Whose Pregnant out there??? I need some tips.

Nicole133 · 08-24-2004, 08:27 AM

Hey all, I found out on Saturday that I am pregnant. My 1st too. Kind of overwhelming and unexpected. I don't want to gain back the 50 pounds I have already lost so.... I thought those pregnant people could tell me what they added to their diets. I don't have my 1st OB appt until Sept 14th and I need to know before then. I already asked if I can have Splenda in moderation. What have your doctor's said about low-carbing and pregnancy. I already started adding fruit in, but not sure on the rest and I don't think I am going to eat bread or potatoes often. Any feedback would be appreciated and helpful.

Thanks!

Nicole

SusieQ12 · 08-24-2004, 08:30 AM

Congrats on your pregnancy!

You can do the maintenance level of Atkins while pregnant. There's also a pregnancy thread over on the Maintain Lane. You can probably get some great advice. I don't feel like I should give a whole lot of advice on how to eat when pregnant, because I gained 55 lbs!

I'm sure you will do great though.

Dar20 · 08-24-2004, 08:30 AM

Nicole, Please join us over in the The Maintain Lane!!!

Congrats!

MonkeyBelly · 08-24-2004, 09:14 AM

I didn't low-carb through my pregnancies so I can't help you there.

I gained 28 - 30 pounds with my first and just about 25 with my second. I would have liked to have gained less with the first. Personally, I think the key to keeping your gain reasonable while also nourishing the baby is to gain no more than 3 pounds in the first trimester if at all possible. Your body does not need a tremendous amount more energy (calories) to grow the baby until the second trimester, and then it's only +/- 300 more calories per day.

Best wishes to you!

Diva75 · 08-24-2004, 10:54 AM

Ditto to what MonkeyBelly said. You only need about 300 cal. a day more which is a PB & J sandwich and a glass of milk. I was told that most women use pregnancy as an excuse to overeat and if you can avoid this you should be fine.

As to lo-carbing. I know quite a few women on a PCOS message board that I frequent who did maintenance levels throughout pregnancy, and they had great pregnancies.

bjlog1 · 08-24-2004, 11:26 AM

I had to be very strict about weight gain during pregnancy. Back in the dark ages, women were only supposed to gain 20 pounds. I found that I could eat quite a lot of "normal" food as long as I didn't eat any junk or sweets. I mean no junk or sweets at all, except I ate 1/2 gallon of weight watchers ice cream (that was the only low cal at that time) a week. I did eat a piece of my shower cake at about 8 months. Since you're already doing l/c, this should be easy for you. You've already cut out junk and sweets--just don't use this as an excuse to start back. Talk to you doc about other things to add back (dairy, fruit). Best of luck to you and congratulations.

08-24-2004, 08:27 AM	#1
Nicole133 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,567 Gallery: Nicole133 Stats: 275/Pregnant/145 WOE: Modified Low Carb Start Date: June 4, 2003 (Mostly on and sometimes off since)	Whose Pregnant out there??? I need some tips. Hey all, I found out on Saturday that I am pregnant. My 1st too. Kind of overwhelming and unexpected. I don't want to gain back the 50 pounds I have already lost so.... I thought those pregnant people could tell me what they added to their diets. I don't have my 1st OB appt until Sept 14th and I need to know before then. I already asked if I can have Splenda in moderation. What have your doctor's said about low-carbing and pregnancy. I already started adding fruit in, but not sure on the rest and I don't think I am going to eat bread or potatoes often. Any feedback would be appreciated and helpful. Thanks! Nicole

08-24-2004, 09:14 AM	#4
MonkeyBelly Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CT Posts: 287 Gallery: MonkeyBelly Stats: 22 pounds GONE WOE: Moderate carbs (Atkins for first 19) Start Date: 6.1.05	I didn't low-carb through my pregnancies so I can't help you there. I gained 28 - 30 pounds with my first and just about 25 with my second. I would have liked to have gained less with the first. Personally, I think the key to keeping your gain reasonable while also nourishing the baby is to gain no more than 3 pounds in the first trimester if at all possible. Your body does not need a tremendous amount more energy (calories) to grow the baby until the second trimester, and then it's only +/- 300 more calories per day. Best wishes to you! __________________ 22 down 3 to goal I. Go. Swimming.

08-24-2004, 11:26 AM	#6
bjlog1 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 810 Gallery: bjlog1	I had to be very strict about weight gain during pregnancy. Back in the dark ages, women were only supposed to gain 20 pounds. I found that I could eat quite a lot of "normal" food as long as I didn't eat any junk or sweets. I mean no junk or sweets at all, except I ate 1/2 gallon of weight watchers ice cream (that was the only low cal at that time) a week. I did eat a piece of my shower cake at about 8 months. Since you're already doing l/c, this should be easy for you. You've already cut out junk and sweets--just don't use this as an excuse to start back. Talk to you doc about other things to add back (dairy, fruit). Best of luck to you and congratulations. __________________ BJ

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08-24-2004, 08:30 AM	#2
SusieQ12 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 924 Gallery: SusieQ12 Stats: Not looking right now WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Which time?	Congrats on your pregnancy! You can do the maintenance level of Atkins while pregnant. There's also a pregnancy thread over on the Maintain Lane. You can probably get some great advice. I don't feel like I should give a whole lot of advice on how to eat when pregnant, because I gained 55 lbs! I'm sure you will do great though.

08-24-2004, 08:30 AM	#3
Dar20 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,752 Gallery: Dar20	Nicole, Please join us over in the The Maintain Lane!!! Congrats!

08-24-2004, 10:54 AM	#5
Diva75 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 157 Gallery: Diva75 Stats: 183/154/130 WOE: Atkins	Ditto to what MonkeyBelly said. You only need about 300 cal. a day more which is a PB & J sandwich and a glass of milk. I was told that most women use pregnancy as an excuse to overeat and if you can avoid this you should be fine. As to lo-carbing. I know quite a few women on a PCOS message board that I frequent who did maintenance levels throughout pregnancy, and they had great pregnancies.