Does anyone know issit safe to eat durians and chocolates during first trimester? Heard it's heaty so not sure if got side effects by taking them anot. Pls advise.
I ate! Both durians, chocolates and lots of dark chocolates. I dunno how true, but the seller told me dark chocolates are good for preggies. I ate dark chocolates till I gave birth hehehe...
thanks for replying. I ate some durians recently and later heard so many different comments from frens that I shld not take durians cos heaty lah, may affect the foetus lah... lah blah blah. I know they meant well but I wonder if we shld get so paranoid over food even over eating durian and chocolate sometimes. Well glad to know things turned out well for you all
hi mummies,
share something interesting. in my 2nd trimester when gynae told me my bb is small, i asked him what to eat to make bb bigger, he say durians....
i ate chocolate all the way. think some chocolates have caffiene so dun take too much.
everything eat in moderation most impt.
Durians, don't take too much cos it is really heaty and will make bb bigger, wait you gotta c-section I ate quite a lot of durians during my 2nd trimester and stopped eating during my 3rd trimester. Drink plenty of water and eat other fruits ok? Like what SY said, you can eat everything you like but in moderation. My gynae told me everything must be in moderation. He even gave green light to pineapple etc.
Ya I will watch my intake of durians. Got craving lor, will crave for things that are supposed to be forbidden and cooling like bittergourd, pineapple, sashimi etc. But I know I must bear with it for the sake of my BB.
Maybe I can take 1 piece of pineapple, jus 1 piece, haha....
lego_mum,
my gynae only gave green light to pineapple after 1st trimester. basically he gave green light to everything except sashimi. he even ok half boil eggs....
I was told that I cannot even eat Kangkong leh. However I am craving for sambal kangkong with rice now at this moment. this cannot eat, that cannot eat.....sigh.
Sambal Kang Kong is my favourite!!! I ate wor. But I heard from chinese physician that Kang Kong is considered cool, so maybe you try not to eat too much. My legs got cramped very easily, no matter if I'm preggie or not. So I was advised dun eat too much Kang Kong but hor, I tell you hor, no Kang Kong then no veg for me liao cos I only eat Kang Kong!!
Chatting with u is such a consolation, after knowing u also eat anything one... hehehheheh.... I guess we just have to eat everything in moderation lor.
Durian is high in protein, so is quite nutritious for preggies, just that it is also high in sugar contents so better eat in moderation in case of gestational diabetes!
Hello gals...
Wah... interesting topic here. I have cravings for durians too, but I still can tolerate not eating durians. I do eat a lot of chocolates though.
i ate durian during my 1st pregnancy, i guessed i ate too much, when im having heartburn, i vomitted....then for my 2nd pregnancy, i liked durian alot, but i don dare to eat cos, phobia...
Hello ladies, I had some durians (they say give strong babies!) during 1st & 2nd trimester. Except for last trimester, I started taking fresh coconuts (give smooth baby skin). Try to avoid durians last trimester cos too heaty and baby skin may turn out rough, which was what happened to my friend's first baby.
But perhaps different results vary with diff moms' body.
my gynae got a strange advise. he discouraged me to eat durians during my pregnancy. Accordingly to his experiences, durians will help to dilate the cervix and cause pre term delivery.
my mum advised me not to take durians during my pregnancy too. she said, durians too heaty... however, can take during confinement cuz our bodies can take heaty stuff during confinement.
ya... me too thought durains should be eaten in 2nd and 3rd trimester only... and is very good for pregnant ladies and babies... colleague said durain got good calcium wor.... ate few times lar... but not sure each time portion is it too much... haha...
btw... if wanna eat chocolate.. best is dark chocolate cos got some vitamins in it that is good for baby... and i read from internet article that occassionally eating dark chocolates will produce a happy baby... plus the sugar contents in dark choco lower then normal ones...
as for coconut juice not sure when to start drinking and how to drink leh.. portion etc?? anyone can advise me
Durains and Cocoa are very rich in nutrients. However, note the sugar level.
Eating too much durains would cause bb to be overweight. Happened to me around 20 weeks, then I took some durains again around 30 weeks. Now am trying not to look at durains. Too expensive to eat. LOL. Cocoa (higher cocoa content in dark chocs) contains some caffine too.
Eat everything in moderation.
Think can ask gynae on the intake of coconut juice. I heard to take around 8 to 9 mths. About once a week in the 9th mth.
Durians
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I love durians, and yes it will caused Baby to become overweight..I ate so much so that during my check-up gynae ask me to stop eating
Initially baby was small and i was so scared ate durian to boost baby's weight thereafter was stop by gynae to stop eating cos baby show signs of overweight liao *LOL*
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My mum told me to start drinking coconut at 36weeks 1 coconut at 36mths, 2 coconut at 37-38mths, and nearer to due date 1 coconut every week and best if 1 day before baby pop drink another 1 coconut..they believe that it will help to cleanse the baby on top of that as a pregnant woman we belong to the "Heaty Type" so need to moderate by drinking coconut cos its "Liang"
I had very strong cravings for durian from the start of my second trimester.. been having it twice last week. hope it is not too much.. but it's the craving that's hard to resist!
i had durian twice also since i got into my 2nd trimester... but the thing i'm really craving is watermelon! was told not to eat watermelon by both mothers as it's too 'liang'. i agree the craving is really hard to resist !
Just met my friend today and she told me to eat more birds nest and durians, did not ask her why thot, durians...but i love it, just bought 2 boxes tonite!
Everything in moderation will be fine! I ate as per normal (like I do all the time). Am a durian-fan too so pregnant or not, I eat them almost once a month!
Strictly speaking, there have been no studies about the safety of eating durians in pregnancy. At the same time, modern science has not uncovered any reason to believe it is unsafe to do so. There is certainly no reason to conclude that eating durians in pregnancy can cause high blood pressure or nappy rash in newborns.
However, a pregnant woman should eat durians in moderation as the fruit contains large amounts of sugar and carbohydrates – two medium sized seeds have about 60 calories. Durians are considered a high-glycaemic food so it is best to limit your intake of durian in pregnancy. Those with gestational diabetes should avoid eating durians because of its high sugar content.
Some researchers have highlighted the benefits of organo-sulphur and tryptophan in durians. These compounds have antioxidant effects. They also have anti-microbial, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties which may benefit pregnancy.