Due December 09 - Fluttering Tums and Excited Mums...

[SarahL2]

New Thread before the old one fills up.

Oh dear.

I eat houmous around 3 times/week and I love it. Please don't tell me it's banned?

Hey ladies!

A woman in Oregon designed her own self-cleaning house.

inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgabe.htm

I think if we listened to everything we weren't allowed to eat - we'd starve! As long as you're being careful about food hygiene and only eating stuff that's fresh and from somewhere reliable then you'll be fine

tbh i eat what i like with exception of raw meat and the certain cheeses otherwise i wld be neurotic over it lol think just hygiene with food is important

how cool to have a self cleaning house! all i want now is someone to press the buttons for me

Wouldn't coleslaw & potato salad only be a problem as they have mayo in which is fine if it's the bought stuff anyway? I tend to eat the same as usual at home as I know where all my food comes from & how fresh it is etc. Bit more careful when I'm out.

yes thats what i would think its the raw egg thats a prob in homemade..

NHS don't seem to differentiate between shop bought and homemade - they just say no to the lot!

lol oh well

I asked my midwife this when I was expecting DD. She said as long as it was shop bought it was fine as they don't contain raw eggs. It's only homemade that could be an issue. Oh and apparently restaurants aren't allowed to sell homemade mayo either!

I was completely stressing out last time as all I could keep down was sweet and sour prawns and prawn mayo sandwiches - DD appears to have turned out alright

Hello, anniebigpants pls could you add me to the long list of due dates...i feel a bit left out!
my due date is 5th Dec and my postcode is YO26.
Thank you!

I've been taking everything my midwife says with a pinch of salt after she assured me that Parma Ham was OK. Every other place I've looked has given it an absolute no! It's raw meat FGS!!

oh parma ham i love that!!

Hello BexJ78 I've just joined this thread as I've just found out I'm more preg than I thought. Hope everything is going well for you. Best wishes.

I had to sit and watch everyone eat chicken liver parfait at a wedding today, it was so painful, esp. as DH left most of his as he hates pate. I was going to go ahead and have it, but the pregnant waitress brought the chef out to list all the reasons why I shouldn't eat it. Table full of strangers all staring, so had to concede and had two slices of crappy mozzarella with a couple of sprigs of rocket. Then the meat was rare, chef wouldn't serve me this either and brought me some dubious potato gnocchi with heaps of wilted spinach. Roll on christmas, I am going to stuff myself!

lol thats torture!!

i can't believe how much things change now we are not allowed liver (i hate it so np for me) but mum was encouraged to eat lots when she was pg with me and my twin sisters! in just the space of 4 years from my dd1 and even the 2yrs with dd2 things have changed with care etc

No liver??? I thought liver was ok as long as it's cooked all the way through, not rare. I ate loads when pregnant with dd, and she's turned out fine!

Babycenter says "Experts recommend that pregnant women (and those planning to become pregnant), should not eat liver or any liver products, such as liver sausage or pâté. Why? Liver contains very high levels of the retinol form of vitamin A, which can be harmful to your developing baby, particularly in the first trimester."

and it's gross!

Can't add anything to the list of foods etc as I am a veggie reluctantly being forced into eating fish and chicken for the duration so have a different list of problems! Grrrr. Am looking forward to Christmas for different reasons to you carnivores!

Can I do the list - haven't done one for ages... But BexJ78 have you got any other sproglets, and welcome Mybox, if you want to copy and paste the list below and add your details in that's great, otherwise one of us can do it for you if you give some details

Nickname - DCnumber, (DCs ages) - EDD, Postcode, 20Wk scan, Gender

fatandiknowit - DC1, EDD 25th Nov - 1st Dec,
Flumpity - DC2, (DD 22 mths) - EDD 27th Nov - 1st Dec,
raggie - DC1, EDD 28th Nov N4 but soon OX4!
Anniebigpants- DC2, EDD 1st Dec ,SR5
Spaniel-DC2 (DD almost 4) EDD 1st Dec
Charleymouse DC4, (DD 4; DST2 2; DST1 Angel) - EDD 2nd Dec, S6, 17th July, D/K.
Kingsroadie - DC1, EDD 2nd Dec, SW5
4thtimelucky - DC1, EDD 3rd Dec,
sickbubby (DD 3) - EDD 3rd Dec - 6th Dec,
Catz - DC2, (DD 20 mths) - EDD 4th Dec,
Pumpkin20 - DC2, EDD 4th Dec,
sparklycheerymummy - (DD 7) EDD 28th Nov - 5th Dec,
BexJ78 - EDD 5th Dec, YO26
Moosy - DC3, (2 DDs, 3 1/2 and 2) - EDD 6th Dec,
Firawla - DC2, (DS 12 mths) - EDD 6th Dec,
Sleepychunky - DC2, (DS 22 mths) - EDD 7th Dec,
Claire236 - DC2, (DS 4) - EDD 7th Dec,
Boogeek - DC3, (2 DDs, 5 & 2 1/2) - EDD 7th Dec,
BubblesBump - DC1, EDD 8th Dec, W11
Legscrossed - DC1, EDD 9th Dec,
damnitdamnit - DC2, (DD 20 mths) - EDD 9th Dec,
HazeDB - DC1, EDD 9th Dec,
BlueChampagne-DC2 EDD 10th Dec
Beffnal - DC1, EDD 11th Dec,
JumpingJellyfish - DC3, (DS 4; DD 2) - EDD 11th Dec,
Fairywing - DC1, (mc Jan 08 )- EDD 11th Dec,
Baisey - DS is 2.5, EDD 11th Dec,
FlyingDuck - DC1, EDD 11th Dec,
Devongirl - DC2, (DS 2.5) - EDD 12th Dec, Mystery Gender!
Blackteaplease - DC1, EDD 13th Dec,
Whistlejacket DC3, (DS 9 mths; DS 3 years) - EDD 14th Dec,
Tillyscoutsmum - DC2, (DD 23 mths; DSD 5) - EDD 15th Dec,
Ravgirl - DC1, EDD 16th Dec,
Stigaloid - DC2, (DS 22 mths) - EDD 17th Dec,
Viktoriamac - DC1, EDD 18th Dec,
Docket - DC3, EDD 20th Dec,
BexieID - DC2, (Tom 3) EDD 25th Dec,
PennyBenjamin - DC2, (DS 7 1/2 mths) - EDD 20th Dec,
Becksworth - DC1, EDD 21st Dec,
missDiddles - DC1, EDD 21st Dec,
Biscuitsmustbedunkedintea - DC2, (DD 3.2) - EDD 21st Dec,
Scorpio - DC4, EDD 25th Dec,
Lollie77 - DC2, (DC1- Angel baby) - EDD 22nd Dec,
Noodleboo - DC3, EDD 22nd Dec, RH19,
madmissy - DC3, EDD 21st Dec,
cairnterrier - DC1, EDD 23rd Dec, NR4,
Harimad - DC2, (DS1 2.2) EDD 24-26th Dec, SE3,
JoseyM - DC1, EDD 25th Dec..eek!
MiapieMum - DC1, EDD 25th Dec,
Rookie81 - DC1, EDD 25th Dec,
Didov - DC3, (DS 3; DD 14 mths) EDD Dec 25th,
1petshortofazoo - DC2, (DS 3) EDD 26th Dec, DN15,
LaDiDaDi - DC2, EDD 26th Dec,
BlameitontheBogey - DC2, EDD 26th Dec,
Madremia09 - EDD 26th Dec,
Milliemuffin - DC2, (DS 22 mths) EDD 27th Dec,
SarahL2 - DC2, (DS 2.9) EDD 27th Dec, MK14, 20ws 11th August, Sex unknown for now
Alexpolismum - DC3, [DS 2; DD 10 mths] EDD 28th Dec,
Lolianja - DC2, (DS1 2 mths) - EDD 29th Dec,
jumblies - DC2, EDD 27th Dec,
LittleMonkeysMummy - DC2, (DD 14 mths) EDD 30th Dec. AB21,
Pinkjenny - DC2, (DD 23 mths) EDD 31st Dec,
MarlaSinger - DC2, (DS 18 mths) EDD 31st Dec,

Hello - I'll add in my details after the amnio results. The test is this thursday and the results one week after but I wont have a pc from that day until the end of august - so will post an update then.

On the topic of what to/not eat - I didn't know I was preg so ate everything - deli salads, soft cheese, glass of wine, took vits with 100% vitamin A, gardening when my hands got covered in soil, lots of proper coffee, trying to think what else. I hope everything is ok.

Can the ladies who have had their baby's gender confirmed come and do my experiment please ?? here

and of course those who don't know are welcome

What does it mean if you can't feel any difference at all!!

Oh well, I didn't know that about liver.

GoldenSnitch - how can you not like liver?!? It's so tasty!

Just to add to the list - you shouldn't drink coca cola at least within 30 mins of eating fruit or vegetables, as there is something in the cola that prevents the gut from absorbing vitamins. Actually, this goes whether you are pregnant or not, as cola always has this effect.

Plus, it's horrible stuff anyway! [sticking tongue out emoticon]

GoldenSnitch - it means you're having one of each! Boy/girl twins, perhaps?!

Or a hermaphrodite ??

Sorry - only kidding. I have no idea and am a bit dubious about the whole thing (obviously)

On the food thing - I've been eating pretty much what I want. Had no idea about coleslaw/humous etc. I did know about liver but have had a little bit (but only about twice since being pg). I have been drinking coca cola like its being going out of fashion - it was the only thing that kept the nausea away. Luckily (!), I didn't eat much fruit or veg so there's nothing to worry about