up occasionally. But remember its always ok to allow yourself to cheat every once and a while. maybe see if there is diet Mountain Dew without caffeine?

thanks wonderlust, Ive been pretty good about 1 dew a day..not today tho lol, mondays are hard! but Ive alway heard bad storie about football players or whoever who drink so much gatorade it just rotts your teeth...yikes! but thats what mnt dew is doing to me anyways so I need to stop (even if I wasnt PG)

That is exactly what my doc told me! I had the worst gatorade cravings and he said that is the absolute worst thing you can drink! He wanted me to drink just water but said a coke or two a day woudnt hurt. I crave regular coke for some reason...i never drank it before preg so not sure why...I have recently started to love water. I have been so thirsty and it is the only thing that seems to quench my thirst...and I too was a water hater pre-preg