Thought this would be a fun thread to vent/reminisce on the things we love but can't have while pregnant, and maybe share alternatives with one another that can act as substitutes in the meantime!
I'll go first: I would give anything for a big fat footlong turkey deli sandwich right now! I am from the Northeast US and deli sandwiches (hoagies) are a staple in most diets. I was absolutely devastated when I learned that pregnant women can't have them. I made DH promise that he would bring one to the delivery room so that I could eat one first thing.
Re: The foods/drinks/activities I miss most right now are....
On deli meat: https://www.healthline.com/health/baby/pregnancy-myths#1
Something that I miss... maybe raw tuna? I am a big fan of tuna poke bowls and miss them!!
Oh I also miss a clean house!!! I can’t keep up with the cleaning and my husband won’t do that either. So I miss a clean house.
Maybe it's because I'm a 4TM, but I will eat anything. I miss feeling good enough to stay up late. Also, the thought of beer/wine is gross lately, but I'm sure I'll eventually miss it.
Food, definitely Sushi, but that is more because of money than abstinence. I miss eating the keto diet I was on literally until the day I got pregnant. Right now all meat except for burger and fried chicken strips (as long as I don't have to cook them) is the protein that sounds good to me. Give me all the carbs. I was the same way 1st trimester with my boys.
What I miss most is not feeling like shit. Food is totally meh right now, I almost resent needing to eat.
I miss cocktails! I will have a half glass of red wine here and there with dinner and take one sip of my husband's beer when he gets something good but I miss going out for appetizers and a fun cocktail!
My diet is junk right now. I had ramen noodles and 2 Eggo waffles for lunch, because (ironically) that's what doesnt sound disgusting at the moment.
I think the activity I miss the most is pooping normally. Even with stool softeners I'm not regular any more.
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And I'm with you @indulgentgypsy, I miss being intimate. Too sick, too tired, and my body also just hasn't responded the few times we tried early on.
Also, bubbles!! Love. Next week, we're doing Christmas day brunch at a place with unlimited bloody marys and mimosas, and I'm hoping they'll have non-alcoholic grape juice to mix in with the OJ. Ha, but now that I think about it, that combo sounds awful. Maybe I'll make my hubs get a mimosa just to have a sip!
ETA: Because, grammar.
Also missing sushi like the rest of y'all 🍱🥡🍥
@nopegoat I hear you with the coffee. I still want it every morning. But when I take a drink it tastes like dirt! Now I don't want it unless it's from Dunkin and loaded with cream and sugar 🤷♀️
For the deli meat convo, I didn't realize how much deli meat was in my diet until I had to cut it out. I have had a few things with deli meat and just have cooked them to steaming, but generally steer clear.
I LOVE sushi, but my small town doesn't offer it. Better believe when I go to the city I'll be stuffing my face with that rice wrapped goodness.
To the sex convo, DH and I have been having lots of morning sex. I'm just too tired in the evening. Morning sex allows to keep our close connection and lets us both get off before the extreme fatigue sets in.
I miss having energy both the natural and the caffeinated varieties.
I miss sleeping through the night.
My skinny jeans.
My sex drive has seen an uptick in the last couple days- morning sex frw; although admittedly more tricky with a preschooler around. Thank god for cartoons.
horrible diet, horrible feeling.
I missed having orange & tangerine as i have to avoid for my bad acid reflux.
i dont miss alcohol & coffee yet & its so weird...
i had a susage sanwich on sunday & got diarrhea 🤦🏻♀️
I miss prosecco.
I miss not feeling bloated and I miss pooping everyday.
I DID enjoy an Italian sub last week that I had been craving forever and it was HEAVENLY.