my 3 major issues during pregnancy plz help!!!

Congratulations on your pregnancy ..

I am not at all experienced !!!still...but can say one thing. when my mom was pregnant with me....she used to vomit anything she ate ....anything...expect mirchi bajji and avakai.... ( mirchi bajji is kind of evening snack ....spicy...and avakai..is mango pickle.....again spicy).... She was only able to digest these two....anything else she would for sure vomit it seems ..... thats what she told me...I don't know if its that effect or its in my genes.... I just love spicy food sooooooooooo much that i Hate sweets and sugar....

Anyways ladies here will for sure advice

 

Amuu,

Congratulatios on your Pregnancy!:thumbsup

I was continuously smiling throughout your post.Craving for specific items especially those forbidden ones and finding out an excuse to have them :-D

yes dear, we do crave for a lot of things when we are carrying especially.

1. cofee once in a day is fine. It subsidises the hunger and reduces intake of food - So over intake of cofee might have this effects on your baby also. So reduce it to once a day. or 2/3 times a week would be much better.

too Much of cofee might reduce the baby weight. My daughter was 2900 gms when she was born. And sometimes i feel that it might be because of my cofee habits. I used to have proper cofee once a day.

But for God known reason I hate cofee post delivery! I cannot stand cofee these days :confused2:

2. Soda type drinks are fine but not too cold. It might catch you a cold and the baby would suffer inside too.

3. Go ahead with Pickes!:thumbsup Spicy curries are oktwice a week,But do make sure that you have a lot of fruits and fresh vegetables too. I was craving for roadside chats and icecreams when i was carrying. I was limited to 1/2 permonth.spicy foods were only 1/2 times a week and ICe cream was a big tsk

Only once I had ice cream during my pregnancy - that was the weekend before which i left to my mom's place. My husband hunted for it one late evening and came back late only after getting it!

There are a lot of other tasty foods. you can try out different varieties of them that have less spice and less oil. Make sure you drink health drinks properly during evening snacks and bed time.

All The Best!:thumbsup

 

Hi Amuu,
congrats on ur pregnancy. And regarding your questions about cravings. I used to and still have a cup of coffee in early morning. But i have my coffee with more milk and little coffee. And regarding sodas I never craved them during pregnancy but you can have cafinee free sodas. That should be ok. And regarding spicy food...even i craved a lot for it but unfortunately my stomach was not able to stand it and i used to end up having severe heartburn so i cut down spices in my curries
So just look out for spicy food.
-Priya

 

Try to limit each of the 3 things

I dont drink coffee / tea normally .. but I used to like it in the weekend.. But now I have stopped totally .. better to be safe right?
But in your case try to limit (max 1 cup weak coffee a day) - or try to find DE-CAF coffee.. so you can drink without the guilt.

Spicy food - not recommended.. you wil get lots of gas & heartburn.. it doesnt make a difference if you put ghee on it. ( by the way extra ghee in your diet will just make you put on weight for no reason, you rather put on weight by eating healthy food not ghee), be careful with roadside food too.. un-clean water ect.. may give you other problem like bad stomach.
If you crave for it.. eat once a week.. NOT EVERYDAY

Soft drinks - I stopped drinking it now that I am pregnant (before I used to have only twice a month).. extra sugar & empty calories do nothing for your body & the baby. Dont drink everyday.. rather have fruit shake / lassi..

 

One cup of coffee a day is fine...dont worry too much about it. It is well within the limit of caffeine.. so enjoy your coffee without guilt

Soft drinks - I had stopped drinking them, but my doctor asked me to have a glass of 7-up half-hour after eating meals... I thought the same thing - its not good and had stopped...but now, started taking 7-up!! I feel it helps in digestion and makes me less nauseous!! (Yeah, in my 15th week and am still nauseous...maybe thats why the doc told me that?)

Spicy food - the reason to avoid it is - as everyone mentioned, you will get heartburn..if you dont suffer from heartburn, then go for it!!

Enjoy your pregnancy!!

 

haha ayyo meeru telugu ani teleeka tega explanation ichesa!!!! :tongue.... haha avunu..ma mother ki gas trouble ledu ta...anduke fulll tinesaru ivanni

 

Any thing in limits is fine!!!

1 cup of coffee is fine.Once in a while areated drinks are also allowed.But I would say rather watch the intake of pickles,as they are high in salt content,which is not advisable as it may lead to water retention & BP during pregnancy.Spicy food should be ok as you are from Andhra and must be used to it.
Pregnancy is just matter of few months EAT HEALTHY and nutritious food.Once in a while indulging into such foods are fine.

 

Ammu dearie,
Congratulations on your pregnancy!!!
Avakai or mirchi bajji.....abba.......cheptuntene bagundi.
Btb, anything in moderation and under control, nothing to worry!!
You can have coffee, spicy food or avakai and may be you can reduce the quantity of coffee/spicy food and avakai with your favourite flavours. It is just for the sake of your baby only na!!
Once after your delivery you can go ahead and eat whatever you want.