Categories of the interpersonal level | Quotes during pregnancy | Quotes postpartum |
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Social influence | Quote 47 – Professional influence (pregnant women 19): “My gynaecologist warned me because I gained too much weight over a period of five months.” Quote 48 – Social pressure to eat (pregnant women 19): “What also affected me were family and colleagues: ‘eat another piece of cake, it won’t hurt you, grab some more chocolate …’.” Quote 49 – Influence of male partner (expecting father 8): “I did a lot of efforts to cook tasty, but I had the impression that the less taste there was in the food, the better she liked it. So in the end, I just made a dish for her with less herbs, and something spicier for myself.” Quote 50 – Influence of wife (expecting father 7): “She only wanted to eat pizza and pasta, so I ended up eating it too.” Quote 51 – Influence of wife (pregnant women 11): “I think for you [to male partner], the main issue was having food nearby. If there were cookies for me on the table, you automatically started to eat them as well.” Quote 52 – Influence of wife (expecting father 4): “Then I started eating her portions, and it all went wrong.” (talking about left over food because of the changing preferences of pregnant partner) Quote 53 – Influence of wife (expecting father 11): “I can only think of alcohol consumption. Because she was not allowed to drink alcohol during pregnancy. (…) We did not longer have that open bottle of wine during the weekends.” | Quote 54 – Professional influence (first- time father 5): “We started eating a larger variety of vegetables after receiving a list from a parent support organization containing advise on what she [about daughter] should eat.” |
Influence of baby | Quote 55 – Adaptation to rhythm of baby (first-time mother 11): “We used to eat quite early in the evening, when he [about partner] came home, because he cooks. But now we either eat before or after the bottle of our baby. It also depends on his [about baby] mood and if we can leave him alone for a while.” Quote 56 – Baby needs attention (first-time mother 13): “If I hear the baby, I think ‘Oh no, he needs something’, and then I eat very quickly so I can take care of him or comfort him.” Quote 57 – Baby needs attention (first-time mother 16): “I think less about food, because I am busy with everything else all the time. This makes that I sometimes forget, ‘Oh right, we still have to eat as well’.” Quote 58 – Practical constraints because of baby (first-time mother 15): “I breastfeed and this causes me to not eat certain things because of cramps [for the baby].” Quote 59 – Baby becomes priority (first-time father 16): “Not necessarily lack of time to cook, it is more a time management issue, you want much more time … If you have an hour you would rather play 55 min with your child, and spent 5 min to prepare food.” Quote 60 – Role model (first-time mother 14): “For example, not having soft drinks is especially an issue for me, but I need to be a good example to him [the baby].” Quote 61 – Dietary intake of baby (first-time mother 12): “I do eat more fruits and vegetables since he [baby] has to eat fruits and vegetables.” |