Fruit

[Tara & Liam]

Hi Ladies

Can anyone help me please. i am 11 weeks pregnant and i am addicted to fruit, peaches, nectarines, plums and berries. I ate 7 plums yesterday. Can anyone tell me if this is okay. Am i overdoing it? please help. Been at work for 15 mins and already ate 2 plums.

x

 

[Sarah W Baby Belly]

I'm no expert but I think it is better to be addicted to fruit than mcdonalds!

I am really into fruit smoothies at the moment and I have already had a banana and a huge load of strawberries as well.

I have also turned up at work with a punnet of peaches and will probably have a huge fruit smoothie when I get home.

I can't imagine you are doing any harm. The only drawback might be you get tummy aches or wind

 

[littlebump]

Hi Davina

Again, I'm not an expert but agree with SWBB - fruit is certainly one of the healthier cravings to have. The only thing I can think of is to make sure you're washing it thoroughly (I'm sure you are) and be aware that it may have an effect on your bowel movements (sorry - too much info).

Wish I could crave something healthy instead of cheese, chocolate and salty stuff (not all together thankfully!)

LBxx

 

[Rosieroo]

Mmmm, I had a bowl last night with a handful of cherries, 2 nectarines and a peach. Just what I needed

 

[Tara & Liam]

Thanks for the replies. My stomach does make a noise each time i eat a piece of fruit but i just cant seem to get enough of it. I was told when i was pregnant with number 1 not to eat too many grapes because of diabetes but was unsure about other fruits.

xx

 

[Kerry]

I am eating tonnes of fruit at the moment but in particular tomato juice......at least a litre a day.

I think it can only be good to have these healthy cravings.......stops the constipation too!!!

Much love

 

[Tara & Liam]

Hi Kerry

Funny enough i dont seem to be able to stomach tomato based things especially spaghetti bolognaise, but you mentioning tomato juice has made me think hmmm.

 

[Kim]

I've gone off tomato based stuff too...

 

[Tara & Liam]

Hi Kim

i have a whole list of things. I didnt really go off anything with my 2nd but this time theres loads of things.

x

 

[boo boo]

Im addicted to fruits ately now, peaches, oranges and grapes particullarly (even tho the grapes give me a bad stomach, lol) Im also loving tomatoes, dont think i have eaten so much before, fresh tomatoes or tinned, im not fussy.

bec x

 

[Kim]

I can't stomach fruit or veg, I only ever want bad things like pizza and crisps I feel such a failure I can't even get my diet right...

 

[boo boo]

lol, hun ur not a failure i d o go thro the binge on aload of crappy food stages. God knows how many chips i had the oher day, and im sure i ate a whole angel cake to myself yesterday (IM JUST GONNA TELL MYSELF THAT PPL WERE EATIN IT WEN I WASNT LOOKIN THO, LOL, SO IT LOOKED LIKE I ATE IT MYSELF)

Dont think your a failure, cos ur definately not.
Hey put tomatoes and pineapple on ur pizza, ur gettin ur fruit then, lol.

bec x x

 

[Kim]

Yeah I did that the other day but still thought it was a bit of a cheat lol. All I've wanted for the last few days is pizza, I'm finding it hard to eat anything else, although it's not so much a craving, it's just that I've gone off everything else!!

My diet just gets me down because I know how important it is to eat healthily but after giving up drinking and smoking (very hard but no lapses) I find that eating is the only pleasure I get lol!!!

 

[boo boo]

I wouldn worry to much, at least u have given up smoking and drinking, which is more than i can say. Well i have given up drinking all ogther, ut smoking, i gotta say im stuggeling, and i know its wrong and i feel so guilty, but ill get there eventually. Ive cut down, which still aint goos enuf. So i betta get my butt in to gear and quit now, lol.

Howd did u quit so easily.

bec x x

 

[Kim]

I was really lucky I just went off them 2 days before my missed AF. I didn't think anything of it at the time because I had the worst hangover from my OH birthday party and hangovers always put me off cigs. Since I found out I was PG I haven't even wanted one, the thought and the smell makes me heave!! Also I used to smoke more when I was drinking but I'm not drinking now so that probably helps.

 

[boo boo]

yeah i am finding lately that wen i smoke im feelin a bit sick, and dont smoke no where near as much, cos it makes me feel sick, its great that u gave up so easy. I thought it would be hard to stop drinkin cos i used to drink alot, now i dnt even bother me wen i pop to the pub with the girls and sit there with my orqange juice and lemonade, only thing part from water that dnt make me feel ill.

bec x x

 

[Kim]

Me too, I drank A LOT when TTC, far too much really, but I just gave up like that, I don't even want a drink.

 

[boo boo]

Me either, it doesnt bother me not drinkin in the slightest, the way i think is that after ive had the baby two double vodkas and ill be wrecked, wot a cheap night. It would make a hugh change because it takes me alot now to get drunk, i used to drink loads, i was well in to my sociallising.

 

[Tara & Liam]

hi

When i was pregnant with my first i was addicted to mushroom pizzas. couldnt get enough of them.

xx

 

[lisa31]

Hi

Message for Kim: Kim was reading your post on the 'fruit' topic and was glad to see someone else talking about drinking and smoking. I found I was pregnant last friday - tried to stop smoking (as many other times in the past!) finally went docs who said I could try the patches - hoping they work this time - its not as if I have a valid enough reason!) - thing is also missing my wine too - I feel awful about this cos Im soooo excited about being pregnant - but am so used to having a couple of glasses of wine after work (everyday - which I know isnt good anyway - but it used to really chill me out after a stressful day at work), so of course now Im having to stop eveything - and to be truthful I feel quite crap (I know my hormones are going crazy) just wondered if you have any advice? I guess its because I've lived my life as I want for so long and now Im finding it hard to give up - even though I've got this wonderful thing growing inside me - which makes me feel 10 times worse - any useful tips would be appreicated

Thanks

L x