the do's and dont's?
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First of congrats on your pregnancy 
Well the most important thing right now is to start taking Folic Acid, they come in tablet form and it's very important to help prevent neural tube defects. And if you can get some I'd start on with pre-natal vitamins as well, a store brand will do until you can get to the doctor.
As for foods to not eat:
lunch meat (just heat it before eating)
soft icecream
Fish like swordfish that contain high amounts of mercury
Keep caffeine consumption down to a minimum
Also try to keep away from smoke, really heavy lifting. Most of it's just common sense things really
But hun, don't get yourself paranoid. I remember when I read my first "pregnancy" book I had myself so worried that I swore I wouldn't leave the house until my baby was born lol
Well the most important thing right now is to start taking Folic Acid, they come in tablet form and it's very important to help prevent neural tube defects. And if you can get some I'd start on with pre-natal vitamins as well, a store brand will do until you can get to the doctor.
As for foods to not eat:
lunch meat (just heat it before eating)
soft icecream
Fish like swordfish that contain high amounts of mercury
Keep caffeine consumption down to a minimum
Also try to keep away from smoke, really heavy lifting. Most of it's just common sense things really
But hun, don't get yourself paranoid. I remember when I read my first "pregnancy" book I had myself so worried that I swore I wouldn't leave the house until my baby was born lol
divershona
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firstly congrats
and in my book that i've got from the midwife's here it says food to avoid (its a long list) :
unpasturised milk and products containing unpasteurised milk
liver products and vitamins containing vitamin a
raw or partially cooked eggs
cheeses like camembert, brie and any blue cheeses
pate
raw or undercooked meat (steaks etc have to be well done not rare or medium rare)
fish like shark, swordfish and marlin
raw shellfish
alcohol
undercooked ready meals
you should also wear gloves when gardening or changing cat litter and wash your hands really well after handling any pets
other than that folic acid and prenatal vitamins are really important ... in the uk (dont know where u r) u can get something called pregnacare ... thats got everything u need in it
if u want to know anything else feel free to PM me and i'll try and help ive got loads of books on pregnancy so should be able to answer ur questions lol
and in my book that i've got from the midwife's here it says food to avoid (its a long list) :
unpasturised milk and products containing unpasteurised milk
liver products and vitamins containing vitamin a
raw or partially cooked eggs
cheeses like camembert, brie and any blue cheeses
pate
raw or undercooked meat (steaks etc have to be well done not rare or medium rare)
fish like shark, swordfish and marlin
raw shellfish
alcohol
undercooked ready meals
you should also wear gloves when gardening or changing cat litter and wash your hands really well after handling any pets
other than that folic acid and prenatal vitamins are really important ... in the uk (dont know where u r) u can get something called pregnacare ... thats got everything u need in it
if u want to know anything else feel free to PM me and i'll try and help ive got loads of books on pregnancy so should be able to answer ur questions lol
