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A ROCKERY! A ROCKERY! Oh no, it's the Maybies 2014 thread no #2

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NannyPlumForPM · 15/09/2013 22:52

A new thread for you all to play with?

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hobbjobb · 24/09/2013 22:00

Thanks impatient that's great!

Have a lovely holiday Vikks I wish I could get some sun right now

ThePFJ · 24/09/2013 22:01

Wow 86!! Yep... her mother didn't seem pleased though did she??! Mwah hahahaha.... I've love to be whisked away abroad to a secret location... swoon! xxx

moominleigh94 · 24/09/2013 22:59

I used to think if I got pregnant before marriage, I'd get married.... now that it's happened I've realised I don't care what others think, and neither does OH - it just means an extra bridesmaid/page boy a few years down the line Wink

Still love Don't Tell The Bride and planning my dream wedding though Grin

bushprincess · 25/09/2013 01:25

Huge contracts on your scans .PFJ ,impatiently and vikks!! And enjoy the holiday vikks!

Welcome all the new maybies, great to have you here!

Had a job interview today.... keeping my .fx but a little worried that it would be awkward if they did offer it to me it would start in Dec so about the16 week point, probably wouldn't go down to well... but hey, will worry about that if i get the thing!(and get to 16 wks with sticky bean in place! )
Night all!

7+0

thistlelicker · 25/09/2013 06:35

I can't cope with not
Sleeping!!!!! I'm spending all day in my Jammie's and attempting to sleep! And I haven't even got out of bed yet!!!

mumof2aimingfor4 · 25/09/2013 06:57

Good morning ladies, hope your all well. thistle enjoy a duvet day ;) so jealous!

mumof2aimingfor4 · 25/09/2013 07:11

Ok so according to the bounty website I cant have a whipped ice cream from tje ice cream van as otay contain raw egg? Wtf, really?! Copied and pasted page below:

Avoid

Unpasteurised milk, either from cows or goats.

Why

It could contain a bug called listeria, which can harm your baby.

It's safe to eat

Pasteurised (heat treated milk), the sort you get from your milkman or supermarkets.

AvoidSoft, mould-ripened, blue-veined, or unpasteurised cheeses such as Brie and Camembert, Chevre (a type of goats cheese) or Danish Blue.

WhyThese may also contain listeria bacteria.
It's safe to eatHard cheeses like Cheddar, Red Leicester, Edam and Parmesan; soft, processed cheeses like cottage cheese, cream cheese, feta, mozzarella, ricotta, mascarpone and cheese spreads.

AvoidLiver and all products containing liver, like liver sausage and pate.

WhyThey may contain high levels of the retinol type of vitamin A which has been linked with birth defects.

Its safest to avoid all pates, including vegetable, whilst you are pregnant as they carry a high risk of listeria.

It's safe to eatPotted meats and pastes, as these have been processed.

AvoidSoft-boiled or raw eggs and foods which contain raw eggs such as home-made mayonnaise, mousse or uncooked cheesecake, and soft-whipped ice cream from kiosks.

WhyThese foods may contain salmonella bacteria which can cause food poisoning.

It's safe to eat Hard-boiled eggs, shop mayonnaise in jars as its made with pasteurised (heat-treated) eggs, which destroys the salmonella bacteria.

Baked cheesecake, meringue, pre-wrapped ice-cream, crme fraiche, soured cream, live and bio yoghurts and fromage-frais.

Avoid raw or undercooked meat, fish or chicken. Be extra careful about barbecued food.

WhyUndercooked meats can contain the salmonella bacteria which can cause food poisoning.

It's's safe to eat Well-cooked meat, chicken and fish. Check that juices run clear and no pink bits are left.

AvoidSwordfish, marlin or shark and limit tuna to no more than four medium cans or two fresh tuna steaks per week.

WhyThese fish have relatively high levels of mercury which can harm the nervous system of an unborn baby.

It's safe to eatOysters, prawns, mussels and crabs if cooked thoroughly and part of a hot meal, otherwise the can cause food poisoning. Up to two portions a week of oily fish such as trout, salmon, mackerel and sardines.

AvoidFoods that may not be properly heated through or cooked such as pre-cooked, chilled foods like chicken drumsticks and meat pies.

Why if not completely reheated, these foods may contain listeria bacteria which can affect an unborn baby.It's safe to eat Ready-made meals that you have re-heated until they are piping hot all the way through.

Avoid Unwashed salads and vegetables.

WhyThey may contain the listeria bacteria or the toxoplasmosis parasite. Both can affect an unborn baby.

It's safe to eatWell-washed salads and vegetables.

mumof2aimingfor4 · 25/09/2013 07:14

Ok so according to the bounty website I cant have a whipped ice cream from the ice cream van as they contain raw egg? Wtf, really?!(my DD's have an ice cream van outside their school every afternoon).

TYPO CORRECTION

moominleigh94 · 25/09/2013 08:21

Shock Sad no Mr Whippy?

Feeling really ill this morning Sad sooner these sea bands get here the better!

AliOh · 25/09/2013 08:23

mumof2 NHS site states:

Soft ice creams should be fine to eat when you're pregnant, as they are processed products made with pasteurised milk and eggs, so any risk of salmonella food poisoning has been eliminated.
For home-made ice-cream, use a pasteurised egg substitute or follow an egg-free recipe.

moominleigh94 · 25/09/2013 08:47

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Grin

lolablu · 25/09/2013 08:48

my paranoid advice is to take care. Im basically avoiding eating anything from anywhere im not 100/ on their food hyiene. And if they have food out or shared salad bars etc. Its high risk. Places like subway and harvester.. And id avoid an icecream van, not because of the icecream but the fact they dont wash hands between serving customers and serve lots of children, again, high risk. Getting a completely sealed icecream would be safer as long as its been frozen ok. Paranoid brain over :)

mumof2aimingfor4 · 25/09/2013 08:51

Lolablu I agree with you! I was like it twice before so why change it this time.

NannyPlumForPM · 25/09/2013 08:53

I tend to eat erm... Whatever will stay down Grin only me at work today so a day of mumsnet methinks! First order is a bacon sandwich! Mmm

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Spirael · 25/09/2013 09:00

For those who feel the urge to make homemade ice-cream, either use a recipe that cooks the eggs or (for the slightly more gungho) use raw eggs but ensure they are very fresh and have the lion stamp.

Home made Toblerone ice-cream is particularly yummy. Wink

Very Envy of those who have time to grab extra sleep! My morning started early by being bounced on by a toddler. Once she was dropped at nursery, it took ages for my bus to arrive. When it did I got crammed in like a sardine. I wonder whether anyone will let me have a seat when I have a bump? I'm not betting on it.

Got to work and promptly had a huge nosebleed (lovely) and now I'm eyeballing my microwave porridge pot doubtfully while my stomach gurgles, and trying to focus on the priority work I've just been assigned.

How long until the weekend?!

moominleigh94 · 25/09/2013 09:14

Spirael Don't worry - it's Hump day today! Grin

I'm one of the lucky ones still in bed... I was supposed to go into uni with OH this morning to sort out some kerfuffle with my part time job (they've assigned me a pension I neither need nor want), but I woke up and just groaned and he said he'll come back between this assembly this morning, and his enrolment this afternoon, and pick me up and take me in the car Grin it's only 5 minutes away but today that's 5 minutes too far.

wm3010 · 25/09/2013 09:20

Morning all, pleased to hear there are some more positive scans, that's lovely. Still feeling rubbish but should be grateful really that I am only feeling sick/having bad trapped wind/have heartburn and not actually throwing up like some of you. I'm fed up of being off all my normal food though, living on junk which is not like me at all. Hope you all have a good day.

7+6

NannyPlumForPM · 25/09/2013 10:06

wm3010 I completely agree. I am usually more of a salad and soup sort of girl and yet I am eating THE most stodgy yet tasty foods. I'm sure that will be the reason for my weight gain rather than baby!!

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moominleigh94 · 25/09/2013 10:24

I'm usually a stodge-lover but I'm craving fruit and anything juicy like there's no tomorrow - but also, at the same time, I want salty stuff. Sweetcorn is my biggest craving at the moment.

My costume for the superhero party arrived today. It is suitable for just how unattractive I feel right now (bring on the GLOW!)

AliOh · 25/09/2013 10:46

I'm the same moomin I want salted tortilla chips and tuna! But I also want fresh orange and mango fruit juice and strawberries! I keep nibbling thinking it will make me feel better but still feel so sick :(

randdom · 25/09/2013 10:47

I'm the same. I can't stop eating fruit. I am not normally a fruit eater but it seems like all I want at the moment!

impatientlywaiting · 25/09/2013 11:02

Just back from my booking in appointment with the midwife. She have me my notes, ran through some info about healthy eating etc then filled in a long form for a risk assessment.

Oh and she took 5 vials of blood, but she seemed good at it, so it didn't hurt.

Strange I won't see her again until 16 weeks! That seems so far away. Hopefully should get the date for my 12 week scan in the next week or two.

Was nice to meet her

AliOh · 25/09/2013 11:05

Oooh very exciting that people are getting their booking appointments now - I want mine! Haha

7+2 today - time seems to be slowing down again :(

Hendricks · 25/09/2013 11:05

Morning all - and welcome to all the new Maybies.

Symptoms seem to fall into a pattern - so I'll have days like yesterday when I feel fine and can do any and everything. Then I have days like today when I feel nauseous and all I want to do is sleep. Ho hum. If it carries on like this there's going to be a lot of Beebies being watched whilst I sleep.

Six people now know I'm pregnant - none of whom I'm related to (oh, and DH, so seven). Going down to see my parents in a couple of weeks so I'll tell my mum then. I want to try and keep it quiet for as long as possible ass I dont like fuss. Until this time next year would be great... Grin

Hoe everyone's doing as well as possible.

6+5

onefunkymama · 25/09/2013 11:28

Hi all. Spent the whole day yesterday being paranoid that the baby had disappeared because my boobs were less sore than they had been. Shouldn't have worried though they're super sore now. Also had my first 'proper' nausea moment, guzzled my tea too quick, sat back and ooooofff thought I was going to puke right then. Phew, didn't though! Hope everyone has a nice day. Oh yes, and found out I'm due on our wedding anniversary (according to the internet)
My stats: Age 38, third baby, 5+1