OS meals for pregnancy

nicola1982_2

Thanks for all the advice so far. Thinking about pasta and chopped tomatoes tomorrow as I feel I can manage something light and fresh tasting. Had pie, chips and gravy tonight

debbym

I'm struggling with not wanting to go near food too - although this is baby number 3 I never felt this bad the first two times! As for nutrients I am taking folic acid plus iron supplements - otherwise I am just eating my normal diet (minus no-no's like soft cheese etc), but with two kids already (eldest is 5) we try and eat a very varied diet with at least 5 a day. One trick for the nausea is try and eat something bland; toast and oatcakes have already been suggested my personal fav at the moment is rice cakes, once you have something in your stomach the nausea should subside a little if your lucky so I try and have a little snack whilst I'm cooking tea, a little and often is the key. Other people I know swear by ginger as a sickness cure (helped OH with his seasickness too!). Congratulations and try and enjoy the experience!

RugbyLisa

Hi Nicola

Congratulations - hope the food is staying down.

I agree with so many of the other posters, eat what your body is telling you (within reason of course) but if you really fancy eating something that you know is OK for you and the baby then go for it.

A couple of things I'd wished I'd had known when I was pregnant -

I got so tired around 6pm in the evening, so basically when I'd got home from work I really couldn't be bothered to cook even though I was craving Mum's home cooked stews etc etc so I wish someone had told me about slow cookers - it would have really worked to prepare the food early in the morning when I couldn't sleep. Work out when you can face food/cook and when you can eat it and plan around it...

And number 2 - when you have the baby the last thing you want to do is cook - so accept ANY offer of help, you really should not expect to do it all. Recently a friend of mine asked for other friends to bring around meals on different days instead of presents for the baby - mind you she is on baby number 4!
L