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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all, i would love some advice because i dont want to end up gaining excessive weight during my first pregnancy. I'm almost 12 weeks and I've gained 9 pounds already! I've been severely nauseous and somehow also extra hungry since 6 week. I've tried all the tricks and am taking unisom and zofran some days (trying to avoid it because of any risk of birth defects). However, I'm still quite nauseous especially when i eat anything healthy eg fruit and vegetables, most meats. The only things i like to eat are high calorie eg cheese on toast, noodles. I'm concerned this is going to lead to huge weight gain...any tips on how to manage it? Much appreciated :) [/quote]

List the foods you can handle and lets find ways to make them less calorically dense/etc. I had the exact same issue through my entire pregnancy although the meat aversion went away around 5/6 months. I never threw up but it was constant and the only thing that made it better was constantly eating.

Is it texture? Smell? Taste?

Drink water or flavored water to keep hydrated. Nausea gets worse when dehydrated. Have a coke or ginger tea before the time you would eat your largest meal and see if that helps. Make sure you are taking your vitamins. Look at smoothies with added collagen (get approved by OB first). Fairlife has 26 and 42g chocolate protein drinks that taste like chocolate milkshakes. Thats 1/2-1/3 of your protein needs. Eat water rich foods- watermelon, cantaloupe, cuties, strawberries, cucumber. Applesauce. Pho broth is fantastic. Bell pepper with hummus (if you can stand the taste or texture). Try to keep carbs in small doses but frequently. Limit perfumes, candles, etc. and try to open windows as much as possible. Try eating outside as I found I could tolerate food better outside versus inside. If you can tolerate yogurt then try the Skyr drinks that have higher protein and a piece of toast with a fruit for breakfast. Stay away from artificial sweeteners they can increase dehydration and some people have GI issues with them so just avoid. Lunch was hard for me but I did eat deli meat sandwiches and pho broth or a protein shake. Dinner just go easy- noodles and meat sauce, rice and broccoli. If you can find ways to increase your protein it can help with the nausea. Oatmeal, PB, Beans, Lentils etc can balance the carb need with a better protein ratio. Ripple chocolate milk is good and its made out of peas, plus Silk has a new 20g soy protein milk.

I had more success finding ways to drink my nutrients and then eating whole foods that I could tolerate to increase fiber.

Good luck![/quote]

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