What My Pregnant Self Is Eating July.

cornichonmam · July 2024

Cravings:

Aversions:

Current beverage of choice:

Any good recipes to share:

riley7137 · July 2024

cravings: cheese and eggs (vegan since 2016!!)
aversions: greasy foods/junk food (1st trimester cravings)

current beverage: electrolyte drinks and iced raspberry leaf tea

no good recipes to share because everyone in my household eats their own very few fav foods lol

mitchip · July 2024

Cravings: Popeyes chicken sandwich with a ridiculous amount of pickles

Aversions: Nothing anymore - but my stomach seems very small so I can only eat a little bit and then I get nauseas still

Current beverage of choice: Cran-cherry juice really watered down. soo yummy

Any good recipes to share: It's really hot here so pasta salad is a big winner here this time of year. We do cherry tomatoes, cucumber and feta. The dressing is just salt, pepper, basil, olive oil and if I have a flavoured balsamic (peach is really good) then I add that as well.

milleniumchild · July 2024

Cravings: spaghetti with loads of parmesan cheese, raspberries, salad listed below
Aversions: chili, hamburgers
Beverage: lipton peach iced tea, lemon water
Recipes: salad with fresh berries, apples, dried cranberries, cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, and poppyseed dressing!!

mitchip · July 2024

Yumm that salad sounds delicious.

I’ve been doing a strawberry almond salad with poppyseed dressing a lot lately too

cornichonmam · July 2024

Cravings: Dairy mainly cream cheese and goat cream cheese, I haven't been on a milk kick yet like I did with my other two. Nectarines, they're my favourite anyway and they're in season. Protein foods, that's what fancy if I want a snack.

Aversions: There's still a lot of sweet foods I won't have, though it's been a lot less bad this time. I'm blaming baby girl for that. I really can't face the thaught of icecream but cheesecake sounds great.

Current beverage of choice: I've got some alcohol free orange flavoured martini to mix with ice and soda water. It's really good if you like bitter aromatic drinks like gin.

Any good recipes to share: I made some pork mince burgers with grilled peaches, pickled onions and basil mayo the other week. They were great and very summery, I think they would work with turkey mince too. If anyone wants the recipe I can post it.

mamahen521 · July 2024

Cravings: milk, cheese, eggs, and avocados

Aversions: not many consistently. It really depends on the day.

Beverage of choice: MILK! I could drink it all the time. Also, yellow Gatorade.

Recipe: I’ve been on an avocado toast kick for breakfast or lunch. Usually it is wheat toast, smashed avocado, baby spinach, feta or goat cheese, and a poached egg. So tasty!

MrsCaliRN · July 2024

Cravings: Depends on the day. Sometimes pasta, sometimes Indian food, sometimes sushi. But never anything sweet.

Aversions: Nothing really.

Current beverage of choice: Super-cold bottled water and this low cal cran-raspberry juice I picked up recently

Any good recipes to share: Pasta primavera. Cook your fave pasta al dente, meanwhile toss any veggies you have lying around in olive oil, salt and pepper, and bake 400F on a cookie sheet until desired doneness (usually 30 mins or so). Toss everything together along with any sauce you’d like, you can also do no sauce as the oil and liquids from the veg are enough to do the trick. Add some parmesan, basil, cracked black pepper, whatever! and buen provecho!

MrsCaliRN · July 2024

knottie82daa6fe037c78a6 said:

cravings: cheese and eggs (vegan since 2016!!)
aversions: greasy foods/junk food (1st trimester cravings)

current beverage: electrolyte drinks and iced raspberry leaf tea

no good recipes to share because everyone in my household eats their own very few fav foods lol

Hey knottie, are you still strictly vegan? How are you making that work with the additional nutritional needs for baby?
Also, be careful with that raspberry leaf tea. I was drinking it daily starting in my 3rd tri and delivered my baby at 38w4d, not “early” by any means but my next 2 babies came after their due dates and I’m convinced my 1st labor started earlier than it should’ve because of the tea.

mitchip · July 2024

Because of my age, I need to deliver at least a week early. One week exactly before my due date is my BIL's birthday and he's not my favourite person so I really need this baby to come at 38 weeks
When can I start drinking this magic tea??? LOL

cornichonmam · July 2024

@mitchip 1 You don't have to do anything. That's not the recommendation in the UK for older mothers and if it was me I'd be asking them to produce the study that has informed that recommendation. There is a study that shows that earlier inductions are more likely to be successful inductions, that a lot of hospitals seem to think is gospel but not age related.

Raspberry leaf tea has a long historical use and I believe has some evidence of shortening labour but I'm not sure. It's got some vitamins in it too. I drunk it last time and still went 10 days over so I can't say it worked for me but I'll probably drink it again.

mitchip · July 2024

My ob did show me some info on still births in women over 40 at 40 weeks pregnant (while it is low, it doubles once you hit 40). This was a very expensive baby and our last shot so I would rather go through an induction than deal with even a slight increase in risk of stillbirth.

etnyah · July 2024

@mitchip eat dates too in the last few weeks!

I tried both raspberry leaf tea and dates the first time and gave up after like a week because I got so sick of it, thankfully baby came two days before his due date anyway. With my daughter I did nothing and she was born four days before her due date. There might be evidence for both but who knows how well it actually works on an individual basis, seems like lots of people go past their due dates regardless.

cornichonmam · July 2024

#mitchip That's fair enough. In the UK mothers over 40 are offered an induction at 40 weeks rather than 39.

I'm glad they discussed the research. So you're in the position to make an informed decision. There are a lot of recommendations for mothers and babies that have lots of research to back it up, there is also a lot that does not. I like to read the studies for myself.

This probably isn't coming across very well because I'm not a great writer. You should obviously do what you and your doctor think is best as your the one in position of all the facts of your case and your the one who has to give birth. My opinions are definitely coloured by a negative birth experience with my first (emergency c-section) and a long pre birth hospital stay with number 2 though the birth was a lot more positive (vbac) as well as the experiences of friends of mine which I won't go into until all our babies are safely earth side.

In my own experience and that of a lot of mothers I've spoken to, they tend to feel the best about birth where they made the decisions about their care, regardless of what type of birth they chose and regardless as to whether it was complication free or not. X

mitchip · July 2024

I appreciate all the feedback.

It’s funny how many of my thoughts changed now that im actually in this position and doing the actual research. I had so many ideas of what my pregnancy and birth plan would be like before but I didn’t realize just how uninformed I was.

cornichonmam · July 2024

@mitchip I think it's amazing how different the UK and US/Canadian maternity models are. Though Canada dies seem to be more like the UK

Mainly in the UK a lot of hospitals offer homebirth, birth centre and more hospital type delivery. The guidelines are a lot more similar between hospitals as they are based on national gidence. We tend to have a lot less appointments and they are less interventionist. They are still pretty interventionist but they tend to do it a little further down the line eg. Induction at 49 weeks instead of 39.

Interestingly my hospital is a research hospital and they are currently doing a breech birth study to hopefully support more breech deliveries in the future. Part of the reason they're able to do it is because they have a number of of South Asian doctors who are much more experienced in breech birth.

jessicaupstateny · July 2024

Recently diagnosed with GDM, so I have to change my diet substantially. Boo PCOS. Before this I was happily binging out on raspberries and watermelon this July. Will still enjoy in moderation. Also been loving grilled corn, zucchini, and eggplant. Beyond burgers. Pesto pasta salads. Wish me luck.

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