ok so who wants to get pregnant in 2011? (closed group)

[NDH]

Dew - Dill Pickle chips were always my favourite growing up. All dressed, dill pickle and plain were all I would eat lol. Haven't had dill pickle in about a decade! One of my favourites ATM is honey soy kettle chips.

 

[Huggles]

What foods to avoid:

Soft cheeses, e.g. soft goats cheese (as goats milk is NOT pasteurised), mouldy cheeses (e.g. brie, camembert, blue cheese).
Feta is fine if it is made with cows milk. Traditional properly made feta is made with goats cheese which is a no no as it's not pasteurised, but if it's cow's milk feta made with pasteurised cows milk then it's fine.

Raw meats - all raw meats should be avoided.

Fish with high mercury content, e.g. tuna, swordfish, etc.

Raw eggs. Anything containing raw eggs should be avoided - that includes raw cookie dough and homemade mayonnaise and homemade chocolate mousse. Store-bought mayonaisse is usually fine as it's made with pasteurised eggs.

Hot dogs - I've only just found out these should be avoided becuase of the chemicals used in preserving the meat - the nitrates/nitrites etc.

Deli meats - specifically those sold at the deli where they lie open at the deli counter. My obgyn said that prepackaged COOKED ham is ok, but avoid the ones sold open. I would also limit the amount of ham as it also contains preservatives etc.

Oh, and soft serve ice-cream. I therefore also avoid milkshakes in restaurants although I konw a lot of people that still drink them. Milkshakes in restaurants are made with soft serve icecream so i figure it defeats the purpose to avoid the one and eat the other. The reason for it is that the soft serve machines are impossible to clean 100% properly and so the risk of listeria is increased.

I think that's all.

 

[babyhopes2323]

i never knew that about soft serve ice cream.. wow, i bet i shouldnt have em anymore..

so can i make fried eggs at home with the sunny side up and eat them as long as i flip it over for a few seconds to try and cook the yolk?

it still ends up a bit runny.. ive had this once and loved it !!

 

[Huggles]

It is super yummy but a definite no-no for pregnancy unfortunately. The yolk must be cooked hard (which is yuck).

I landed up only eating well cooked scrambled eggs during pregnancy cos hard fried eggs were gross.

 

[NDH]

I didn't know hot dogs are a no go because of the nitrites. In that case there's another whole mass of foods that need to be avoided because (here at least) nitrites are added to almost everything. My mom has recently cut nitrites out and discovered there's not much she cant eat.

And for most things (certainly the fish anyway) it's not a solid do not eat, but rather a restriction on quantities (I think the equivalent of two cans of tuna per week). A lot of women also fudge on eggs, and some advice is that soft yolks are ok, just not runny. A lot of the time it depends where the doctor recommending it is from I definitely agree better safe than sorry though.

 

[Huggles]

I also didn't know about the hotdogs thing. But someone else mentioned it and i googled it and decided pretty quickly i'd rather stay away (after already eating a few - oops).

I'd definitely stay away from soft egg yolk though - just in case.

I do agree with you about the fish though - some fish is good for you, especially those high in omega oils, but the high mercury ones need to be limited. Not necessarily completely avoided, but definitely limited.

 

[NDH]

I try to avoid hotdogs anyway, even not pregnant just cause they're so terrible!

And I also try to limit ingestion of high-mercury fish anyway as well. I ate a mercury thermometer when I was 3 (yep, the second of three times poison control was called due to something I ate), and while mom was told the amount was small enough not to pose problems, since mercury never leaves your system, if it builds up enough it could be bad.

 

[Huggles]

Wow, that's hectic!

 

[Cypress]

Hello everyone - I'm so sorry I've not been a regular poster, my head's been all over the place. Just being part of the thread has been a great support to me. I just wanted to report that after apprx 6m ttc, I got my yesterday! Saw my GP today who says my due date is 8 Dec, so hopefully I'll squeak through in 2011.

This week on Tues - CD27, 12DPO, one day before AF was due - I had a tiny spot of blood. Obviously I thought damn, AF is on its way. Did an HPT, negative. Then more bleeding started and carried on all afternoon and eve, and I resigned myself to being out.

But the next day, Weds, there was no bleeding; I thought, that's strange. So on Thursday morning (14DPO) I tried another HPT and ... BFP!! I wasn't convinced so I did two more, and then went and bought a different brand as well, to be sure.

So I wonder if the bleeding was implantation bleeding. Some of it was brownish, but some was bright red. I've always tried not to consider implantation bleeding, as I've got my hopes up in the past about it when it wasn't true. From what I've read, implantation occurs on 6-12DPO - so I would have been right at the end of this range. I used to have a short (9-day) luteal phase, but I've been taking lots of things such as B6 50mg to try to lengthen it, and luckily it's lengthened to 12 days this cycle. Otherwise I fear that the fertilised egg might not have implanted before getting washed away. Who knows!

We've tried a million different things during our quest to conceive (CBFM, SMEP etc etc), my journal lists them all in case this would assist anyone else.

Thanks again to Sarah and everyone on this thread!! Good luck and baby dust to everyone! x

 

[Huggles]

Congrats Cypress!

 

[NDH]

Wow congrats!

 

[sarahincanada]

Wow congrats!

omg NDH, I came to the 'last' page first and thought omg is dew pregnant I couldnt figure who you were saying congrats too!!!

Cypress congrats thats amazing! I have to admit I couldnt remember who you were so checked back on your posts and you only posted here twice so I guess thats why...I was worrying my memory has gotten even worse!!! I noticed in your posts you said you are 38 turning 39 this month? thats amazing to hear as I am 38 and love to hear of people our age getting pregnant. Is this your first child? Thats crazy about the bleeding, but on my research Ive definitely read about a lot of people thinking they have their period and it not being their period. wishing you a h&h 9 months!!!

asf me nothing to report.....today is the day I would normally start spotting so will be interesting to see if it was my polyp causing that so it wont happen or if its hormones and I will still spot. I have to go to the chiro and getting a pedicure this morning, then lots of work to do so hopefully the day will go quickly. will check in later

 

[Cypress]

Hi thanks for the congrats!
Yes I just turned 39 last week, and this is my first ever pregnancy. I was trying so many things to help conceive, who knows which of them worked; or whether I just needed to give it time.
I hope that now that the polyp is gone you get your BFP really soon!x

 

[Dew]

Congrats Cypress! That is awesome. I have also heard of women bleeding around AF due date and be pregnant. Wish you a H&H pregnancy!

 

[Dew]

Lol Sarah, I also clicked on last page and saw NDH's congrats....first thing that came to my mind was Sarah got her BFP We will soon
Hope you don't spot this cycle.


Thanks Preethi, NY, Huggles and NDH for the list of food to avoid. That's some interesting information. Somehow, they don't write on Dannon Yogurt if it is pasteurized but when I called them earlier, they said it is. Also, have you guys switched to organic stuff, especially certain thin skin fruits, milk and Omega-3 eggs?? Thanks.

 

[nypage1981]

Well sheesh! Soft serve ice cream? WTH. I want my twist cones dammit. And a blizzard from dairy queen. Just had that the other night.

Dew- I havent switched to organic yet....im still in teh stage of eat anything that I can muster because most of the time i feel like eating nothing. So its a good thing if I get any nourishment down. Glad you found that yogurt is pastuerized. I eat yoplait or target's brand so I hope they are too.....I love them too much right now to care!

I eat tuna fish once in a while, not often, but monday when I did I got really sick to my tummy so probably won't crave that for a while now.

Also for deli meats- you can have them warm. Yuck, I know but like hot ham and cheese is fine with deli ham. Or subway can be toasted warm. So its not a total giving up sort of thing. I had hot ham and cheese yesterday and that was tasty. Now I just ate my peanut butter toast with bananas on it and feel ill

Baby- did you say its bad to eat pineapple and mango? And is this through the whole pregnancy? You said they make you warm? How do they make you warm?

It is soooo nice out today! I walked my daughter and smaller dog to school this morning so that was fun. First time of the year! Now I need a nap. LOL.

 

[Dew]

I was extremely careful of my diet when I was pregnant. After MC I realized that diet and other physical activities play very minor role in first trimester, it is mainly the genetic makeup/chromosomal health which is significant in keeping the fetus viable through FT and later is definitely not in our control so be cautious but not overly cautious is gonna be my motto next time. My DH realized how I had totally revolutionized my diet that time-eating lots of salad, dry fruits, wheat germ, flaxseed powder, couscous, veggies, fruits etc....it was ridiculous....I want to be more chilled out next time in terms of food pattern.

NY: it is definitely beautiful outside today. Yesterday I removed our Christmas lights from front porch....all the snow has finally melted from front and backyard Glad you enjoyed the walk. You can totally enjoy your second trimester in warm weather.

 

[MummyCat]

Hiya..

Huge congrats Cypress!

Not feeling great, picked up a cold, my body aches, my hips are acting up and I can't swallow... not even water! without it being very painful. I've taken my limit of paracetemol, so I am medicating, but just what I can!

I agree with all the things you ladies say you can't eat, it's pretty much what I was told. I don't fancy eggs when pregnant and funny enough I do fancy tuna... so I'm very aware of not eating too much of it!

Can't eat much at the moment as I can't swallow!

Keeping everything crossed for some more BFP's!

Thanks to flying for sharing Preethi's scans! Lovely baby pics Preethi!

 

[Huggles]

Sorry you're feeling so ill mummycat. Hope you feel better soon

As for pineapple and mango - I don't really eat pineapple much so that's not an issue for me, but i googled mango and almost everything says it's fine. A lot of Indian people follow the belief that it is a warm fruit and should be avoided, but scientifically there hasn't really been anything (that i could find) to show that it's bad and it has a ton of really beneficial vitamins. So i guess mango is one of those things you need to make your own mind up about.

the same as biltong (probably not an issue for most of you). A lot of women here eat it happily when pregnant, i avoid it as I reckon it's bad. Some foods have varying answers as to whether or not they're ok to eat during pregnancy, and you need to make your own decision about them.

I reckon every culture has it's own list of do's and do not's where pregnancy is concerned. I'm not judging in any way, everyone is entitled to their views/beliefs. So I really hope no-one is offended. I'm just sharing my views on mango's as it is something I have googled quite extensively recently due to hearing it should be avoided and wondering why. Hope that's ok.

 

[Dew]

Mummy: Sorry you are feeling that sick. hope you feel better very soon. Take rest and still try to drink fluids, my be home-made lemonade or Naked brand Coconut water. Take care!