I'm 25 and this is my first child

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I have taken 3 pregnancy tests and they are all positive and said I'm 2-3 weeks pregnant do I need to confirm with a doctor or just call and schedule an appointment for later on for a sonogram? I'm new to this and have no clue what to do. I know I'm rambling but I have so many questions.

Congrats on your news. When I found out I was about 1 month pregnant and I didn't have a clue about things either. I booked an appointment with the doctor but they don't test you if you have a positive as home tests are reliable.

You can either contact your gp or contact a midwife to start your maternity care. You should start taking a pregnancy multivitamin with folic acid if you aren't already.

Next you should get a booking in appointment with a midwife where they take down your details, medical history etc and I think they might take some bloods then as well. You have your first scan at around 12 weeks.

Thank you that is very helpful. A couple more questions? Are there any foods I shouldn't eat or drinks I should stay away from? I know alcohol and tobacco but anything else? Also I get super bloated after I eat anything is that part of pregnancy? Activities I shouldn't do? Iv also been getting acid reflex lately?

Congrats. I'm on baby number one too, but now 23weeks. I hope this answers all your questions.

THIS is a list of foods to avoid during pregnancy. Keep caffeine to 200mg a day (2 cups of coffee). You will only be able to take paracetamol for pain and most medication should be avoided unless prescribed by your GP.

Bloating and reflux are part and parcel of pregnancy most of the time, but it does come and go as I've found. Deflatine and Gaviscon will become your friends over the next nine months.

Avoid lifting anything over 12kg or so. Women shouldn't lift more than this unless they are totally comfortable doing so.

You may also notice over the next few weeks period like cramping, completely normal, it's just your uterus stretching. Unless you experience bleeding it's normally nothing to worry about, but if you are concerned, please see your GP, midwife or go to your local Early Pregnancy Unit.

Congratulations! Make a gp appointment for them to refer you to midwives. Also start taking pregnancy vitamin supliments or folic acid & vit d as a minimum. It is very exciting however does xome with some negative side effects as you are already experiencing!

It varies in different areas.

In some you contact midwifery services directly.

There are also variations

In the number of scans you get.

Foods to avoid are soft/blue cheese.
Whippy ice cream.
Shellfish
Tuna/swordfish/shark/merlin
Energy drinks/coffee

You can get free dental treatment so make an appointment as pregnancy makes gum disease more likely. There's an old wives tale 'a tooth for every child' so get brushing and flossing.

Avoid dying your hair.
Also don't do home decorating eg painting.
Don't clean out a cats litter tray.
Avoid essential oils /aromatherapy.

Try to do plenty of gentle exercise- it will make birth easier.

Good luck!

Check the NHS website for official guidelines.

You can dye your hair, and you can ear certain quantities of tuna. No problem with cooked shellfish either.

Weatherall's advice is a bit out of date. You can have caffeine, just not too much. You can have tuna etc, but I think it is recommended to limit it to once a week due to mercury levels in these fish. Shellfish is fine if cooked. You can have Stilton and certain soft cheeses. Dyeing hair is ok too. Painting is also ok, but I personally chose to stick to water based paint (emulsion) and avoid oil based. The nhs site is the best place to look for the current advice.

Congratulations.

Please check the NHS guidelines or the guidelines for your country (they vary because things like room temperature, whether various things are pasteurised etc' vary from country to country).
www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pregnancy-and-baby-care.aspx#close

Be wary of 'medical' advice on forums: people's anxieties can come across as fact! For example I wear a pad and check it all the time and any changes ring my MW because I have a pre-existing medical condition: you don't need to do this to keep safe! So please go with your doctor's or midwife's (MW) advice.

For the good of your physical and mental health, don't lock yourself away in terror, it's fine to gently exercise, go to work, eat out etc'.

In the UK (NHS guidelines) the following are also safe (just as I notice elsewhere they you are being told they aren't):
-hair dye (EU regulations keep them safe)
-Stilton blue cheese and cream cheese/dairylea (it's deli soft cheeses, brie and goats cheese you cannot have raw but can have cooked)
-If you have to clean a litter tray do it with gloves and wash your hands thoroughly afterwards - but the most likely source of the parasites would be unwashed raw veg, so scrub your veg well before cooking/eating! (DO eat your veg... constipation)
-Painting and decorating is OK with low fume paint in a well ventilated area, but thb can be a struggle
-2 portions of tuna or salmon a week is fine
-Cooked shellfish is fine
-200mg caffeine (2 cups of instant coffee or tea, or 1 cup of real coffee) per day is fine.
*But as I mentioned - don't get into the habit of believing forums ... go to the NHS site and check! www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx#close

:)

I'm about 6 weeks- got an appointment with my GP last week, he just asked when my last period was and checked my BP and pulse.
He also asked if I had a preference for a hospital and did the paperwork for that.
I was advised there was no rush on getting an appt as they basically don't do very much. You can also request another pg test with the dr if you want.

Appointments came through via post yesterday for midwife and consultant.

Now I just have to wait for weeks and weeks

The GP said as long as you avoid the main things- smoking, alcohol, reduce caffeine etc not to worry too much. Most supermarket food is fine- lion marked eggs and cheese as long as pasteurised. The more dangerous cheeses can be cooked (Camembert, brie). He said it was more deli/farmer market artisan cheeses that posed a risk. Also eat meat well cooked and limit tuna etc.

Can I use bug spray?

Are yeast infections bad while pregnant? I know they are bad anyways but like bad for the baby?

My OB told me yeast infections don't harm the baby, but are just uncomfortable and can cause bleeding if they're left. UTIs, on the other hand, can cause a few problems if they're left untreated to the point where they get serious, like premature labour etc. so if you had those symptoms, would be important to get them seen to.

www.pregnantchicken.com/the-list/ - here's a list that is good for balancing out the scare stories and the actual reality. (It's not exactly scientific, but can help put some things in perspective.) As someone else said, the advice is different depending what country you're in too.

Yeast infections are very common in pregnancy (I think your ph changes) and horrible - they don't hurt the pregnancy but do see your GP who can prescribe pregnancy-advised medication if you get one.

Bladder/urine infections are also common and can develop into some bigger issues if untreated for a long time - so if you ever get burning pee, soreness, pain when you need to pee etc' see your GP.

Can I swim in chlorine?

Chlorinated water - yes
Pure chlorine - probably not

It's a pool?

Swimming in pool water is absolutely fine.