how much is too much chocolate

[Ozziehoffy]

Never too much IMO...lol. Nah, seriously I think you should be fine and I doubt you'd get GD now. I had a creme brulee from Gloria Jean's EVERY day!! I was ssoooooooo addicted to them. I still eat a little choccy every day now (although I think my waistline, hips, butt and thighs tell me I shouldn't!) and it doesn't seem to be or have affected Oskar. Some may say stop, but for me I'd go stupid and eat too much if I tried to not have any at all.

[PlonkeeMumma]

im interested in this also - i am eating stupid amounts of choccy everyday - like a real addict!!!! Havent had the diabetes test yet this preg as they keep stuffing me around trying to get me to do the 2 hour one - impossible when youve got a 2 and 31/2 yo to entertain for that long. Didn't have any sugar probs for the other 2 though and probably ate just as much choccy. Makes beany girl dance very fast though - hope she doesnt come out with a dairy milk bar in her hand!

Julie x

[~breeze~]

Makes beany girl dance very fast though - hope she doesnt come out with a dairy milk bar in her hand!

LOL!!!!

I'm the same as you girls & interested in the responses. I've been soooooo bad but it just tastes sooooooo good! (my mouth is now watering!)

[Serendypyty]

I haven't been able to survive without chocolate.. Kit Kats have been the worst for me, I think because they have the wafery biscuit bit in the middle... *drools* oh and chocolate muffins, I think Josie is going to come out looking like a muffin

I guess having a chocolate a day isn't too bad, but I have read that you kinda need to put it in the same boat as caffeineated drinks and try and consume it in some moderation, if at all possible

[satya]

Some good news for you ladies. A recent study found that pregnant women who ate chocolate 5 times a week throughout their pregnancy were 40% less likely to get pre-eclampsia. They didn't actually say how much chocolate to eat though.

I've been eating chocolate most days throughout this pregnancy - failed the GD test but passed the 2 hour one after fasting (and avoiding chocolate for 24 hours as well). My 34 week ultrasound showed a big growth spurt in between the previous one at 32 weeks so I'm sure hoping I'm not about to produce a baby elephant (they told me he's normal size so should be OK).

I would've had somewhere between 50-100 grams each day, and have avoided coffee until the last couple of weeks (max 2 instant per day now to keep me awake at work) so I think I'm probably within safe limits.

[MummyDuck]

There is no such thing as too much chocolate!!! pmsl

Seriously though as long as you don't have GD you should be fine. Yes choc has caffine in it so I wouldnt go eating 3 large blocks a day or anything but a bit of choc everyday should be ok.

I have however heard rumors that the more sugar you eat the more likely you are to have a bigger baby. Don't know how true it is but Im willing to take the chance at pushing out a few hundred grams more if I am happy munching away on my chocolate while I have a real excuse to LOL.

On choc and pre-eclampsia. The study was based on DARK chocolate. Dark choc has anti-oxidants in it and less sugar because it has a higher cocoa content. White Dark or Milk Ill eat whatever.

[juleswa]

yeah i was a bit worried about producing a big baby too, but figured that's more a risk for real gestational diabetes states, not just choc-addicts - hopefully anyways??

I mean, am trying to eat the best for bubs anyways, and am feeling this is my only downfall, but am also glad to hear there are others out there like me and enjoying every moment of indulgence. Of course, if it was going to be bad for bubs I'd cut down, and I'm sure an excess of sugar isn't the best for either of us.

Was just a thought going through my mind as I was eating a fundraiser Crunchie followed by a Freddo Frog - yep!

love to hear more opinions