how's it going?

[sophie]

This board has been a little quiet, so I was just wondering how everybodies' pregnancies are going ?
I'm 17 weeks now, so feeling good, and eating like a horse, and my tummy is expanding. I am starting to enjoy being pregnant, and have felt baby's first movements. What stage is everybody else at?

[Janine]

Hello. I'm at 13 weeks, and starting to feel better, I think. I'm still having food issues, though. I STILL have aversions to so many things; especially green veggies. I know that in the first trimester the baby's living off it's yolk sack and it doesn't matter if you eat cereal all the time, but now I do need to focus on eating well. So I've started forcing myself to eat stir fry and greens again. I'm just looking forward to enjoying food.
Janine

[Erin Pavlina]

Don't forget fruit smoothies! You can get a lot of vitamins in a fruit smoothie. Here is a link to the recipes I used when I was pregnant.

http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-pregnancy/fruit-smoothies.htm

And I use the Vita Mix, which is an awesome machine. If you decide to buy a new or reconditioned vita mix, be sure to use the VegFamily coupon code to get free shipping. Details at http://www.vegfamily.com/vitamix.htm

[sophie]

Hi janine
I know just what you mean, having only recently started eating lots again. I still have a MAJOR aversion to onions, and also to garlic, though I'm getting a little better with that one, and cooked carrots and tomato paste too. If you don't feel you're getting enough greens, you could do what I did (and still do) and take spirulina tablets as well.

[Janine]

What a coinkidink, I made a smoothie last night and was thinking I should do it every day, especially this winter when frozen fruit is the best fruit option. I used soy milk instead of fruit juice, and it made it like a milk shake. Yumm. How do you feel about adding a protein supplement to them? I'm generally not into that kind of thing, but I thought it might be a good idea. The stuff I bought is called "Veg Protein Booster" by Naturade. It has 24g protein per 1/3 cup, and 100% B12 and 30% iron. Of course, I'm taking prenatals, so I don't want to OD on B12, heh heh.
By the way, do you remember that I was going to write a diary entry this summer but miscarried? I got pregnant right away, and now I'm further along than I was either time I miscarried, so I think this may work out. You would think with 2 m/c's, the doctor would take special care of me, but they apparently think it's common enough to have 2 that I don't have an ultrasound scheduled until 20 weeks! Aaaah! How will I make it?
Janine