If this is getting repetitive, it’s because food is central to my existence, now more than ever.
My appetite has never been healthier, now that I’m happily in my second trimester. The cravings are surprisingly manageable (bet hubby’s really relieved) - apart from hunting for char siew pao in town one late rainy night, mother and daughter have been very very reasonable. There’s still a not-so-minor concern though. That I’m not ingesting enough fish to build a fetal brain that would one day discover a scientific breakthrough, design an award-winning building, compose a musical masterpiece or modestly, make it through med school without embarrassing her parents.
I don’t hate fish. I just can’t stand the sight, smell and taste of it since pregnancy happened. The only marine life-forms I find palatable are canned tuna and raw salmon. And raw is out. Yes, I paid attention during my parasitology lectures. I still can name the species of fluke forms.
Not wanting to deprive my daughter of a HEAD start (literally) in life, I’ve forced 2 fish meals upon myself this week. If the donburi with deep fried salmon 2 days ago was uninspiring, the fish-and-chips I had tonight was a torture. Midway through the meal I was close to throwing up. My dear girl, anything for you.
To wash down the revolting fishy after-taste, hubby took me to Starbucks. For a surreal moment I held on to my decaf low-fat no-cream Cafe Mocha (healthy enough?), inhaling the once-familiar aroma. I can’t believe I’m having my first cup of coffee since January! Well, it’s still an estimated 5mg of caffeine, so I won’t be having another cup soon, but oh, what rapture!
We’re a contented pair tonight (brain food for junior, brain juice for me)!
RE-discovering great coffee...
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
well done fibrate!
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:53 pm
haha..i can so tell this is your first child!
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
if u watched private practice, thr’s a scene where violet the psychiatrist (who’s pregnant) craved for– guess wat?– tuna fish WITH WHIPPED CREAM omgcanubelieveit?? tht’s like, gross.
now donburi with deep-fried salmon doesn’t taste so bad now does it?
ps: they say pregnancy changes ur tastebuds– has it?
April 4th, 2009 at 9:29 am
The coffee or the fish bit, Su ann?
So obvious, AM? You mean gravida>1 don’t suffer from aversion to fish?
Jun, my pre-pregnancy craving for all things Marmite-related already grossed everyone out
April 4th, 2009 at 11:47 am
YL, lets go for a japanese buffet!!! lots of raw salmon!
April 4th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I was nauseous for a good part of yesterday morning. No particular reason for it. Altho I suspect the torrino with marshmallows the night before had something to do with it. No concrete evidence.But then there never is.( so as the memory is still very strong) I empathise fully with your nauseous episodes.
April 4th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
wuahhhh…
not good for baby la the coffee..
apalalu…
tsk tsk..notty bad bad mummy…
hehe
April 5th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Haha
Fibrate
You have me LOL there
April 5th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
*PIAK Jason with a truckload of raw fish*
Edina, my earliest pregnancy symptom was NAUSEA…time for UPT?
(no offense, friend)
Michelle, it’s DE-caffeinated…and my first cup in 3 months!!!
*PIAK Yenjai also with a truckload of raw fish*
April 6th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
This Saturday
Lets meet at Manhattan Fish Market
April 6th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Eh Yenjai…u serious anot? JOM !!..haha…Fibrate sayang.. I hate fish, but bila time preggie, fuiyoh….every meal fish also I sapu.. So actually tak kira gravida 1 ke , 2 ke…same aje, both times I loved fish and hated KFC.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
no no…i mean how careful you are with your food…i remember when i was pregnant with abby, i practically memorized “what to eat when you’re expecting”. I did not let a single thing pass my lips that had no nutritional value.
with this pregnancy…err…let’s just say my baby will prob be born a Maggi addict
such a bad mum
April 7th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Oh man, Yenjai…Manhattan Fish Market was where major gastric expulsion (or explosion) was threatening to take place. Uh, not going there anymore
Lucky you Eve…and lucky kids of yours!
Yeah AM, there’s this thing called the Pregnancy Diet which is making me look like a bad mum (for having the rare cup of decaf coffee)
Maggi addict? 