HUNGRY!

Hello everyone,

I just found out I am pregnant last week, and over the last few days I have had food cravings for bread and carbs, am eating more bread than I have for ages.

I am sure its just psychological, as my personal trainer tells me I shouldn't really need to be eating anymore than normal at this stage, but a friend told me that she ate heaps of carbs in the first trimester to stop herself feeling sick, and she put on alot of weight in that time. I read somewhere that you shouldn't put on much weight at all first twelve weeks and that 2kg is about normal.

I don't feel sick at all, just a bit tired. And am slightly paranoid about putting on tooo much weight as you may have guessed.

Should I be indulging these cravings?

Edited by Lady Lizard

Yes.

- I'm assuming you are quiet fit, and for the time being there is nothing wrong with carrying on whatever exercise you are doing with caution. I worked as a Personal Trainer until 34wks, and I ate whatever meant I could to get through a day without lacking energy or being sick :)

Thanks for the replies.

I don't feel sick though! So no real reason for it I don't think.

I have traditionally followed a reasonably low- carb diet, so maybe thats what it is- I just didn't think that signs were so obvious this early on.

I am still exercising, I really enjoy it and apparently there are benefits to keeping up exercise so will do it as long as possible.

hehe this one craves all bad stuff - chips, takeaways and crumpets (tho they do say 99% fat free )

but i do eat lots of fruit to try and balance that out but i reakon in the first trimester there really sint much you actully WANT to eat so eat what you crave.

You just wait... when I was pregnant with DD I didn't start having ms (didn't really feel pregnant at all) until 7-8wks.  Something for you to look forward too

Seriously - enjoy it while it lasts. As you get further along, there'll be less and less food you feel like. DF asks me daily what's for tea, or what I want. I just say I don't know, because to be honest, I don't. I have no idea. So if I feel like something, I'm just going to eat it - it's better than the nothing I would usually eat!! At the moment my favourite thing is plums, the contrast of sweet and sour. Just thinking about them makes me salivate. And I'm not that far in front of you!!!

Stop reading lol. I swear some of the things I read scared the living snot out of me half the time, then you pick up another book and it says the exact opposite!

I felt alot sicker this time, but I carried on with my exercise until 30 weeks (i did body combat and I so miss it now!!!!) Regular exercise made me feel like I had more energy and I haven't put on as much weight this time. Just dont over-do it, if you feel tired then stop.
I'm a carb junkie anyway, lol, so didn't make much difference to me. I'd just go with it, you'll probably settle down once you get to 12 weeks, then once you have a big belly eating can be a struggle as you feel so full sometimes!

Congrats and good luck with your pregnancy.

Edited by pomikiwi

Well thats me told busymum!
I think its because I am not much of a bread eater normally.
Thanks again for all your suggestions and tips.

No bread for dinner tonight though- potatoes instead! (but I have planned to make my next loaf tomorrow- love that Edmonds cookbook its getting a workout at the moment!)

I found I was eating heaps of bread, but hated the smell of meat cooking, fried food, but loved fruit, cheese, potatoes, also went off veges....

buuuuuut what I loved eating one week, changed the next week... and that was when I had bad nausea.
I'm still on and off with nausea but i thought the worst of it was round 8-14 weeks