are there any energy type drinks suitable in pregnancy

[mad4mybaby]

I mean like red bull but obviously something not full of caffeine and sugar etc. Like an energy boost? Something natural perhaps?

Don't have an answer but would love to know if someone did. I've missed Red Bull more than alcohol so far!

In pregnancy you generally need to have protein in your drinks as well as an energy boost. Ovaltine is quite good for getting calories as well as vits and protein. But not exactly good for a summer day.

Fruit juice?

sugar is fine in pregnancy

Lucozade Sport is pretty good

Sugar is not fine in pregnancy, and all these fizzy drinks are packed with sugar , try and drink them in moderation and prefer water ( although is boring, I know) and herbal tees ( fennel , mint, fruits) .

why is sugar not fine in pregnancy?
(in moderation, and in food, obv, not in heaped tablespoons)

and don't give me the 'it congests the pelvis' Gentle Birthing Method-type lines

how does sugar congest the pelvis??

May have to make visit to health shop see if they come up with anything

It doesn't, that was my point

there's a 'holistic' book called the Gentle Birthing Method that recommends a very strict diet in pg (no wheat, no sugar, no dairy etc) with absolutely no scientific basis.

I wouldn;t trust the assistants in Holland & Barratt to know what was actually safe in pregnancy.

If you're low in energy generally have you thought about an iron supplement like Spatone to address the root cause rather than the symptoms?

not heard of that, where do you get it and how do you take it? I had another thread going about how i was feeling in the afternoon, tired, heavy, no energy no appetite. Need something to help pick me up, like red bull!

Boots - they're sachets of liquid you dilute in water or juice.

does it do any harm if your having enough iron already?

no, it's just iron-rich water. Have you seen your mw recently to get your iron levels tested?

Alternatively, you can try the healthly-eating low GI lark (yawn) for a natural energy boost (oats and the like).

yeah had my bloods done and fine. Guess just the crapness of being pg! Just trying to find some help!

when do you go on matleave?
an afternoon nap is the cure to many of the ills of pregnancy...

im a SAHM have a 2 yr old. try to nap but can only really fall asleep after 2.30pm which is when ds wakes up! Do sit with my feet up when hes in bed though!

I was recommended plain old full fat milk by the mw! Otherwise would have thought bog standard lucozade.

I take this
it's fab

its strange but drinking milk even in cereal makes me sick! It also made my ms worse which only just got over. Ds is allergic to it and i wonder if this is what my ms so bad back then as i didnt notice it like i have now.. may well have the same with this one! I really could go a can of red bull but wouldnt do it because of all the crap in there esp when im trying so hard (honest!) to eat healthy!

I did drink lucozade during the morning sickness days in this pregnancy. It helped with the nausea and tiredness, but limited it to a small bottle or less every day. Not had any in ages now but am planning on putting some in my labour bag.

hmm thinking back to last pg, maybe lucozade tablets?