How much does your diet affect the size of the baby?

[Trillian]

I think telling you to eat better is more for your sake and how you feel as opposed to being an issue for the baby. Babies will be as big as they are meant to be, otherwise all women who overeat during pg would have whoppers and all women who undereat would have small bubs wouldn't they?

[Curly]

No, no, the diet advice was in direct reference to the baby's size. And like I said, (and emphasised to her) I didn't gorge myself on rubbish the first two times either.

But yes, I do believe eating rubbish makes me feel like rubbish as well as look like rubbish, so I am generally fairly disciplined with my food intake and not overweight, just carrying around 6 extra pregnancy kgs from DD that I never lost before I got pregnant this time.

I was just poking fun at myself that vanity was more of a motivator for me to watch my diet than the prospect of a big baby!