Eating junk food very occasionally while pregnant?
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Anonymous
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I went through 2-3 boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese every week of my pregnancy.
Craved grape soda and cheesesteaks -- it was the special at an office cafeteria nearby so I went at least once a week there. The kid is fine. She was 7 lbs 5 ozs, 19 inches, and 40 weeks +2 days. I was a small baby as was DH. No problems. She's a teen now. |
Anonymous
| During this pregnancy, I have craved and eaten corned beef hash from my work cafeteria (probably from a can), Reuben sandwiches (the corned beef craving was strong), egg McMuffins (so many), peanut m&ms, loads of tortilla chips and pretzels, potato chips and onion dip (I plowed through the dip in one sitting), and Popeyes chicken tenders. I otherwise eat vegetables and fruit every day and am mindful of giving the baby a mix of nutrition. I’m 31 weeks, am a thin person, and have gained <20 pounds the last time I was weighed. Eat some junk food if you want it, for goodness sake! |
Anonymous
My mouth watered at the Dr. Pepper. Yum! |
Anonymous
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Are you obese or have GD that your midwife has imposed fear in you about eating anything other than kake salads?
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Anonymous
These are the guidelines the OP is trying to follow. It’s a requirement for enrolling in the practice. https://www.gwdocs.com/specialties/midwifery-services/nutrition-exercise-guidelines/ |
Anonymous
What the f---????? Was this written by someone with an eating disorder? Eliminating PASTA? If my practice handed this to me I would run in the opposite direction. Would love to know what science they're trying to justify this with. What a nightmare. |
Anonymous
| Currently eating animal crackers dipped in Nutella. First kid might have been close to 50% ice cream when she came out and couldn’t be more perfect currently. |
Anonymous
The guidelines are pretty healthy, so I get the Eaton disorder comment. Every practice recommends that you eat healthy foods, there’s not really anything controversial on that list. That said, I delivered with them for my first child (5years ago) and I was kind of disappointed that they didn’t talk to me about diet at all. Like never. It was annoying too because the person who scheduled my first appointment told me to write down everything I ate in the last 24 hours and made it seem like I would get a nutritional advice. Nothing. Nobody brought it up and there was no feedback. When I asked about it, the midwife was like oh yeah, just read the guidelines and try to follow them. |
Anonymous
This is their sample diet...it's beyond "healthy". They say you should avoid whole wheat bread and pasta. That is disordered. Breakfast: Stir-fried kale and eggs with fresh fruit or oatmeal cooked with chia and flax seeds with blueberries Lunch or Dinner: Spinach salad with cooked salmon, quinoa, and beans Snacks: Nuts, dried fruits, carrots, seed or nut butter |
Anonymous
| The suggested menu is probably less than 1200 calories a day. |
Anonymous
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I had hyperemesis (3 times) and basically ate mcdonalds, coke and stouffers French bread pizza my whole pregnancy. And puked up 80% of it. Babies are parasites, they take what they need. When my mom was pregnant (also hyperemesis) she lost teeth because she was so malnourished from everything me and my siblings were taking.
Of course that’s all very extreme but trust me, your baby Is just fine |
Anonymous
I guess I should have added that I have PCOS so have had higher blood sugar in the past; I previously was under medical guidance for the past few years to reduce my simple carbohydrates and focus on eating lower sugar fruits (aka pick a strawberries over bananas). Thus, increased carbs is newer to me given my prior medical history. My bloodwork at 12 weeks even while eating increased carbs was on the lower end of the scale. |
Anonymous
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GW midwives:
I read thru their dietary guidelines, and also the background of each provider. Look, I have been vegetarian since college (25 years now) but even their menu is too restrictive. I can only imagine all my Latino mom friends laughing at it. Where are the tortillas? The pupusas? I just showed it to my Lebanese friend. She lived on grape leaves and Greek gyros in her pregnancies. I don't see them on the list. This menu is ethnocentric. Which is weird because half the providers say they have worked with many different "populations." Do you have to make some sort of diet agreement when you sign on with them? (I had 2 water home-births with wonderful midwives who just said to watch your sugar. NOT GW midwives.) |
Anonymous
It’s a suggestion. The midwives are asking people to do their best, but they know people take it wirh a grain of salt. Some anxious people get all bent out of shape about it, but I had 2 deliveries with the midwives and I ate all kinds of stuff. Maybe they didn’t care since I didn’t gain a ton of weight and my blood pressure and blood sugar were in the healthy range. |
Anonymous
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Why does anyone go there if they basically have an unsustainable diet for you to agree to? Like as if you need more stress while pregnant ( especially right now).
I would literally laugh and walk out. Also, I wonder if these providers follow their own diet? I used to work in a hospital and can't tell you how many times I got a kick out of the cardiologists shoveling down fried food and donuts in the cafeteria 
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