Do you give in to your cravings?

[Jaycee]

I'm trying really hard to be good, but most of my cravings are for naughty sweet things like chocolate, ice-cream and lamingtons (mmm lamingtons!).

This is a complete turn around for me as I usually don't eat chocolate at all and only an occasional ice-cream, it's so weird!

So do you give in to the cravings and just eat what you feel like or do you supress those urges and eat healthy stuff?

And do you limit those cravings ie only one row of chocolate or do you just go for it??

[sasha]

Generally, I give in. Right now it's salty stuff (OMG BACON!!!) but if the other two pregnancies are anything to go by, I'll move onto fruit soon. With S (March baby) I had the good fortune to be able to tuck into all the summer fruit, and am looking forward to that again. As you can imagine, last trimester constipation was not a problem for me

I reach my tolerance with everything pretty quickly, though (apart from the fruit thing!). So I figure that I just eat as much as I feel like, and it will balance itself out. I'm a bit laid back when it comes to the idea of "every bite counts". But babies have all been healthy so far, and so am I, so it can't be too detrimental.

[Traveller]

I gave in to them. My mum gave me a great tip for limiting my chocolate intake. She said to buy a big bad of mini chocolate bars, and keep it in the freezer. Then when I had a craving to get one out to defrost. Then at the next craving I could eat it.

Sadly I discovered a taste for frozen bounty bars so it didn't work with me

[Jaycee]

Sadly I discovered a taste for frozen bounty bars so it didn't work with me

oh dear!

[Ahurani]

Mostly yes lol

But sometimes I just cant be bothered to follow through in my cravings lol

[Sterla]

I do, but that is mainly because I can't stomach much at the moment - so when I find something I want, I'm so relieved I just go for it!

[*Sparklez*]

i think it depends on what it is and if it is practical...
i found with this one i loved lebanese ice cream which is a sorbet type of ice cream and being preg. during winter i had bucklies of getting DH to go get it for me.. lol so yummmy OMG I WANT sum now lol....
but i think its the best thing bout being preg. u can have them and have ur craving ur entitled my mil tells my DH wat ever she wants u make sure she gets it lol YEEYyy luv my mil...

[Jaycee]

oh no Leesa, not curry! You poor thing, I love curry at the best of times, and it's now one of my cravings too!

Thanks for your replies girls, I now feel just a little bit less guilty having that choc coated icecream every night

[Cassius2]

always always give in i had curry cravings hit me at 10pm one night. DH jumped outta bed in his pjs got in the car and found a curry place that was selling to the local taxi drivers (they basically are open alllll night!) and whammo! had my potato vindaloo with chapati

it's now our fav curry place lol!

[Jaycee]

Oh Cassius, that's funny! I must say I've never had late night cravings, probably because I crave sleep more!!

[*Beema*]

I give myself the water rule as well, if I am really craving something I make myself drink a large glass of water first, that way I don't indulge as much. I find it works really well with soft drinks etc. And other stuff I try to convinve myself that I don't need it, but there does come a point when I have to have it....... so I try to find ways to limit it, ie if it is Cobbs Slightly Salty Slight Sweet Popcorn, I pour a portion into a small bowl and put the packet away and only allow myself to eat what is in the bowl, otherwise if I sit with the packet I can easily devour the whole packet *redface*