Can I have diet Dr Pepper if I might have gestational diabetes? I don't even know what to do or how…

can't drink diet drinks when you're pregnant because you can't have artificial sweetness

So I can only have water? @mom2twincesses

@mrsgower, you can have diet drinks. My dietary aide told me you can have diet drinks an any pop that has no carbohydrates

Diet drinks have more caffeine & sugar than regular

So many different opinions! Lol my doctor said I can have it as long as I don't exceed 200 MG of caffeine a day.

It depends on your body and what your dr recommends. I personally can't do diet soda, but I've been able able to do the little flavor packets from you can put in water.

They do have aspartame (an artificial sweetner) in them, but my Dr actually recommends that if you have gestational diabetes you use artificial over regular sugars because our bodies break them down easier.

@mrsgower have they had you talk to a dietician yet? because my doctor didn't tell me anything about my gestational diabetes.

i have diabetes and my dr said i just have to limit my diet soda intake and it funny you say diet Dr pepper cause that's what I crave lol

but as long as I keep it u det 200 mg of caffeine

@kaisynsmummie8716, that's what I crave too. Dr Pepper and a cupcake. I crave sugar a lot. If I fail my 3 hour I'm going to cry.

@goodbyelullaby, not yet. I still have to do the 3 hour on monday

@babycromer, I guess I'll wait and talk to her to find out

@mrsgower, do you know how badly you failed your 1 hour? If you were borderline, I'd say go ahead and drink it. Just limit the amount you drink. Also like @smb_mommy said, some diet drinks have more sugar and caffeine than regular soda.

Just watch how much carbs are in stuff. Carbs break down into sugar and that's where gestational diabetes gets us. We have a harder time breaking down the sugar in a time frame, so you have to watch how much carbs and sugar you put in because everything we put in our bodies goes to baby and too much sugar in our case, means bigger babies which can lead to inducing and c-sections.

I'm not a Dr, and you should absolutely confirm with yours, but I would think 1 wouldn't hurt you right now. Especially since you haven't been officially diagnosed.

try coke life. it is sweetened with stevia which is all natural. my clinic told me artifical sweeteners are not good for baby

I have gestational diabetes and in all my diet booklets and the dietician said that I can have diet drinks.

I'm not sure about with gestational diabetes but it's not true that you can't have artificial sweeteners while pregnant, I made sure to ask my doc about that because I use equal for sweet tea and stuff

Obviously having a ton of it daily is not good but the same goes for even real sugar haha.

Thanks everyone!