This worries me ...

[pinkneon]

Hello. I can not keep anything healthy down at all and all I crave is junk food. Junk food is the only thing that I can eat without being sick ... I don't knwo what to do. I am worried that my baby isn't getting enough nutrients and also the effect this is gonna have on my body. I need to eat but can't just eat junk so I don't know what to do ...! Any advice??

 

[EmyDra]

Had this in the first tri. Ate rubbish all the time cause I could only keep it down - still managed to lose the guts of a stone in weight.

I'll repeat the advice I was given:

A mummy who eats rubbish is better than a mummy who faints because she hasn't eaten.

I still can't eat bananas or most fish makes me feel ill, but mine got better and then I tried to eat more healthy things

 

[pinkneon]

Only thing is I ahvn't been able to eat anything healthy the wole way through ... I can't go another 3 1/2 months eating junk!

 

[MumtoJ]

Don't worry too much about it hun, I was like that with my first, almost lived of McDonalds, KFC and Pizza couldn't eat veg or fruit at all as soon as I did they bounced straight back up. This time isn't much better but have the odd day when some fruit or veg stays put.

Eat what you can, more importantly drink plenty of fluids. Baby will take what it needs from you, so once you can eat properly again you will need to make an effort to replenish your body, but baby will be fine.

Hope it gets better for you.

 

[EmyDra]

You can if it's all you can eat. If it fails to improve in a few weeks then speak to a doctor but I wouldn't worry too much. Babies are born in the most proverty stricten places, making it full-term on rice - junk food isn't great but if the baby is a little fat that's forgivable I think, she'll lose it on the milk-diet!

 

[winterleaves]

I am the same, all I can seem to keep down is chips and rice everything else comes back up!! My mw told me baby will take everything it needs from me, so it will be me feeling rubbish and loosing on nutrients.. I hope it eases of for you soon xx

 

[Tilliepink]

Are you taking your vitamins?

 

[pinkneon]

Are you taking your vitamins?

What vitamins???? Once I hit 13 weeks the doctor told me to stop the folic acid and told me I didn't need anything else. She did give me some iron tablets tough cos my iron levels were low - but that's mostly due to being vegetarian. Otherwise she has said I don't need to take anything ... Might try some fruit juice though and see if I can keep that down. At least if I do I'll be getting some fruit!

 

[angelic_one]

Just get some multivitimins, there's one called "pregnacare" or something, it's £4 a packet in Bodycare, and a packet lasts a month. Obviously it's not as good as eating healthily, but I started taking them when I was struggling to eat well (due to working too much to get money for baby!), just for peace of mind that at least baby is getting the bare essentials!
Oh and make sure you drink milk!!!!!! xx

 

[angelic_one]

Are you taking your vitamins?

Otherwise she has said I don't need to take anything ...

Maybe if you went back and told her about this development with your diet, she would tell you differently. x

 

[pinkneon]

I have gone off milk ...! I tried to tell her about my eating and she just said to make sure I am eating healthily ... Grrrr

 

[angelic_one]

Well thats not very good of her.
I'd say definitely get some vitimins, and keep trying to eat healthy as you can. Maybe try foods you haven't tried before? There's a lot of healthy food out there maybe you'll find something you can stomach? You're gonna need the energy!

When you say "gone off" do you mean you can't keep milk down or you've just gone off it? Maybe try some milk mixed with nesquik powder if its the second one, at least you're getting the calcium then.

 

[pinkneon]

Both! Can't keep it down and totally gone off it!

 

[winterleaves]

I'm vegetarian too! Though my iron levels seem to be fine for now..My mw told me not to take the pre natal tablets after 13weeks as they make you feel even more ill and she was certain the baby wouldn't be suffering. I can only drink soya milk and even then have to have little sips. I can't digest any dairy at all it comes straight back up, apparently this is common in pregnancy though.

 

[pinkneon]

I usually only have soya milk but I couldn't keep that down so thought I'd try normal milk (which usually makes m ill anyway!) which seemed ok for about a week and then started making me sick ... Grrrr