Maintaining Pregnancy From Carbonated Drinks

When pregnant, Mommy is often tempted to drink carbonated drinks. Although refreshing the throat, but it must be remembered that carbonated drinks have side effects that would make mommy become obese and therefore they are not recommended to consumed by pregnant women who want to maintain the pregnancy.

There are 3 sweeteners in carbonated drinks that contain a lot of sugar, such as:

1.Asphartame

In fact, artificial sweeteners are safe for mommy. But, mommy needs to limit the amount of consumption per day at no more than 2 ounces.

2.Saccharin

Saccharin is an artificial sweetener that is very dangerous. This sweetener has been banned by many countries. In addition to causing obesity, the fetus can also be affected because it can lead to birth defects. To maintain the pregnancy, choose beverages without saccharin.

3.Sukralosa

This artificial sweetener is not harmful for consumption. However, sucralose is not recommended to be consumed by pregnant women.

Obesity can interfere with the activities during pregnancy. Difficulty breathing and back pain is very likely to happen when mommy is obese. In addition, the fetus may also be exposed. The weight of the fetus will exceed the normal weight. And it may cause difficulties during labor. 

In addition to obesity, there are still many other effects that could endanger the pregnancy because artificial sweeteners are carcinogenic. Colorings in soft drinks are also dangerous for consumption. Both of these substances may trigger cancer.

Another effect of consuming soft drinks is hypertension. This pregnancy disorder is very dangerous for pregnant women as it may cause pre-term labor. Carbonated drinks also weaken the immune system so that the baby does not have a protective shield. This can make the baby susceptible to disease and this is also dangerous for mommy.

Pregnant women always require fit conditions. When mommy is ill, the pregnancy would be in trouble. 

Osteoporosis is a subsequent negative impact. Carbonated drinks contain phosphoric acid which can increase the absorption of high phosphorus. Increased absorption of phosphorus will affect the performance of the bones, making them unable to absorb enough calcium so that bones become brittle and break easily. Remember, while being pregnant, Mommy will gain extra weight and this weight will add the pressure on the bones that can lead to osteoporosis.

Now, mommy has already been aware of the impact of carbonated drinks to pregnancy. Hold the desire to consume carbonated drinks temporarily so that mommy will be healthy and maintain the pregnancy to the utmost.