Hi there.
I'm so happy to be expecting a second baby. The eldest is 11 months old now and I'm 7 weeks pregnant.
But... the sickness has started and I feel so weak and dizzy. Since 9 monthsI'm 70-80 % raw, but now I get sick even thinking of raw food. With effort I managed to make a fruit smoothie this morning, but almonds, avocado, salad, I cannot even think of it...
Yesterday I started to eat bread again, something I didn't imagine to eat ever again. And it made me feel so much better. Today again I've eaten bread.
I really would like to have a high raw pregnancy. During my last pregnancy I was not raw and I had a lot of physical and emotional problems. I've read and heard about the benefits of being raw during pregnancy, and a (high) raw pregnancy is my wish. But something stronger than me seems to be taking over.
I mean, I also have to eat. Even more because I'm still nursing 11 months old baby, who drinks a lot.
Please help. Thanks...
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Hi Rosa,
As a Whole Health Educator and mom of two I heartily recommend that you listen to your body. When I was pregnant with my daughter I couldn't have eaten greens if I had to (and I LOVE greens). All I wanted was white food - bread, pasta, rice, etc. and I very rarely eat white flour or white rice. It will pass. I promise. Trust that you and your baby are getting all of the nutrition that you need and allow yourself to eat what your body is asking for.
Soon you will be back to smoothies and veggies galore. As much as you can cherish the wisdom of your body.
Warmly,
Alison (aka Super Nutrient Gal)
Thanks, this is really supportive.
I have difficulty with the difference between my ideas about a ideal situation
I can totally relate...in my first pregnancy, I wasn't liking raw foods at all. I had a few cravings for cooked food, but I was actually turned off of food in general. It was strange, since I wasn't feeling morning sickness.
I just tried to eat things that were really palatable to me, like fresh-squeezed orange juice, grapefruit, fresh salads with lots of olives and tomatoes... In general, I stayed away from nuts and avocados, they just seemed gross at the time. I also took things I was craving (pasta, falafel, beans and rice) and made raw versions of them that were ALMOST as satisfying as the cooked version.
I definitely agree with the others who say listen to your body, because eating raw food that makes you feel sick and depressed is probably worse than feeling satisfied and happy on cooked food.
Oh yeah,
I also started craving raw foods again in my 2nd trimester. So give it time and you may just come back to it naturally!
Well, it seems that I am being punished now for leaving the 'raw path'. My sickness is mostly gone, but I am having a heavy faryngitis (throat infection). It hurts so much when I swallow. I try to drink water, because of the nursing, but it hurts so much. Now I can't eat or drink anything anymore, cooked or raw.
A lot of changes happens when one is pregnant, most common reason is because of hormonal changes. To prevent reflux that can affect your sense of taste, use pregnancy pillow at night. If you feel that this is getting out of hand and already affects your lifestyle, relationship with others, most specially you feel unhappy, go visit your OB Gyne, I am sure she can recommend you a to a very good nutritionist/appropriate doctor for your condition.