Several people have posted that their doctors told them that NutraSweet was o.k. during pregnancy.
I just want to make sure that people know that despite what I’ve heard in articles and from doctors, some people do not react well to NutraSweet. For example, NutraSweet gives me digestive problems at both ends, and that’s when I’m well! I’m not the only one, either. I have several friends (and have met others) whose reactions vary from “bouncing off the walls” to hives (including at least 10 people that I’ve met with similar problems to mine). A few others are like me in that the body’s tolerance goes down with repeated drinks. We don’t know if it builds up in our systems or what.
I don’t even like the taste of NutraSweet anymore because of these troubles.
Just in case you think that your child will be able to tolerate it just because you can, I am the *only* one in my immediate family with this trouble. One of my friend’s children can tolerate NutraSweet, but she can’t.
Use your best judgment, but I believe in better safe than sorry.