Pregnant and eating too much

Is this your first pregnancy? All of that seems pretty normal. My wife actually ate a bunch of weird *kitten* that I would never think of as appetizing. You're eating for two and you need calories to grow a baby and should be gaining weight. Your Dr or midwife should be letting you know if you're on track weight wise. Also, carbs are just one of the three macro-nutrients...they aren't the devil or anything. There isn't anything wrong with carbs.

scarlett_k wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Is this your first pregnancy? All of that seems pretty normal. My wife actually ate a bunch of weird *kitten* that I would never think of as appetizing. You're eating for two and you need calories to grow a baby and should be gaining weight. Your Dr or midwife should be letting you know if you're on track weight wise. Also, carbs are just one of the three macro-nutrients...they aren't the devil or anything. There isn't anything wrong with carbs.

You don't actually need extra calories for the first 6 months, and only need like 200 extra a day for the final three.

Meh...having seen my wife go through pregnancy with our two boys, there's enough stress and *kitten* going on without being a calorie freak and just stressing about more *kitten* that is unnecessary. She gained weight at an appropriate rate throughout, so what she did seemed perfectly fine to me and her Dr didn't have any complaints.

At what other point in life would my wife find a peanut butter sandwich topped with pickles and sardines and washed down with a glass of eggnog as something that "hits the spot"...just enjoy the friggin' ride. It isn't necessary to go through life all, "but the calories" all the dang time.

Also, nothing I've ever read, nor my wife's Dr. while she was pregnant agree with anything you just said.

(Mom of 1 here) First, Congratulations!
As others have said, you really don't need extra calories during early pregnancy (eating at maintenance is good). First trimester, do your best to eat mostly healthy, but whatever doesn't make you nauseous. I practically lived on clementines during first trimester, and curry/strong flavors tended to sit better than the bland foods commonly recommended. Yes, you want to eat as healthy as possible; no, you don't want to gain too much weight, but constant stressing out is probably more harm to your baby than a few donuts. Here's some info from CDC on how much weight you should expect to gain depending on your pre-pregnancy weight (https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/pregnancy-weight-gain.htm) and also a "What to Expect" page with similar info (https://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy/health-and-safety/pregnancy-weight-gain-what-to-expect_1466). It can be a tough hurdle mentally if you've been focused on weight loss to accept that it's ok/healthy to GAIN weight. The toughest for me was 2nd trimester because the nausea was finally over and I knew it was ok to gain, but I ate way too much junk food. I did end up with gestational diabetes, but at the end of the day, my little guy was totally healthy and LOVES vegetables (eats green beans, peas, carrots like popcorn) and his favorite fruit is apples.

Honestly, in your first trimester, eat whatever you can keep down and try not to stress. Take your supplements daily. Your baby will be fine.

In my first trimester I had the strongest aversions and constant nausea. All I could face was carbs in varying forms. Sometimes I would eat toast for breakfast, a buttered panini for lunch and chips for tea, because that's all I could face without throwing up.

You will get posts about fruit and veg etc but the reality of pregnancy is so different for each individual woman. I would have loved to have eaten more nutritious food but simply couldn't face it.

Congratulations and go easy on yourself. The rules go out of the window with pregnancy. Give your body what it's asking for. I'm sure you aren't having the same as today every day and to be honest, it sounds amazing. Congratulations!