Hi there all,

Thanks for all your advice and encouragement. Am certainly intending to stick to the diet as best I can. Found out yesterday that I AM pregnant with number 3! Guess this goes some way to explaining my craving for ice cream. With all of my pregnancies I have craved for a particular food before I actually knew that I was pregnant.

Have started reading Atkins again - to keep myself in the right frame of mind not to over indulge in all the wrong foods. Would like to think that this time I can keep my weight gain to the recommended 13-15 kg, not the 25-30 kg I have put on in the past.

Will check forums regularly for any advice on pregnant on Atkins.- Does anybody happen to know if there is any research on the effects of Splenda on unborn children? In Australia, there aren't many to choose from anyway and I tend to stick to Splenda as I believe it is safe.

Anyway, thanks again.

Jo