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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only person I know who followed the GW diet exactly ended up with a borderline low-birthweight baby with some complications.  I have no idea if there's a connection - but the diet is no guarantee, and as others have said, it can lead to unhealthy fixations.

If you have literally eaten NO "junk food" for eight months, and you feel like you are doing something so bad by doing so that you need to post here for reassurance, then I think the more important question is whether you have an anxiety or eating disorder.

Even if you don't have any disorder, my concern is that you're exactly the type of perfectionist/Type A woman who is far too invested in "doing everything right." With the midwives this can be really bad, because they will play into the notion that it's "bad" to get an epidural.  It's fine if you go without, but know that pain relief is good and most women welcome it.  [/quote]
My friend who also followed the diet verbatim had a premie. I'm sure it's unrelated, but still, it's not a cure all. 
I also went in being VERY determined to do without an epidural, but turns out it was completely necessary for my body to relax enough to let the baby descend. Pretty sure I would've ended up with a c-section without it or dead if it was 100 years ago. [/quote]

The recommended foods seem to be quite healthy no comment though on quantities. It recommends to avoid only white pasta.. so you can still eat whole grain pasta and quinoa pasta. Of course if you are already eating these as part of your regular diet then its easier to continue when you are pregnant. Otherwise changing your entire diet only when pregnant would not be possible for most and you are not going to consume enough food and nutrients as your taste buds are just not used to.. the point is to enjoy eating healthy and not torture yourself and the occasional junk food is not going to affect that. [/quote]

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