What protein could you eat whilst suffering from morning sickness?

[AngelDog]

I follow a high-protein eating plan and am struggling at the moment as I'm suffering from nausea and don't really fancy much protein (other than nuts which I can't eat as my bf'ing DS is allergic to them).

Ironically, the more protein I eat, the less sick I feel, but it's getting protein in the first place which is hard.

Breakfast is the worst - I normally eat eggs, but I feel at the prospect now.

What protein were you able to eat whilst nauseous?

cheese. cold mozarrella. mmmmm

All I am eating is bread eggs and cheese in whichever combo. Not got morning sickness just don't want to eat anything else.

To be honest I would just eat whatever you can stomach and stuff the high protein diet unless it's for medical reasons that would harm.

I lived on dry Rice Krispies for 4 months - do they count?

I am struggling to eat protein as well- baby wants carbs! I managed some scampi last night, does that count? . Could you managed baked beans? I know they are carby but they do have some protein in. Also red lentils? I am managing lentil soup occasionally. What about some nice ham?

Cheese! Mashed potato with lots of butter and cheese. Got me through about 2 months of total food aversion.

Oh, and Maccy Ds and Burger King Chicken Royale. Baby wanted it, who was I to argue?

Cooked chicken. Scampi, too!

Houmous on toast or crackers?

Plain greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu.

I lived on Mini babybels and cheese strings

Also if your body wants carbs then eat carbs (unless you have a particular health condition that means you can't). You probably need more carbs in pregnancy and perhaps that is why the high protein diet is making you nauseous.

I could only manage strong cheddar on digestives.

I only stop feeling sick when I drink milk or eat yoghurt. I am 13 weeks and was hoping it would have subsided by now. Instead I feel like pants by 2 pm BUT this is worth it! What a great reason to feel lousy :)

cheese - in particular grilled cheese toast was the best.

crap, mild cheese - preferably cheese strings x

cheese too. especially cottage cheese with pasta or on toast. yum.

and peanut butter if you're ok with eating nuts in pregnancy.

oo yes this was really difficult. I ate crumpets and hot chocolate for 3 months. could face fish fingers occasionally and then ate salmon in foil for the next 2 months. seeds? sunflower pumpkin?

Cheese, eggs, yoghurt. A sort of bircher-style museli with yoghurt and oats is my breakfast go to at the moment, as I still seem to able able to eat it when feeling nauseous.

Well cooked scrambled egg. And full fat milk on whatever cereal looked easiest to eat. Have you spoken to your GP/midwife about high protein diets in pregnancy? At that stage I was just eating anything that I thought might be tolerable.

Cheese, and hummus. Bacon. I drank lots of milk and ate yoghurt.

I went off protein too. It was tough.

I also ate quite a few prawns and crab.

Could you make yourself something which feels carby, but is secretly eggy? E.g. what I call eggy bread, but in the U.S. is known as French toast, i.e. bread soaked in egg and milk, then fried? Not the world's healthiest option, but then my first trimester was fuelled by salt and vinegar Mini Ryvitas and Marmite on rice crackers.

You need complex carbs to help morning sickness - you really do. And I say that as someone who avoids carbs most of the time.

My first trimester with my DS5 was the worst morning sickness I have ever had.

I lived on baked beans and cheese on a jacket potato for the majority of those three months.

Thanks for all the replies; there are some good ideas of things I might not normally think of trying.

The eating plan I'm on is high protein but not low carb, so you are supposed to eat a complex carb with protein at regular intervals (I'm doing a special variation of the plan designed for pregnancy and breastfeeding), so I would normally get a good balance.

I don't do it for strictly medical reasons, but because it helps calm my sugar sensitivity - it stabilises my blood sugar levels, which (for me) helps reduce depression, mood swings, sudden outbursts of anger at my DS and general fatigue. It is also supposed to be better for the LO as it's not getting wild swings in the sugar levels it receives through the placenta.

It's interesting how many people lean towards dairy. I craved cheese in my first pregnancy, but I discovered a year ago that I'm intolerant to lactose, so all that cheese was actually making me ill.

It was about 19 or 20 weeks when the nausea subsided last time, so only another 3 months of it to go.

Another vote for grilled cheese on toast (I have a thing for extra mature farmhouse cheddar at the moment) and also baked potato with cheese and baked beans...