https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 00:33:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms/page/2#post-2746364 Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:16:56 +0000 kes18 2746364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of carbs. Bagel or english muffin with cream cheese. Or do peanut butter. Cereal is great since you can get some protein from milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms/page/2#post-2746361 Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:11:22 +0000 periwinklebee 2746361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: I hope yours is quickly receding! I feel like if I stick to the approximately 3 things that I tolerate, it's usually more or less ok, but depart from that a little bit and I'm gagging it up sooner or later. I am so not looking forward to this trip for work, mostly from the perspective of being able to manage food. And I just saw that one evening there's dinner (probably fish) on a boat. I mean, if I wasn't pregnant it would be a super enjoyable experience. But um, yeah, that can't help the nausea :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms/page/2#post-2746315 Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:12:40 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2746315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I've been wanting bagels too! :silly: Hope you're doing ok this week. I think mine peaked at 10-10.5 weeks and fingers crossed will be going away soon. I still can't cook without gagging though. And with my first and second it peaked earlier so fingers crossed your trip will be ok!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms/page/2#post-2746277 Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:26:04 +0000 periwinklebee 2746277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@azjax: oh, I'd totally forgotten about those. Definitely another good sour candy alternative. </p> <p>@FaithFertility: I'm going to try this - toasted bagel with cream cheese is one of the very few things that's worked well - I have an international trip for work end of next week (ughhh) and have been worried about finding non-perishable things to bring along as snacks. PB could work if it goes down as well as cream cheese! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms/page/2#post-2746170 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:42:17 +0000 FaithFertility 2746170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Peanutbutter on a plain toasted bagel </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2746167 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:32:28 +0000 azjax 2746167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: how could I forget...Jolly Ranchers!!!! They are tart/sour like preggie pops and a fraction of the cost. I also avail myself of them when I have that bike/nausea aftertaste in my mouth and they work to alleviate that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2746147 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:38:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2746147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I'm going to try a smoothie tomorrow! Yogurt and fruit both work relatively well, and it seems healthy too. </p> <p>@lioneyes: Thanks - I hadn't heard of those - and they are a lot cheaper than preggie pops! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2746084 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:58:50 +0000 lioneyes 2746084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh also these lemon/orange/grapefruit italian hard candies (they sell them on amazon). popping one really helped quell nausea on the subway, at the office, etc etc. hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2746053 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 09:36:27 +0000 gingerbebe 2746053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I did a lot of smoothies for these terrible headaches I had. I could make one with whole milk yogurt and a blob of coconut oil with fruit and OJ and keep it down. You can't taste the oil so it was nice to get the extra fats that way. They had to be really thick - like eaten with a spoon - runny smoothies did not go well for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2746050 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 09:33:33 +0000 periwinklebee 2746050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lioneyes: @azjax: Thank you guys! I got a box of cheerios and I think it was helpful. </p> <p>Its good to know I'm not the only one surviving first tri on a very sparse and not so healthy diet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745963 Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:49:24 +0000 azjax 2745963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First pregnancy mint tea really settled my stomach and quenched heartburn and probiotic yogurt drinks kept me feeling well when food was not appealing.</p> <p>This pregnancy, mint hasn't helped and I've moved on to sour (lemon, citrus, etc) and spicy (ginger, etc). At my worst, it's Cheerios with 2% milk because it's not that bad coming back up and there are some nutrients. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745945 Sat, 10 Jun 2017 11:47:23 +0000 lioneyes 2745945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>arborio rice cooked in chicken broth, mineola oranges, buttered english muffins, seltzer. ate those foods pretty much exclusively for weeks 6-15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745944 Sat, 10 Jun 2017 11:45:04 +0000 periwinklebee 2745944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarMaple: @youboots: Thanks! I hope second tri helps, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter as long as I make it that far... survival in the meantime. and ugh, GD sounds miserable </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745877 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 23:14:58 +0000 youboots 2745877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cheese and carbs in all forms till I got GD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745866 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 21:02:54 +0000 SugarMaple 2745866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first it was chocolate milk. I could stomach more things if I drank chocolate milk first (I gained a bit of weight!)<br /> This pregnancy I could eat cereal most days. And carrots. But it was rougher than my first. The only thing that helped was the 2nd trimester :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745865 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:55:12 +0000 periwinklebee 2745865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: @MsMini: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745802 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:16:31 +0000 MsMini 2745802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always found the most random foods that could keep down. Sometimes they didn't seem appetizing in my head but I would give it a shot anyways (I had HG with my first so I was SO desperate for every calorie). Some of my strange hits: Popcorn twists, pineapple, Triscuits, turkey bites, McDonalds sausage and eggers (after my night shifts especially), with this pregnancy I do best if I drink a small amount of orange juice before meals (so weird and I have no idea why it helps). I went through a takeout burrito phase with one pregnancy as well. In general cooking is a no no for me when I have morning sickness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745797 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:09:07 +0000 periwinklebee 2745797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@helloperidot: @2littlepumpkins: @peachykeen: @Mrs. Microscope: Thank you all! </p> <p>@2littlepumpkins: Getting close to second tri - I hope things improve soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745796 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:07:28 +0000 gingerbebe 2745796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my first I literally ate a sausage mcmuffin pretty much every morning. For lunch I always wanted burger and fries (crinkle cut) or chicken katsu (breaded fried chicken cutlet) with plain white rice. Basically I lived on carbs paired with some protein that was bathed in fat or fried. That was the only way I could keep from throwing up. Couldn't be lean protein alone and it couldn't just be a carb. And I don't think I ate veggies ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745762 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:45:47 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2745762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now you are in survival mode! Eat whatever sounds good and don't sweat it. Be sure to take a prenatal vitamin, any brand you can stomach. </p> <p>Honestly, the only thing that helped me was exercise. I forced myself to do some light cardio (like 20 min walking) at least every day. on days I could do elliptical or something higher intensity, I did it. If I skipped a day, I felt so sick! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745754 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:30:59 +0000 peachykeen 2745754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both pregnancies I depended heavily on bagels &amp; cream cheese for breakfast. On bad days I might even have one in the evening as well. Bringing a Babybel cheese or two to work or the Nature Valley 'sweet &amp; salty' peanut bars helped ward off nausea during the work day or while out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745692 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:29:36 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2745692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's always different, and the foods I crave aren't necessarily the ones that keep away the nausea after. Carbs seem to work but like other(s?) have said I can't cook without constantly gagging. Even just warming up food and cutting it up for my LOs is difficult. 10.5 weeks and counting!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745690 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:28:15 +0000 helloperidot 2745690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I exist solely on carbs during the first trimester. I looked for grains or starchy foods that had protein added...so I'd eat 22 whole grain bread for my toast (Killer Dave's is such good bread!), or cooked quinoa for breakfast or dinner bowls, or Kodiak flap jack mix (because pancakes are always the answer!). Luckily this time baby seems to like salad, so instead of meat (ugh, baby does not want animal protein!) I'll add chickpeas or black or kidney beans to my salads. Quinoa in salads worked too.</p> <p>It does get better. I had horrible MS from 6 weeks until 16 weeks (so, um, 2 days ago!) but I can stomach a lot more now. It's finally getting to the point where I can think about food in general without gagging! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745684 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:16:35 +0000 periwinklebee 2745684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: Glad to hear it's improving! I'm only 8+2, yet somehow it feels like first trimester has already lasted forever... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745673 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:53:40 +0000 Anya 2745673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fried egg, very well done with a firm yolk, NO salt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745672 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:53:33 +0000 Littlebit7 2745672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: its definitely getting better! I think I've rounded the corner. And the fatigue is getting better too. Hope yours subsides as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745670 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:51:30 +0000 periwinklebee 2745670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: Thanks, I hope it lets up for you soon! </p> <p>Had a bagel and cream cheese for lunch and it went down relatively well - good suggestion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745666 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:48:13 +0000 Littlebit7 2745666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh, not healthy at all but I've been making and eating bisquick pancakes for dinner. lunch is typically avocado toast or something.. maybe with feta on top if I can stomach it.<br /> Breakfast is eggs. Its the only thing that doesn't get my MS going early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745662 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:43:28 +0000 periwinklebee 2745662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sillymilly: @MrsADS: @babybunnylove: @annem1990: @snarkybiochemist: @MamaCate: Thank you all - these are great suggestions, definitely trying some of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-foods-worked-best-for-you-with-ms#post-2745636 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:29:13 +0000 MamaCate 2745636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: i ate popcorn for dinner a lot!! If it is too hard to make the smart food sea salt one is a good option. </p>