Can I have Greek yoghurt and honey?

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I found out two days ago I am 3 weeks pregnant (yay!) I've been trying to eat and drink all the right things for the past two days because I'm terrified of miscarriage. I read online that Greek yoghurts really good for pregnancy and stuff but that honey is really bad for babies even during pregnancy? Now I'm scared to have it incase I have a miscarriage.

Honey is fine during pregnancy. Not recommended for babies under 1 which maybe what you're thinking of.

If you're feeling worried the NHS advice on safe food is probably the most helpful as it explains the reasons for caution with certain things.

Here’s the nhs list of what you can’t eat
www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx

Honey is fine in pregnancy, no issues. Check out the NHS guidance which explains what you should avoid and why. There are lots of other sites online that say all sorts of things, but I'd just stick with the NHS advice.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx

I've eaten it all through my pregnancies. It's not on the NHS list of foods to avoid which is what I go by. If you went with everything supposedly bad for pregnant women online you wouldn't be eating anything!
You are partly correct in that babies once eating food should not have honey until they are a year old.

Congratulations!

I go by the nhs guidelines and ignore everything else at the risk of driving myself mad. I think I have this page permanently open on my phone...

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx#Milk

Never heard anything about honey being bad (and it's not mentioned as something to avoid on the nhs guidance)

Yay! Yummy can't wait to have it with strawberries. Is miscarriage really common? Someone at work told me that they are and I'm really distressed I don't feel like I'll be able to enjoy my pregnancy because I'm so so scared I've never been pregnant before. Thank you for the replies

They're not "really common" but they're probably more common than most people realise because often women don't talk about them.

The Tommy's website has some accurate stats about miscarriage:

www.tommys.org/our-organisation/charity-research/pregnancy-statistics/miscarriage

You know to start taking folic acid? That’s the critical thing I’d say.

They're not "really common" but they're probably more common than most people realise because often women don't talk about them

Couldn't agree more.

OP, I hope whoever made that comment about miscarriage at work didn't know you were pregnant when they said it as it's a thoughtless thing so say if so. Yes, you may be anxious but try not to let those anxieties take over what is more likely to be a happy time for you.

Thank you guys trying because I just want to enjoy this I'm so so happy x I am taking folic acid x what does OP mean? X

Congratulations on your pregnancy :) miscarriage is not really common, but neither is it especially rare. It is obviously a worry, but the vast majority of miscarriages are not caused by something the pregnant woman does or does not do.

Miscarriage before 12 weeks is usually due to a problem with the way the pregnancy developed, and most miscarriages are not caused by something that will recur should you get pregnant again.

Recurrent miscarriages due to something going wrong in the pregnant woman's body are much rarer than the regularly quoted miscarriage figure.

The guidelines for eating in pregnancy are fairly common sense and most of them are designed to help the pregnant woman avoid food borne illness.

As much as possible try to relax, and you're more likely to have a healthy pregnancy than to not have one. If things don't go the way you are hoping, it isn't your fault and won't have been caused by anything you did/didn't do before finding out you were pregnant.

OP here means 'original poster' (in the context of babies, it means occiput posterior, or that the baby is back to back, but that isn't what it means on this thread lol)

@loopsdefruit

Thank you!!! I feel I can start to enjoy my pregnancy now thank you for explaining over been seeing it everywhere and didn't know what it meant lol xx

I just wanted to reiterate that while obviously following the NHS guidelines is a good idea, the vast, vast majority of miscarriages nothing to do with what the woman has or hasn't eaten. If you do have a miscarriage (and the odds are much higher that you'll have a successful pregnancy than that you'll have a miscarriage) then it almost certainly will be nothing to do with you, and nothing you do now can prevent it. I know that sense of lack of control is scary in and of itself, but hopefully it might help you not to worry that you'll do something 'wrong'.

@LisaSimpsonsbff

Thank you I feel like crying because i feel so much better lol I have depression and anxiety so don't think that helps feel amazing just now though ❤️❤️❤️

Honey is fine for you while pregnant, pretty sure the reason babies under 1 are recommended not to eat it is because it can be harsh on any incoming teeth (same way you wouldn't give them fizzy drinks). Since the baby is getting its nutrients through the umbilical cord you don't have to worry about the teeth.

The "no honey" for under 1s is because of the very small risk of them getting infant botulism from the honey. It's very rare but very unpleasant, so a total ban on honey for infants is a sensible precaution.

Well I'm asked lol especially if I'm going to be a new first time mum what an awful mistake to make bat would be lol xx

Don't forget you'll get lots of info from your midwife and HV before and after your baby is born. Also the NHS website has sections about baby related things, so that's a good place to look for advice first.

pretty sure the reason babies under 1 are recommended not to eat it is because it can be harsh on any incoming teeth (same way you wouldn't give them fizzy drinks)

No. There’s a very small risk of infant botulism. Cooked honey isn’t really recommended under 12 months either.

@AssassinatedBeauty
What does HV mean? And I phoned my doctors surgery and spoke to nurse who said I've to phone back when I'm 6 weeks xx

Also guys confused because my clearblue test said I'm 2-3 weeks pregnant but the NHS website says I'm 5 weeks ? Xx

The NHS website counts from the date of the start of your last period (that's how your pregnancy will be dated all the way through). The clear blue test counts from conception which is on average 2 weeks after the date of your last period.

HV = Health Visitor

That's fine - the clearblue ones measure from conception and the NHS measured from your last period, so you need to add two weeks to the clearblue number - if you still have the leaflet that comes with the test it explains this.

You probably won't see anyone for quite a while - I have my first midwife's appointment at nearly 11 weeks, and I think it's blanket NHS policy that you shouldn't have it before 8 weeks. This is because there's nothing wrong or to worry about! You should contact the doctor if you start to bleed or have severe pain, but otherwise just follow the advice on the NHS website and try not to worry!