I'm 20 weeks pregnant with DC2. When I was pregnant with DS I just went with my cravings for a certain type of sweet. I could eat 2 or 3 packets a day, obviously I balanced this with eating healthy foods for the rest of the time.
My midwife this time has said that the quantity of sugar I consumed may have contributed to DS having a birthweight of nearly 10 and a half pounds. I can now feel the same craving creeping back, and I'm not sure what to do. Is there any truth in sugar causing high birthweight? I don't relish the thought of giving birth to an 11lb baby, but if it's just an old wives tale I don't want to deny myself unnecessarily. Maybe if I try and stick to half a pack per day? 
I'm not overweight, I'm underweight in fact with a pre-pregnancy BMI of 17. My own birthweight was 9lb 10oz so possibly genetic? I'm booked in for a glucose tolerance test in a couple of months - presumably I was flagged up for this because of DS's birthweight.
Do I go cold turkey and avoid the sweets altogether, have them but limit the amount, or just ignore the midwife and stuff my face?
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Should I fight cravings or give in to them?
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Cattleprod · 07/06/2011 13:50
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07/06/2011 13:57
Yes I just saw your thread and laughed!! Snap! 
I have a chocolate muffin every morning for breakfast - I figure it is balanced by the two pieces of fruit and the custard that I have with it!!
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