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Cravings, anyone?
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kato1265
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I am so sorry for posting my opinion - I would paste the link where I got my info - but don't have enough time in the room ... it's ivillage, though, and addresses sweets. I can see though, that having three children and being 40 years old leaves me quite naive in the area of pregnancy and parenting ... so I will refrain from posting my opinions in the future. My sincere apologies to Kristy and saved.
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kato1265 said:
I'm so sorry if I sounded like I was being mean. I was trying to soften my comments by using the smiley face at the bottom of my post, but apparently I didn't succeed.
The only reason I said anything at all was that this is something that I have heard/read in many different places, and has been around for years. It's one of those things that is stated as fact, and that people don't even think to question. Because of this, I worry that women might give in to cravings they are probably better off avoiding. I just wanted people to know that there is another side to it.
I was in no way questioning your parenting/pregnancy experience, simply the wisdom behind this very popular theory, that most people here have probably heard, and many probably believe. I expect I'm in the minority here in expresing this alternative opinion, given how widespread the other is
I don't want you to feel like you can't post your ideas/opinions/links to articles/etc. Again, sorry if I sounded harsh, I really wasn't intending to come across that way.
God Bless.
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Savedthroughfaith said:Yes, my craving this week has been Fruit Loops. I don't know what nutrient it could possibly have that I need.
That sounds so good!! I'm gonna have to get me some fruit loops too..
I haven't had them in so long!!
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you didn't sound harsh ... and the article i read was on ivillage - a study done - quoted by an alleged expert. And, the reason I believe that is because when I went through a divorce in 1999, I craved chocolate like crazy. Before that time, I hated chocolate - and to this day, I still won't eat chocolate cake - ice cream - cookies, etc. But, I developed a taste for pure chocolate before I learned that it is a natural anti-depressant ... strange that i craved it at the exact same time i was going through a life crisis. It's also been proven that fat plays a major role in fetal development. I'm not talking the kind of fat intake that makes you obese ... but if you aren't getting enough, you're probably going to crave fatty foods ... and so on ... It doesn't matter. I gave up cigarettes when i learned i was pregnant - and i'm a little testy. Hopefully it will be over soon.
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Actually, my doctor (as well as my Prenatal Dietian) said yesterday, that Your body does crave what it thinks needs or feel it hasn't gotten enough of. He said that if it doesn't look healthy to find away to make that craving healthy.
That I need to be mindful and find healthy alternatives for the sugary items it might crave and go with a natural sugar like apples, bananas...
If I want french fries to just instead going out and getting em to slice some up put olive oil on em and pop em in the oven and bake them instead.
That I need to be mindful and find healthy alternatives for the sugary items it might crave and go with a natural sugar like apples, bananas...
If I want french fries to just instead going out and getting em to slice some up put olive oil on em and pop em in the oven and bake them instead.
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I seem to always go with the items that my body refuses to want to eat first. Then cravings start a little later.
Right away last time I didn't want ANY juices. I live off juice, so I made lemon water and all sorts of extracts to put in them to put in the water . I had massive cravings for Strawberry Sorbet (In fact, at the u/s when we were talking about my prenatal diet to my doctor and going over what the dietian and I talked about.. he exlaimed "OH Sugar this time wont be a problem , she doesn't want anything to do with it . UNLIKE THE BOAT LOADS of Sorbet she ate last time." )
This time I can't stand any processed sugarly stuff (I have a box of 40 jellybellies that I haven't touched in weeks. ). And I am craving OJ like crazy! (And normally I advoid it unless it has sprite in it, to nutarlize the acid ) . I hope that I start craving something I like.
Right away last time I didn't want ANY juices. I live off juice, so I made lemon water and all sorts of extracts to put in them to put in the water . I had massive cravings for Strawberry Sorbet (In fact, at the u/s when we were talking about my prenatal diet to my doctor and going over what the dietian and I talked about.. he exlaimed "OH Sugar this time wont be a problem , she doesn't want anything to do with it . UNLIKE THE BOAT LOADS of Sorbet she ate last time." )
This time I can't stand any processed sugarly stuff (I have a box of 40 jellybellies that I haven't touched in weeks. ). And I am craving OJ like crazy! (And normally I advoid it unless it has sprite in it, to nutarlize the acid ) . I hope that I start craving something I like.
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