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I'm Pregnant!

Guest imsohungry

By Guest imsohungry
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Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
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Hey everybody!

It finally happened! I'm pregnant! :wub:

I'm so excited and feel so blessed. Just one issue...the nausea! :blink:

I'm only craving certain foods, and unfortunately, most have gluten. <_<

I've been able to pacify all of them with gluten-free substitutes but one...

I REALLY want some "original" ....genuine, "Saltine Crackers." Not just any soda crackers, but that brand. :rolleyes: Good grief! (who knew my baby would crave name-brand foods)? :P

Does anybody have any suggestions of very similar gluten-free substitutes? Please help.

Much love...From a very pregnant and nauseaous,

Julie ;)

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MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

Congratulations, Imsohungry.

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
Posted

How wonderful! Congratulations! I hope the nausea subsides quickly.....So happy for you! :D

cgilsing Enthusiast
cgilsing
Posted

Congratulations!!! I myself have looked for a saltine cracker replacment...I haven't found anything quite like it.....but maybe the baby would like nutthins? I know I know not the namebrand :P they are definatly a different texture, but at least I think they are similar in flavor! Hope this help and again congratulations!!

skoki-mom Explorer
skoki-mom
Posted

First of all, congratulations!!!

I had horrible nausea with both my pregnancies. Even though I was eating gluten then, the saltine cracker thing did nothing for me. In fact, nothing much really helped, I'm sorry to say. Totally not food related, but I did find that the Sea-Bands wrist bands (they work on accupressure) helped take the edge off. I hope it doesn't last too long, I soooooo feel your pain!

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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good luck and congrats! the closest thing i've found to 'saltines', for when i am feeling sickly is glutano's soda style crackers: Open Original Shared Link

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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Hey everybody!

It finally happened!  I'm pregnant! :wub:

I'm so excited and feel so blessed.  Just one issue...the nausea!  :blink:

I'm only craving certain foods, and unfortunately, most have gluten. <_<

I've been able to pacify all of them with gluten-free substitutes but one...

I REALLY want some "original" ....genuine, "Saltine Crackers."  Not just any soda crackers, but that brand. :rolleyes:  Good grief!  (who knew my baby would crave name-brand foods)?  :P

Does anybody have any suggestions of very similar gluten-free substitutes?  Please help.

Much love...From a very pregnant and nauseaous,

Julie  ;)

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The Ener-g company makes a soda cracker that is closest to Saltines that I have found. Some stores carry them but we usually get them on line. Congrats on the baby.

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Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
Posted

Wow! Congratulations!

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

Thank you so much everyone for the support! :D

I will try the Ener-G and Glutano soda crackers! Thanks for the suggestions. I am a happy little mom-to-be...just feeling icky. ;)

Much love to you all. -Julie :wub:

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I have no ideas on the substitutions, but congratulations on the fab news! :-)

mommida Enthusiast
mommida
Posted

Congratulations!!! When is the baby(s?) due?

Laura

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

Thank you both for the kind thoughts! :)

I go tomorrow for another UltraSound...I'm making a photoalbum of all my U/S pictures. :P Watching my little "beany baby" grow (it looks like a polebean at the moment).

The baby is due in early May. I am going into week 8....hopefully only about five weeks of nausea remaining. I've heard it often ends at the end of the first trimester.

Keeping everyone in my thoughts. :wub:

-Julie

amyweb Newbie
amyweb
Posted

I'm pregnant too - going into my 7th week and also very queasy. What helps me is candied ginger, dry gluten-free Brown Rice toast, and club soda. Sounds delicious :( but it helps. Good luck!

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

Congratulations Amy! B)

Is this your first baby?

I'm glad something is helping with your nausea...so far, I'm still struggling. :rolleyes:

Take Care! :)

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WyoShiela Newbie
WyoShiela
Posted

Hi Jules,

Sorry to hear about your nausea. I'm in my 13th week and found that nothing I ate would help mine either. :( Happily, it's starting to get better just because of the time that has passed. There is light at the end of the tunnel!!! :lol:

Patricia

watkinson Apprentice
watkinson
Posted

Hi Amy,

Can you eat corn? Maybe what your craving is salt. Try salted pop corn. Yes..the nut thins are amazing, expecially with some warm melted brie spread on top. :P

Hmmmmm!!!

Congrats, it's very exciting news :D

Wendy

watkinson Apprentice
watkinson
Posted

Whoops... sorry.... I said "hi Amy" I meant "Hi Julie"!!

Wendy

FaithInScienceToo Contributor
FaithInScienceToo
Posted

Just adding my "Congrats!" to all of the expectant "Mommies" here :)

Love and Best Wishes!

Gina

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

Thanks everyone for the advice and congrats! :)

Later this month, my first trimester will be over! I'm so excited. I must confess that the nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and constipation are killing me :rolleyes:

But my little baby is doing good! He/She is big for gestational age...at just nine weeks he/she was already an inch long! :D It doesn't surprise me though...my mom says I weighed nearly 10 pounds at birth. I would love to give birth to a chunky little baby (but hopefully not 10 pounds!) :o Maybe about 8 or so...of course, I won't be too choosy, so long as the baby is healthy! :lol: -Julie

amber3174 Newbie
amber3174
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Congratulations! All you pregnant women give me hope to be able to carry another pregnancy someday. Ive had 2 miscarriages in the past year, probably due to celiac disease and not being gluten free. I have 12 and 8 year old daughters, and had them with no problems before I new about the celiac. I have been gluten-free for 3 months now. Hoping next year we can try one more time with positive results. So happy for you! Good luck with the morning sickness, sounds like that part is almost over.

csacedog Newbie
csacedog
Posted
Hey everybody!

It finally happened!  I'm pregnant! :wub:

I'm so excited and feel so blessed.  Just one issue...the nausea!  :blink:

I'm only craving certain foods, and unfortunately, most have gluten. <_<

I've been able to pacify all of them with gluten-free substitutes but one...

I REALLY want some "original" ....genuine, "Saltine Crackers."  Not just any soda crackers, but that brand. :rolleyes:  Good grief!  (who knew my baby would crave name-brand foods)?  :P

Does anybody have any suggestions of very similar gluten-free substitutes?  Please help.

Much love...From a very pregnant and nauseaous,

Julie  ;)

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csacedog Newbie
csacedog
Posted

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Sesame Pretzel Rings from Ener-G. I am also pregnant and this has helped me a lot and I love them!

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

I had the regular Ener-G pretzels last night and they helped settle my stomach. B) Congrats on your pregnancy as well! :)

The nausea is slowly getting better (instead of constant nausea, it comes in waves) :rolleyes:

But the really good news is there is much less night-time nausea, so I am sleeping better! :)

I went to the OB this morning for an ultrasound...she could hear the baby moving! :P

I've got a kicker! :D Heartbeat is strong too. I really have a gut feeling that the baby is a boy. :blink: Just a hunch. I'll have to wait about six more weeks to find out for sure. ;)

Lots of love,

Julie B)

GFManiac Rookie
GFManiac
Posted

McDonald's french fries are pretty darn good, though a tad risky. Not sure why, but salt seems to help. I am craving tons of stuff I can't have, like cheddar biscuits from Red Lobster. I never had a problem with the gluten-free diet before, but now that I'm pregnant everything I am craving is not-gluten-free!!!

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

Congrats on your pregnancy as well! :)

You are right about the salt...would you believe that last night I ate three bags of Fritos corn chips? Not the big bags, but still...I just got a salt craving and ate a week's worth of chips in one sitting! :rolleyes:

I can truly relate to your non-gluten-free cravings! :P This baby of mine wants everything gluten and NAME BRAND...no substitutions! :lol: Geez.

Like you, I can usually stick to my gluten-free diet farely easily...once you get used to it, it's not that hard. But it's a whole different story being pregnant! Apparently, nobody told my baby it was in a gluten-free uterus! ;)

Good luck to you! -Julie B)

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