https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 15:53:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782852 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:57:44 +0000 GreenThumb 782852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a mostly veggie since age 14 (chicken or seafood maybe once a month pre-pregnancy) and I had morning sickness - mostly extreme queasiness and gagging after breakfast, but not actual sickness. Mine didn't really kick in seriously until week 8/9 and stuck around until week 13/14. My chicken intake has increased with the pregnancy because I seriously crave it so I feel like my body/baby must need it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782805 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:49:14 +0000 Vegmama 782805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Ha ... I almost didn't post anything to ensure I wouldn't jinx myself! :) Chicken McNuggets sound so good. I've been a vegetarian for over 5 years, but I could totally get down on a BigMac right now! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782179 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:56:37 +0000 Ree723 782179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am quite possibly the world's biggest carnivore and eat meat every single day. During pregnancy, I was having red meat about 4 times per week to keep my iron levels up, and white meat the rest of the time. I had not one minute of morning sickness my entire pregnancy. Not even the slightest bit of nausea or food aversions, nada, nothing. I didn't have any cravings either, even though I really wanted to!</p> <p>So in my awesome case study of one, loads of meat=zero morning sickness! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782096 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:25:34 +0000 yoursilverlining 782096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 weeks is sooooo early; dont jinx yourself!! </p> <p>I eat meat; but eat much more veggies than meat and had horrible all-day for months MS. In the first trimester I did find that chicken mcnuggets would help settle my stomach, which is so gross, especially since I very, very rarely eat fast food lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782048 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:03:59 +0000 heffalump 782048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a meat eater, but couldn't eat meat in my first trimester. I only wanted carbs. I also didn't get morning sickness until I was 8 weeks.... but then it came pretty hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782038 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:54:06 +0000 chanzi 782038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was vegetarian for a long time and started eating some meat again not long before getting pregnant. Then I developed a meat aversion and had to stop again! Sadly I still had plenty of morning sickness though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-782027 Wed, 15 May 2013 06:44:15 +0000 looch 782027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's really interesting, but who knows if it is true or not...I am an omnivore and I didn't have any morning sickness at all and I have a healthy 28 month old son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781887 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:25:56 +0000 googly-eyes 781887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know but I read this and I will eat steak, eggs, and chicken the next time around even though I know I'm probably just being silly! I just soooo don't want to deal with colic!</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1368280/Women-reduce-chance-colicky-baby-eating-steak-pregnant.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1368280/Women-reduce-chance-colicky-baby-eating-steak-pregnant.html</a></p> <p>ETA You can easily take B12 vitamins too which is supposed to help with m/s. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781886 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:23:14 +0000 lemondrop 781886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@VEGMAMA: I woke up feeling fine at 7 weeks to the day, after being up a little while out of nowhere I had to throw up, otherwise I felt totally fine. </p> <p>Most of my morning sickness consisted of: I woke up, threw up, and would have no appetite, just a generalized crummy feeling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781413 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:53:07 +0000 Koolbreeze 781413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Im a meat eater and had no morning sickness....thank goodness! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781408 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:09 +0000 allison 781408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never threw up, but I was queasy weeks 7-10 or 11. I didn't really eat much during those weeks. I remember eating a lot of crackers and drinking a lot of ginger ale. I eat a mostly vegetarian diet. I feel like it did kind of come on quickly, but left just as fast as it came.</p> <p>As a side note, I craved meat a lot while pregnant. I took it as a sign to up my protein and occasionally would eat some meat. The cravings went away immediately after giving birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781378 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:32:36 +0000 Vegmama 781378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: Did you wake up during week 7 and feel terrible? Or, did it come on gradually? I am so afraid of it hitting like a ton of bricks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781350 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:06:26 +0000 lemondrop 781350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a big meat eater to begin with and I had crazy morning sickness from week 7 into the 20's, so I don't really buy into the studies :) Here's hoping you are one of the lucky ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781343 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:03:28 +0000 rachiecakes 781343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@VEGMAMA: I'm a vegetarian and didn't have any, but one of my best friends is also a vegetarian and had all day, lying in bed on meds morning sickness.<br /> We both had boys, so gender didn't play in either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781326 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:53:03 +0000 JerricaBenton 781326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a vegetarian and had no morning sickness to speak of. I had a very few instances of queasiness but never felt like I could throw up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781320 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:49:31 +0000 wheres_c 781320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm vegetarian and had horrible morning, ok all day sickness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781195 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:48:59 +0000 SugarplumsMom 781195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a meat eater, but only craved veggies and fruit during my first and second trimester. I just couldn't eat meat. Then when the 3rd trimester hit, all I craved was meat! Burgers even! I felt nauseous the whole time (throughout the entire pregnancy, but especially during the first tri). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781178 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:41:03 +0000 Alivoo01 781178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a meat eater, and didn't have morning sickness. I'm currently 28 weeks along. During my 1st trimester, I craved carbs/fried food which did a nice lil number on the scale. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781159 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:32:28 +0000 Vegmama 781159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: Riding the subway would make my sick, too! Ugh. Hooray for not being pukey! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781157 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:56 +0000 Vegmama 781157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Lucky! I crave NOTHING! My fear would be meat and carbs (since I'm a gluten-free vegetarian), ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781154 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:00 +0000 Vegmama 781154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@char54: Good to hear! As far as hormones, I know they're there (HELLLOOOO sore boobs, and soooo tired). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781153 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:46 +0000 chopsuey 781153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have morning sickness with either of my kids.<br /> I craved carbs like crazy when I was pregnant with DD. And meats when I was pregnant with my son!<br /> Mmmmm.. I'm hungry. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781148 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:37 +0000 ShootingStar 781148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a meat eater and haven't really had any morning sickness. I think they say if you have morning sickness it's a less chance of miscarriage, because that shows that stuff is going on (like increasing hormones, etc.) But NOT having MS is kind of neutral. I think it just depends on the person/baby. My mom told me she didn't get MS either, except when riding the subway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781136 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:21:28 +0000 Charm54 781136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a meat eater and had no morning sickness (well, a bit of queasiness late at night but nothing major - I think it was more exhaustion related). I stressed about it, worrying that something was wrong but I'm 22 weeks now and everything is going great. I don't know if I buy the miscarriage correlation except for the fact that have M/S lets you know the hormones are there. I'm thinking it's more genetic? My mother had 4 kids and no morning sickness for any of them. She calmed my fears when I complained I wished I was throwing up!! lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vegetarianvegan-diets-linked-to-less-morning-sickness#post-781123 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:08 +0000 Vegmama 781123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm starting week 7 today, and haven't had any morning sickness. I've definitely had food aversions (nothing sounds good), and even threw-up yesterday morning when I was making scrambled eggs. I've read stories about morning sickness being linked to a lower chance of miscarriage ... which, while morning sickness sucks, I imagine having that little thought of "well, this means things are going well" would be worth it. </p> <p>On the other hand, I'm a vegetarian (mostly vegan), and I've also read studies that suggest morning sickness is more prevalent in meat-eaters. Something about the body's natural defense against food-borne illness (more likely found in meat and animal products). </p> <p>Did any of you experience this? Or, anyone never really have morning sickness that ate meat? </p> <p>I feel like I'm TTC all over again (over analyzing every 'sign' as something great or horrible). </p>