What we can/can’t drink!

[Itsjustme20]

I’m a FTM and currently 12+4 weeks pregnant. I’ve been really careful with what I eat/drink going off the NHS guide. Today though, I really wanted apple juice so bought some copella cloudy apple juice and drank a lot!

I didn’t even think to check if it was pasteurised and I can’t find anything online or on the bottle that it is.

Any ideas if it’s safe?! Obviously I can’t undo what I’ve drunk but I’d stop drinking anymore!

Thanks ☺️

I’m pretty sure any fruit juice is fine

Am almost 100% that big brands such as Copella would be pasteurised. It's the more locally 'fresh' produced goods that you need to be wary of.

www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/foods-to-avoid/

I would just stick to this. There’s not much that needs to be avoided really, and this is the most relevant, UK-specific advice. The juice will be totally fine.

Thank you 🥰 I can’t help but worry about every little thing I eat or drink - it’s exhausting!

@Itsjustme20

Thank you 🥰 I can’t help but worry about every little thing I eat or drink - it’s exhausting!

It’s understandable but if you are in the UK, I’d just stick with the NHS list. If you look online, particularly American sites, it can seem like you can’t have anything, but there are different standards, eg here we can have raw/runny eggs if lion stamped, but I think in America all eggs have to be fully cooked.

You should get some help with that, it's not normal to worry about everything you eat and drink, talk to your midwife.

I’m getting better but thanks for the concern @Garman ☺️ I’m just cautious as it’s still early but using the nhs list is helping ☺️

@Itsjustme20 I was exactly the same at the start! It'll calm down after a while.

@DizzySquirrel90 Thank you! It’s already better than when I first found out 😂 I basically keep away from anything undercooked or not from a supermarket currently and use the nhs list too.

Exactly this, this is brilliant advice! So much of what you hear you absolutely must not have is based on American guidance, pregnancy has given me a huge appreciation for U.K. food standards!

Oops I’m new to this and clearly haven’t figured out reply 😂 this is in response to @SickAndTiredAgain’s post

@MissingGrandstand

Exactly this, this is brilliant advice! So much of what you hear you absolutely must not have is based on American guidance, pregnancy has given me a huge appreciation for U.K. food standards!

And it’s not just food standards, I also think some sites can be a little overcautious (when I say overcautious, I really mean completely absurd). I saw a site that said you shouldn’t eat grapes because they contain a particular chemical that could poison you. If you actually look into this, the evidence is almost non-existent and even then relies on you absolutely gorging yourself on grapes. There’s actually slightly stronger evidence of benefits of this chemical in pregnancy, but still, these websites deem it suitable to terrify people by saying grapes should be totally avoided and “if you’re concerned that you’ve eaten grapes while pregnant, please see your obstetrician” as if they’ve mistaken grapes for crack cocaine.

Expecting Better by Emily Oster is a good book that you might find useful :)