How healthy do you eat while pregnant?

[Shawna in Texas]

I voted other. With my first pregnancy, I was 21, newly married, and newly self-sufficient. We ate out all the time. I didn't really cook. The midwife helped me with a plan, but I found it difficult because I didn't cook, and I worked full time. So, I started choosing healthier things when we went out. I only gained 20 lbs. During. I craved anything drenched in Balsamic Vinegar and cherry limeades from Sonic.

 

With my second, I lost 10 lbs. the first 3 months. The only things I could stomach were Jelly Bellys and french fries. After that, I ate very healthy. Except at my baby shower. And Promise Land chocolate milk.

[bettyandbob]

When I was pregnant I ate whatever I could keep down. Sometimes I chose one food over another because one wouldn't taste as bad when/if I vomitted. Dairy products were always bad in vomit. Morning sickness lasted 7 or 8 months with each pregnancy and I keys had at least one trip to the er for an IV. Pregnancy didn't like me.