If you're trying to conceive do you avoid foods which you shouldn't eat in pregnancy?

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Obviously not all the month but in the weeks just before your period is due do you avoid peanuts/pate/alcohol etc just in case you might be a week or 2 pregnant?

No I never did, but two of my three have multiple allergies so maybe there's a clue?

is there much point? in the early months before the placenta takes over the embryo has no real contact with the mother's circulation, anyway (or so I thought?).

nope - I am eating and drinking whatever I want. BIL who is a dr said there's no point and a long abstinence will follow anyway!

here's hoping that tonight will be the last time I get drunk for a while....

You should be careful with washing fruit and veg, as a toxoplasmosis infection in the period before conceiving can still be harmful to the baby.

thanks all - that's all quite useful. And I hadn't realised that about the embryo and placenta before. I keep being careful in the last 2 weeks but have become bored of being so careful only to be met with af!

i was wondering the same too... as i had loads of brie and other cheeses over the christmas and alchohol....

i want to lose weight and tone up.... each day i keep thinking i should go to the gym, but don't want to JOG the baby out !!! only TTC btw.

They say don't do anything different, but want to tone up....
Should i go to the gym ?