Of pregnancy and appetites

I am currently eating Italian herbs and cheese Rice-a-Roni. Yes, it is absolutely disgusting.

People ask me what I crave in pregnancy, and I have to say, what I crave is to not eat. I have come to hate eating, any time of day. My appetite has totally hit the road (along with about 6 pounds), replaced by a constant nausea, which ebbs and flows but is always there. I know it isn't a great idea to not eat though, since I need the food and so does baby. So I try and feed myself whatever I can bare.

So far that has been bland food - pasta, rice, pasta, crackers, pasta, bread (I'm starting to dread pasta, which has turned me onto Rice-a-Roni). This week I particularly felt like I could stand ranch dressing, that childhood favorite which I probably hadn't eaten in over 10 years. I tried to hide some healthy things in the ranch dressing - carrots, salad, tacos, etc.

I would like to reclaim my body for me. I'm happy to share it with the little one growing inside, but can't I have at least some of my body for myself? For example, the stomach. I'd LOVE to have my stomach back. It pains me to look at a perfectly good steak or a plate of cookies and be repulsed. Oh, and what wouldn't I give to enjoy a cup of coffee!