What should you drink? Drinking 1.5 to 2 litres of fluid each day ensures that your kidneys can work effectively and allows you to effectively combat constipation, which is a minor inconvenience common to most mums-to-be.

What should you drink as a priority?

Water: Water is the recommended drink of choice. Drinking one and a half to two litres of water per day makes exchanges between the mother’s body and that of the foetus easier. Both tap water and mineral waters are suitable.

Milk: Milk is a drink that is particularly recommended for mums-to-be because of its high calcium and protein content. It is a foodstuff in its own right and should be added to your everyday food intake. Skimmed milk contains just as much calcium and protein but fewer fats and kilojoules.
Once you have given birth, if you are breast-feeding your child, it is recommended to continue to eat at least 3 serves of dairy foods each day.

Can you replace water with other liquids?

There are many perfectly acceptable ways to have a change from water.

Infusions (teas): Drink in moderation. Some of them may make it easier to get to sleep. There is something to everyone’s taste: camomile, orange blossom. Fresh fruit juice. It is rich in vitamins, but be careful not to confuse it with fruit-flavoured drinks, which often have a low vitamin and very high sugar content, just like soft drinks. Be careful not to go overboard - it is always better to eat your fruit rather than drink it.

Can you drink everything?

It is preferable to limit your tea and coffee consumption during your pregnancy.

We recommend you reduce your coffee intake to one cup a day. Pregnancy increases your sensitivity to caffeine and its effects on sleep and cardiac rhythm. In fact, above five cups a day, coffee can have the same consequences as smoking (risk of miscarriage or low birth weight).
Just like coffee, tea is a stimulant. What’s more, it limits the absorption of iron.
Drink it extremely weak or drink infusions based on camomile or orange blossom instead.
Alcohol is recommended to be avoided completely during pregnancy, as is smoking.