Pregnant on a VLCD

[CW Consultant]

Here is CD's official answer:

If you have a client that becomes pregnant, the client may wish to continue on the diet as they have become established and enjoy the programme. At this stage you will need to explain to your client that she is now 'two' and that the programme is now unsuitable, as as per CHWP's medical guidelines, pregnancy is contraindicated. However, if your client wishes to take 1 product per day as a nutritional aid then this would be suitable....however, you need to follow the guidelines below: -

1. A new MRF will need to be signed by a Dr with "1 cambridge product a day for nutrition' written clearly across it. If the Dr does not sign the MRF, no product can be supplied.

2. Only supply the client with 7 products for the week (totalling 1 per day) and see the client weekly. We do not want the client to do sole sources and there would be a risk of this happening if more product was supplied.

3. After they have had their baby, please remember that lactating women are also contraindicated and so should not use any programmes until the baby has its source of nutrition via other means. We would also recommend that a higher programme is used when appropiate to allow the client to settle into motherhood, ie Sole Source and new baby = very hard work!!

If the client wishes to have 3 products a day, you will need to advise her that we deem this unsuitable and that you are only able to supply her with enough product for one a day on a weekly basis, and only if the GP is in agreement.

"During pregnancy and lactation, the body requirements for protein, minerals and vitamins is increased. Moreover, any interference with the normal way of life is considered undesirable. Dieting during pregnancy is therefore contraindicated. The Cambridge diet can, however, be used as a nutritional supplement"

I hope this is clear. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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PR Executive - Cambridge

 

[olijames]

This is a tricky one for me and one that is most personal.

I had 2 mcs when i was obese and it was that that encouraged me to SS..infact getting pg at a healthy weight WAS and still is my ultimate goal for life after SS...I thought that if i was slimmer or of a healthy weight then my chances of mc would decrease. Low and behold I got pregnanct when 'almost' at goal ( i got complacent and my need for baby was greater than my need to be a size 10!) and low and behold i had another mc in oct. We have since had tests due to recurrent mc and the results are inconclusive. According to my consultant the chances of 1 mc is 1 in 4, chance of 2 is 1 in 25 and chances of 3 is 1 in 100 and yes people do mc before they realise they are pg..in the form of a heavier than normal period. So now having had 3 my chances of more have infact increased to 1 in 5??

So what im trying to say is that i think to blame being in K on a mc seems a little 'non-evident' if having lots of tests, bloods, internals etc...can come back as inconclusive. I think that person who was told that should not blame themselves for being on diet especially if they weren't actively planning with the old ovulating kits, early pregnancy kits etc...its a tough thing to be dealing with without self blame...which may lead to comfort eating..i know it did with me!

Anyway ramblings almost over..as it is now we were so relieved that there is nothing physically wrong with me and hub that we were at it like rabbits last couple of weeks but now i have decided to ss again...so i may be pg but as it was so difficult for me to conceive all 3 times i doubt it but then again if i am i will just come off SS and TRY not to worry about it. That seems to have worked for people on here. When i was pg last time i was told i could start week 5 of LLs maintenance pg to maintain and maybe even lose the odd lb...it could be so so easy to scoff and think i'm eating for two pass me the choccie bics...

Oh well i hope i have made some sense..

Hugs all round..

 

[Isobel1965]

Total sense, OJ.

A friend of mine has had 9 miscarriages and has all kinds of investigations which have all come back as 'oh dear, bad luck'.

I don't think it's very helpful for a doctor to make deductions based on very little evidence, just because that might be the only thing that's different in that woman's life from the next.

If I wanted to get pregnant again (god forbid), I would have no hesitation about SSing to get my weight down.

((HUGS))

 

[olijames]

Bless her ..9 Mc..cant negin to think how she copes..sprinkling some baby dust for her...

 

[Isobel1965]

Tbh, she doesn't cope very well - she's got one living child who's 5 now but she's 46 in a few weeks so has pretty much given up hope. A real shame, as she's a born mother and should have had 10!

xxxxx

 

[olijames]

Aww ...hun tears are pricking in my eyes as i try to imagine how she must feel at deciding to give up..not an easy decision at any age i imagine. She will get a chance to mother her lost babies in heaven.if you believe in that kinda thing. Im not necessarily religious.dont tell the priest who married us (family pressure!! too weak then to give in..argghhh!) but im kinda spiritual and i have a hanging really sparkly crystal for our 3 angels, a candle with angels that turn with the heat of the candle and significant ornaments under my fave tree in garden...i guess its the little things that help eh?

Anyway hope youre having a fab time in newcastle...

 

[julesrush]

My twin and sister and myself were both trying to conceive whilst we were SS, as we were trying we both knew exactly when monthlies were due and found out we were pregnant from nearly exactly 4 weeks pregnant so stopped the Cambridge Diet straight away.
Im currently 25 weeks pregnant( after 2 years of trying) and my sister is 32 weeks pregnant.

We both took extra Folic acid as soon as we ttc and on Cambridge and continued upto week 12 of pregnancy.

I actually was on Climon due to PCOS and fell on first cycle of medication ,my sister fell on month 5 of ttc.

As for the msc aspect i myself have had 4 msc and have never been investigated as i have had children in between them, the risk for msc if you read more into is more likely to be higher than one in four pregnancies due to the fact alot of people have early msc that happen days after a af is due and alot of people dont actually know they are pregnant.

Good luck on your journey and hope you get your positive result and a healthy baby to keep you up night times, sick on your clothes, costs you a fortune, stop you going out easily and make you turn into a zombie for the first 3 months (but worth it lol)

jules5

 

[justthe2ofus]

I can definately say NO as soon as you find out that you are pregnant please stop any VLCD and see your gp as you need to start eating properly and take folic acid etc.
If you are planning on getting pregnant my advice would be to stop any diet for at least a couple of months before you try to conceive as this gives your body chance to recover as such and you need to start taking folic acid asap.
All the best