June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[joo]

I am gutted I'll be missing out on the seafood, pate and blue cheese this Christmas and new year

 

[AngelofTroy]

I am gutted I'll be missing out on the seafood, pate and blue cheese this Christmas and new year

Stilton and smoked salmon are both on the OK list according to NHS website now

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

I'm a boring vegetarian who also doesn't drink alcohol or eat cheese. so I don't think I'm missing out on anything anyways haha.

 

[joo]

Running off to check the NHS website...

 

[AngelofTroy]

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx

 

[joo]

Oh it's the Danish blue i want will have to make do with stilton!

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Haha rhi I'd be a size 8 if I didn't eat cheese!

Can't you have camembert and brie too ask long as they're cooked?

I thought sea food was ok too?

Pate is rank! surprisingly my 3 yo loves it

I don't drink much or often at all really but I do love a glass of wine when I'm doing christmas dinner. Will probably get some non alcoholic wine too

 

[GeralynB]

I'm a boring vegetarian who also doesn't drink alcohol or eat cheese. so I don't think I'm missing out on anything anyways haha.

I'm a vegetarian too but I love cheese and wine

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Ohh I love cheese. I just can't eat it. If you follow my meaning hahah. It doesn't agree with me

 

[joo]

Can't you have camembert and brie too ask long as they're cooked?

I thought sea food was ok too?

Yes you can have them if cooked, but I'm all about the soft blues! I thought we couldn't have shellfish but just seen it is fine as long as cooked

I usually look forward to the pringles and nibbles but i've been living on that for a couple of weeks now so the novelty has worn off.

 

[gaiagirl]

I'm terrible, I have everything but alcohol while pregnant. And I will have sips of wine in later pregnancy too...

I've looked at the science and assessed risks for myself and I feel they are overblown and often non existent. I think I've had raw sushi like 4-5x already this pregnancy!

 

[vaniilla]

Belvoir do a mulled wine punch too, I've always loved the smell but not the taste of mulled wine

you're welcome to our pate and blue cheese, DH and my sister are the only ones in the family that eat them!

I can't believe I won't be having brie and chutney on crackers or good red wine

The nhs page says no white rind cheese unless they're cooked, baked Camembert and regular goats cheese it is then!

 

[Squig34]

I love the smell of mulled wine too but not the taste. The M&s mulled punch is pretty good

Agh all those horrible cheeses I am not a fan of cheese. Or pate, or most seafood. So in that respect pregnancy doesn't cause me any upset! I'd love a McDonald's vanilla milkshake though! I might risk it anyway at some stage... or a mcflurry. Yum

 

[gaiagirl]

Is your cheese not pasteurized in UK? Our brie is I'm pretty sure. Vaniila you can always bake it! Brie baked with cranberries and brown sugar on top is amazing.

 

[gaiagirl]

Squig you should! I have never even heard of anyone getting listeria from soft serve...if you're worried you could find out when they clean the machine and go right after?

 

[GeralynB]

I'm terrible, I have everything but alcohol while pregnant. And I will have sips of wine in later pregnancy too...

I've looked at the science and assessed risks for myself and I feel they are overblown and often non existent. I think I've had raw sushi like 4-5x already this pregnancy!

Agreed...I think everything is fine in moderation. Last pregnancy I tried having a glass of wine at a wedding when I was around 28 weeks and my body just didn't want it.

 

[vaniilla]

Is your cheese not pasteurized in UK? Our brie is I'm pretty sure. Vaniila you can always bake it! Brie baked with cranberries and brown sugar on top is amazing.

I have no idea, weirdly I've never tried it baked but I will follow your suggestion

squig I would too - it's only unpasteurized egg ice cream you should avoid and theirs contains no egg so you should be fine.

 

[GeralynB]

Squig you should! I have never even heard of anyone getting listeria from soft serve...if you're worried you could find out when they clean the machine and go right after?

I had soft serve frozen yogurt almost the whole time during my last pregnancy

 

[Boo44]

I could take or leave cheese so that I'm not bothered about. It's seafood I am a MASSIVE fan of, and miss terribly! I'm still not actually sure which seafood is ok however so I can prob eat some of it

I think a glass of alcohol here or there is absolutely fine personally. Actually I barely drink alcohol even when pregnant, but il be having a glass of prosecco on Christmas morning as usual. I mean they keep changing the guideline re alcohol so there's obviously not much in it for the odd bit of alcohol.

Clearly I would never say drinking excessively is ok in pregnancy due to feral alcohol syndrome x

 

[gaiagirl]

Yes, of course frequent drinking is not ok! I also don't touch a drop in first trimester. Second I may have a few sips, Third I may have a small 1/4 glass on raRe occasion.