Did anyone eat junk food all through there pregnancy?

Question

If so did it have any effect on your baby?

Answer 1

yeah...i ate a lot of junk food when i was pregnant with my daughter. pizza, spaghetti, lots of taco bell, and i couldn't stay away from the potato chips...i had a normal healthy baby, but i gained about 40 lbs and never lost all of it!

Answer 2

I ate healthy food but I probably ate something that wasn't great for me once a day. I couldn't help it. This pregnancy however I don't really crave anything, much better. My baby girl is just fine and happy and healthy!

Answer 3

Just because eating junk food won't cause birth defects doesn't mean its a good idea.

Your food is instantaneous nourishment for the baby, so try and keep that in mind everytime you eat something.

Also, in order to keep yourself in good nutrition, you need lots of different vitamins and minerals. So you really don't want to use up your entire daily food intake on junk food that isn't doing anything beneficial for you.

Sure, it's ok to have ice cream or a few potato chips now and then.

But more than once a day, making unwise choices, is really not a good thing.

Answer 4

yes. my baby came out perfectly normal, healthy and happy.

although i can't say that eating nothing but junk had no effect because to say that for sure i would have had to have had that same exact pregnancy twice...once eating all junk and once eating nothing but healthy food, to say whether my eating habits helped or hurt the baby in any way.  it very well could have been that it benefited my son to eat nothing but junk, logic tells us otherwise, but there really is no way to say for sure.

-fin-

Answer 5

Yes it was with my second child and i craved everything bad for you that I saw.  No it didn't have an effect on her and she loves all her fruit and veg.

mammy of three

Answer 6

Most Americans? Turn into Americans.

Answer 7

I have always eaten poorly, but I don't gain weight easily so I don't worry too much. I am 22 weeks and only gained 12 pounds.  

Answer 8

GUILTY! just made me fat and my baby was fine and cute and healthy

Answer 9

Ahh I heard something about if you do, it can make the baby crave unhealthy foods such as these when they are older, so its not very good and plus you wont snap back into shape very quickly! it is not advisable so i wouldnt do it if i were you. good luck if your pregnant and congrats =]

Answer 10

Cravings are hard but try to eat healthy.  I think the baby will be fine, you will just gain more weight then needed.  

Answer 11

yes and no it didnt

Answer 12

I ate a lot of junk food.  Unfortunately.  The biggest effect it had was it made me fat.  My baby is 15 months and I still haven't lost the weight I gained during pregnancy.

Answer 13

Yea and nothing happened