Nutritionist

[Tiny Sue]

Hi girls -

As some of you might know, my screen name is not at all indicative of how I look, it's more the opposite. I am a large lady. I'm 5 foot 8 and 92 kilos. I was 15 kilos lighter 18 weeks into my first pregnancy!

Anyhoo, seeing as I know that at the end of this pg (if it sticks ) I will be a whopping 17 stone, which is scary, I made an appointment with a nutritionist to get some advice.

After a 2 hour interview session she's advised me to get rid of Coke and soft drinks ( addict here) and halve my tea intake to 4 cups a day. I also have to reduce the sugar in my tea and take more wholegrain starches like brown rice and buckwheat pasta. Plenty of nuts and seeds, fish and good proteins, and less bread and potatoes.

I also have to eat something, if only a snack, every two to three hours because my blood sugar has been dropping and making me feel weak and tired more often. I just can't stop eating at the moment because I'm constantly hungry.

While I could see the sense in all she said, I cannot help feeling that it's going to be a hungry 9 months!

Sue

 

[EllieBelle]

You dont have to be hungry......try replacing your usual snacks with fruit - I wasnt a big fruit eater before - tending to always go for chocolate, crisps, icecream etc (which I still eat by the way), but I now also eat a lot of fruit. I buy the pre-prepared fruits available in all supermarkets (Asda's are very good value), and eat at least one of these a day, plus I eat a lot of bananas and drink a lot of fruit juice!

Its not just a case of cutting down on the bad stuff, but its making sure you eat lots of the right foods too for babies sake - I was amazed when I read how many vitamins etc you are supposed to consume a day - and I havent been taking any supplements at all

Good luck with it