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[hopefulmama]

oh i dont have any self control either, i just want sweets, especially cinnamon buns haha

 

[Wiggler]

I dont normally like sweet things, but i LOVE them when i am pregnant, OH is buying me a toffee cheesecake on tuesday. I cant wait.

Ooh, just realised the twiglets havent made me feel sick!! thats 2 things on my "safe foods" list now. Cant wait for my hormones to settle down so i can eat my favourite foods again. I miss jacket potatoes covered in butter and whatever topping i throw together.

I dont care if my bacon and egg sarnie tomorrow makes me feel ill, I'm going to enjoy every second of it.

 

[luckyme225]

OK ladies, the list of things I'll eat is teeny tiny and changes daily. Today the only thing I will eat is Azetca (Mexican restaurant) but can't because I work or a steak and cheese sub. So I went to Fred Meyers and got a steak and cheese sub, is that ok? It was made today and served cold, but I thought it might be OK because it's not lunch meat. I sure hope so because it was so good that I could eat another. Please tell me cold steak is OK lol.

 

[lisaf]

lol, its tough.. technically they only warn you against deli meats... but I have heard the listeria risk is there for all cold meats(not sure why deli meats would be any different, you know? Unless the thin slicing means more surface area for stuff to grow?).
Its technically not on the list though, so I wouldn't worry too much!

You can get salmonella from any cross-contamination in a restaurant but restaurants aren't on the 'don't' list... just raw eggs, lol..
If it helps the risk of contracting listeria are tiny... its just that listeria can grow at refridgerated temps and its a very serious thing when pregnant.
My best friend ate deli meat sandwiches several times a week in her pregnancy and was fine.

And LOL.. Fred Myers is a jewelry store here

 

[elliepoo]

I'd like to join! My EDD is May 1st
baby #1

 

[hopefulmama]

I am currently living on sandwiches and soups for lunch, sandwiches are like my favorite thing ever and i want them more and more now so than before. i have this gourmet grocery right by me, and they make there turkeys roasts, hams etc right there and carve it for you to bring home, it's like a slice of heaven, literally. I don't think i could give up lunch meats, i mean i already said good bye to my best friend wine haha.

One thing I eat a lot as well that curbs my sweet tooth thats healthy are the skinny cow brand of the fudge bars which are soy, they r like 60 calories and a dream. I love ice cream and cold stuff and it doesnt gross like soy, really tastes like chocolate fudge bars and way better than the weight watchers brand. Also the breyers pure fruit assorted pomegranate popsicles, but mango-pomegranate one is too die for. I bought 4 boxes a couple days ago and just tae all the ones i like out and throw the rest on bottom of freezer for when husband returns because he's a garbage disposal and will eat anything like a dog haha

 

[hopefulmama]

uhh trying to post pics and not working. i am soo not url savvy

 

[lisaf]

hopeful - have you done your reading on soy products? I'm sure in moderation its not bad but there are some concerns about them while pregnant...

hope I'm not a spoil-sport here

 

[hopefulmama]

Yea i have, its funny i was just looking at the box and they are like 1/6 soy rest real non fat ice cream... no wonder they are soo good. Another thing i quit using, splenda, i switched over to truvia... I miss my iced venti non vanilla lattes sooooo much, i walk by starbucks every morning with dog and want to run in.

 

[lisaf]

lol, I have this powder mix for blended mocha drinks... I had trouble even finding the coffee on the ingredient list... I SERIOUSLY want to make up a blended frappucinno-like drink, but I'm too chicken to do it... seriously, coffee is like the 2nd to last ingredient.. that has to be a minimal amount that wouldn't matter, right?

 

[hopefulmama]

I sort of have a very european outlook to the pregnancy thing, I feel like the reason so many people primarily in the US have gluten allergies or this or that is because they are like nazi's when you're pregnant the last 15-20 yrs, especially last 5-7. I mean people have been having babies for awhile and look back at the crazy women who used to smoke a pack a day or drink all the time or do whatever else and most of our parents are fine. The reason I chose my dr, was because she was french/italian and isnt as crazy as the american ob's. She's loosely said after the 1st trimester a glass of wine here or there wont hurt you, caffeine is fine under 200 mg etc etc... and when I ask my parents who are both ob/gyns but practiced in europe then came to the US they have same outlook.. I don't know.
I'm sure i'll be judged or given grief about it, but just my opinion.

 

[lisaf]

I do find the overly cautious approach frustrating but never considered the potential impact of all the food avoidance.

Only thing is... sometimes its warranted.. my friend didn't know her brother in law was allergic to peanuts... she ate lots of peanut butter during her pregnancy, at the end she had some very bad complications and if one doctor hadn't been vigilant and induced her a little early, she might have lost her baby... turns out her son has severe peanut allergies and in hindsight he might have been having allergic reactions in-utero. SO, the current recommendation that pregnant women with a history of peanut allergies in the immediate family on either side abstain during pregnancy seems like it might be a good one (Though she didn't know her brother in law was allergic so she still might have eaten it).

I hear stories like that and don't want to take too many chances. I'm sure moderate amounts of caffiene probably are fine.. I think its silly that I'm too chicken to make myself that blended drink, but I still can't bring myself to do it

 

[hopefulmama]

I tried to drink a latte the other day and all it did was make me nauseous, and a little irritable. i couldn't even finish half of it.

 

[hopefulmama]

i put a pic of me and my husband as my profile pic, i think he'd kill me if he knew.. oopsies

 

[hopefulmama]

Are you allergic to anything? I am allergic to avocado, no guacamole for me

 

[lisaf]

I have trouble with citrus in large quantities... just a rash on my legs... I used to get it if I had any citrus, but now I'd have to eat like 10 tangerines to have a problem.

Bummer about the avocado... I have a huge avocado tree in my back yard and I'd cry if I couldn't eat it!

 

[hopefulmama]

I was fine till I was 12 or 13, oh haha totally forgot my BIGGEST allergy, crustaceans and shell fish... all of it came at the same age...

 

[lisaf]

mine was the opposite.. my allergy faded around 12 or 13, lol
I don't eat seafood... I joke that I have an allergy.. my allergic reaction is gagging.

 

[hopefulmama]

HAHAHAHA Ya I dont like seafood at all.. the smell makes me ill.. like you and cat food.

I was at dinner the other night at a french restaurant and table next to me decided it would be fun to get like 200 mussels, i HATE the smell when they come out still in the shell i was gagging and giving them the worst looks and my husband is like " i don't know how you smell anything, smells fine to me," I wanted to kick him under table.

 

[lisaf]

well if you were pregnant, its no wonder! I can handle SOME fish in the vicinity (when not pregnant) but if my whole table orders fish or its particularly stinky I'm going to be miserable and not enjoy my meal at all.