About the aspartame during pregnancy. I had a nice little talk with my doctor about just that topic. In normal use, its fine. In fact, given the amount of the crap I've ingested in my life, most people would think I'd have every kind of cancer imaginable. But guess what! Me and my baby are fine, despite aspartame. In fact, I'd rather take my chances with it than with real sugar products that will cause many more problems for both of us. So, I'll risk it.