June 2013 first time bump buddies wanted

[pinkwaters]

Ohhhh No Doubt that's soo adorable !!!!! Yes do post some pics! So exciting!
I plan on ignoring her now on, I think I'll find a new job after delivery though

Catch, I'm craving tuna too, I let myself have a tiny amount spread over greens (like a spoon)
I know tuna is a no no but one spoon won't harm, my sister and mother had the same craving and they said the doctor told them both it was ok to have some once.

My other craving is pineapple!!! Can I have some now that I'm 12 weeks?

Looking forward to some piccies !!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

Mmm, the problem is one spoon for me wouldnt be enough hahaha..i literally wana fill up a sandwich that when i bite it , the tuna makes a mess :...

Ask about the pineapple..maybe its ok in the 2nd trimester?

 

[pinkwaters]

haha catch! Now I want more tuna here ;D
Every forbidden is wanted I guess
I'll ask about it on my next appt in 9 days (obviously counting ;p)

 

[No Doubt]

What's wrong with pineapple?

 

[Ylanda]

Hey you tuna cravers, here's what I've found out on the topic on the official NHS (National Health Service here in the UK) pregnancy website:

Some types of fish

Don't eat shark, marlin and swordfish, and limit the amount of tuna you eat to:
no more than two tuna steaks a week (about 140g cooked or 170g raw each), or
four medium-sized cans of tuna a week (about 140g when drained)
These types of fish contain high levels of mercury that can damage your baby's developing nervous system. Don't eat more than two portions of oily fish a week. Oily fish includes fresh tuna (but not canned tuna), salmon, mackerel, sardines and trout.

Here's the link to the page if you want to see for yourselves: https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx#types

So while there's no way of knowing which recommendation is right, I guess if the UK guidance allows up to four cans a week, one sandwich can't be too bad! Enjoy!

 

[CatchBabyDust]

No doubt- heres a scary link https://www.boldsky.com/pregnancy-p...-benefits-avoid-pregnancy-300311-aid0104.html

 

[CatchBabyDust]

Hey you tuna cravers, here's what I've found out on the topic on the official NHS (National Health Service here in the UK) pregnancy website:

Some types of fish

Don't eat shark, marlin and swordfish, and limit the amount of tuna you eat to:
no more than two tuna steaks a week (about 140g cooked or 170g raw each), or
four medium-sized cans of tuna a week (about 140g when drained)
These types of fish contain high levels of mercury that can damage your baby's developing nervous system. Don't eat more than two portions of oily fish a week. Oily fish includes fresh tuna (but not canned tuna), salmon, mackerel, sardines and trout.

Here's the link to the page if you want to see for yourselves: https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx#types

So while there's no way of knowing which recommendation is right, I guess if the UK guidance allows up to four cans a week, one sandwich can't be too bad! Enjoy!

interesting!!! But why am i still too scared about it? What if let myself go at it ...thanks for the link!! Im sure i will end up having just one sandwich eventuaally

 

[Ylanda]

I haven't found any official guidance against pineapple. My take on all of this is that if you're craving it satisfy the craving (within reason!) - after all, why would your pregnant body be craving something that's bad for you or the baby?!

I had a cheeky bit of cookie dough with raw egg in it the other week and caught myself licking the spoon after stirring the port into the mince meat for the mince pies - both times I panicked for a second but I figured that I won't be able to wrap the baby in cotton wool forever and protect it from every bad thing that could possibly happen. After all, I'm not just a mum-to-be now, I'm still me, still a young woman (well, ish) and I'm convinced that I will be much more use to my baby (now and after birth) if I'm happy. There's women out there who smoke and drink during pregnancy or are pregnant without even knowing and many of them give birth to perfectly healthy babies - so I'm trying really hard not to over-obsess over all the no-nos. I know this isn't everybody's take on the topic but it's where I stand and it seems to be working so far.

 

[pinkwaters]

Thanks for the info Ylanda!!!
I'm certainly going to be adding tuna to my diet ;D

Like you said, most cravings will pass by safely

My mother had the worst craving on one of my sisters - she craved coal!! So she nibbled on a tiny piece for three days haha everything turned out fine though - so I'm calling tuna safe

Perhaps a nibble on pineapple every now and then - scary link Catch!

 

[Ylanda]

All the tuna talk made me crave some, too - so I'm currently enjoying a jacket potato with tuna, sweetcorn, and cheese - nomnomnom!

OMG, coal is the weirdest craving I've ever heard of! Apparently, some of the foods you really crave during pregnancy can become some of your child's favourite foods later in life - certainly worked for my MIL and SIL - MIL used to crave tomatoes during pregnancy and now at 21 SIL literally can't live without them, it's quite weird...

 

[pinkwaters]

Haha that's pretty weird - I'd be worried if I saw my sister nibbling on some coal!!

It's a very rare thing called PICA - where pregnant women crave unedible things, my cousins wife craved sand :s she actually tried to eat some, goes by the beach with him to sneak some, but he was always there to make sure no sand infected his baby haha

Oh Yum - I think I'll be having plain tuna with lemon a sprinkle of olive oil and chilli on crackers today - dieing here

 

[pinkwaters]

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/unusualcravingspica.html

Here's an article explaining it - both sand and coal are there - weird pregnancy

The most common substances craved during pregnancy are dirt, clay, and Pica is when a pregnant women has unusual cravings for dangersous things to eat. laundry starch. Other pica cravings include: burnt matches, stones, charcoal, mothballs, ice, cornstarch, toothpaste, soap, sand, plaster, coffee grounds, baking soda, and cigarette ashes

 

[Ylanda]

Wow, how weird is that! I think we can consider ourselves lucky craving pineapple and tuna rather than washing soda and cigarette ashes! Irgh, that must be awful!

 

[No Doubt]

Omg...coal!!! How weird is that!?!? Glad my cravings are still in the food category, lol.

 

[CatchBabyDust]

loool at the weird cravings!!! I remember my mom told me she craved coins and metal with my brother!! It was weird haha..she craved it so much that her only way to satisfy the crave was by drinking water using a spoon..or a metal cup..i thought that was smart...she said it was good enough...I am so glad i'm craving normal stuff! haha

Ylanda- totally agree with what ur saying...i know a woman who craved smoking..and just had one cigarette ...I would've not done that only because im the kind of person who if something actually happened to the baby..i would blame myself forever..even if it wasnt my fault..i would keep thinking..if only i didnt do that or if only i did this..all that self blame stuff...thats y i dont have the guts to actually ignore some of no-nos ..wish i was brave enough though!..

 

[No Doubt]

Here you go! The first one is of her sucking her thumb. The second is of her sticking her tongue out, and the third is all of my little Thumper!

 

[pinkwaters]

No Doubt

Your little thumper is soooo very cute! I love that tongue out scan!! haha it's all too amazing isn't it?
Glad everything's going great!!

And yes, thank god for the tuna cravings now haha - tuna last night was a bliss by the way, so were the mini vine leaves I had at a gathering I went to, the lemony sting aaaah yum

8 more days to my scan as slow as time is, it feels like yesturdaay my scan was a month away - very contradicting

 

[Ylanda]

Aw, those scan pictures are amazing! Can I just ask how you know the gender already??

My scan is a week on Monday. So excited! Have been having weird thoughts though worrying about them not finding a baby in there - what if I'm not pregnant?!?! I know it's daft, it's just a silly thought at the back of my mind...

 

[No Doubt]

Thank you ladies! Ylanda I don't know the gender but I think she's a girl and I don't like calling babies it so I say she.

 

[No Doubt]

Oh and I thought the same way, that I would go in for u/s and just see this big empty space, lol. Stupid I know, but we do have fears and worries. Don't fret, your bean is in there!