I eat so much ice cream

Can this be harmful in anyway for myself or my baby? Am I going to end up with GD?

I eat healthy otherwise and was normal weight to start off with and was only up 1.5 pounds at my last visit (16 wks) and am assuming now at almost 19 wks only up maybe 5lbs or so but, for some reason I am constantly craving ice cream. It doesn't help that the ONLY thing that has helped my morning sickness and my nausea (which I still get a few times a week) this pregnancy is breyers vanilla icream.

But, when I say ALOT I mean alot - I am going through the containers like one every 3-4 days

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This has been my only real craving- I eat a lot of ice cream, too! I figured it had something to do with my body wanting calcium...When I feel like I'm having it too much, I would just buy fudge pops or ice cream pops or something like that to get me through the week.

I wouldn't worry too much- I passed the GD screening no problem and have gained only about 15-20 pounds at 35 weeks.

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just be grateful it's Breyer's and not haagen dazs

with GD, it's not necessarily how much sugar you eat, but how you process the sugar during pregnancy (it changes it somehow)

i am sure it's not as a bad as you think. just as long as you are eating healthfully otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I eat ice cream all the time and I passed my GD just fine.

Message edited 8/17/2009 5:31:26 PM.

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I eat ice cream or an Italian Ice almost every night. I love it and don't feel the least bit of regret over it either. Today, because it's so hot, I a small bowl in the middle of the day, and it's a good bet that I'll have some more tonight...enjoy pregnancy!

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all i want is cookies and cream!!! i passed my 1 hour. i dont think it should have an affect.

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Yummmm ice cream. I ate too much of it before I was preggo. Now that I am we actually keep it in the house which is worse than before. Enjoy you are probably fine

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What you eat has NOTHING to do with whether you have GD or not.
GD is caused by a hormone your placenta produces - not how much ice cream you eat.

With that said - Pancakes & ice cream were/are my only cravings this pregnancy - and I have GD....so my cravings have had to wait...

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Yay GD had nothing to do w/ what you eat...you are fine...I have GD so I really miss the ice cream. I do eat health choice, no sugar added fudge bars, they are a 1 carb exchange for GD. The other night I melted a little bit of PB and then dipped the bar into it, mmmm at least for what I can have, lol I got a big box at Costco.

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Ice cream is all i crave!! I never ate it before I was pregnant, and now I can eat it every night. Don't worry about GD. It has nothing to do with that!

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Posted by lorich

Posted by Purplegirl77

Yay GD had nothing to do w/ what you eat...you are fine...I have GD so I really miss the ice cream. I do eat health choice, no sugar added fudge bars, they are a 1 carb exchange for GD. The other night I melted a little bit of PB and then dipped the bar into it, mmmm at least for what I can have, lol I got a big box at Costco.

You are my hero! This sounds like HEAVEN!

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I too think you're just craving calcium But don't worry ice cream is actually nutritious, and as long as your not gaining weight too fast and eat balanced otherwise I wouldn't worry at all.

I eat too much too, but I didn't start at normal weight so here is my trick to cut down.

I drink a glass of skim milk before I eat exactly half cup of ice cream. I usually add handful of unsalted plain roasted almonds to it, to add some fiber and protein makes it filling and nice crunch.

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I eat icecream everyday (my biggest craving)! I just finished my carvel for the night

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I'm craving ice cream too - that's pretty much it.

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Just think of all the calcium your little one is getting from the ice cream. Enjoy it

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I never really ate ice cream- being pregnant, I eat it every night now. I feel so guilty but it's sooooo good!

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Posted by lorich

What you eat has NOTHING to do with whether you have GD or not.
GD is caused by a hormone your placenta produces - not how much ice cream you eat.

With that said - Pancakes & ice cream were/are my only cravings this pregnancy - and I have GD....so my cravings have had to wait...

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Me too with the ice cream!!! Funny thing is I rarely ever ate it before the pregnancy!