Diet and early pregnancy. I ate half a tub of pringles now I'm stressed I've affected my baby

[KJ00]

I know some of you will probably laugh at this but please refrain from being nasty.
I'm newly pregnant. Only found out a few days ago . My gp has said yesterday I'm almost 5 weeks. This morning I had some sickness and my appetite has been really off past week. I havent ate the greatest. I was craving something salty and was really hungry so ate half a tub of pringles. My friend had came over ( she already knows I'm pregnant as it was her who gave me the tests) she said to me that eating crisps can cause development problems with my baby or cause a miscarriage. I ended up googling it and found all these websites saying that eating crisps does cause development issues . Now I've been extremely stressed. I also ate the other half on Saturday along with a pizza while out for our anniversary. I did however have a healthy dinner Sunday with veg. Yesterday wasnt great. Couldn't eat all day and when I did I ate a pukka pie
It says I shouldn't be eating crisps at all. Now I'm paranoid because I've already had 2 previous miscarriages . Does anyone think there's any truth to this or is it scaremongering. Its taken so long to get pregnant again I'm so concerned

You’ll be fine x

https://www.google.com/amp/s/vaya.in/news/can-you-eat-chips-during-pregnancy/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/life-style/food-news/why-pregnant-women-must-avoid-potato-chips/amp_articleshow/69535107.cms

@SirChenjins

Your friend is wrong.

Don't worry, OP. And don't take advice from random websites. Just stick to the NHS one and keep it simple. You've got enough of a job cooking up a lovely baby without needing to stress about things.

Remember a lot of these websites write these sort of clickbait made up articles because the website owner had 10 or 20 good ideas for articles when they started their website and now they're scraping the bottom of the barrel for content to stay relevant, so they try and think up something no one else has thought of (because it's not true) and write about it to get more eyes on their website. Youtubers, Tiktokkers and Instagrammers all do this as well.

Even fake scientists do this and publish in fancy-sounding scientific journals that are actually fake (there's a list of these called "list of predatory journals" that has a lot of the ones spreading fake news but there are others as well). They do it to have "publication credits" to try and get more funding/university positions. Some universities in second and third world countries don't have a lot of integrity and will accept anyone who has "published" something without checking it.

The trouble is, anyone can start a website.

There are so many lies out there, that's why it's best to just stick with NHS advice and (when you have one) the advice of your midwife during pregnancy.

When nausea hits, the best thing to eat is the thing that you feel able to eat.

Tell your friend if the next time she comes round she's not got a tube of pringles under each arm and a twelve pack of quavers in her bag, you're not letting her in.

Aren’t babies made of salty beige carbs? If no why are they the only thing you can keep down in the first trimester.
Your “friend” is talking bollocks and May be evil. HTH

Thanks guys. Your comments have made me feel alot better. I'm probably the moron for listening to her

You'll be fine. I was surprised my youngest didn't come out as a kettle chip I ate so many when I was pregnant with her.

Neither of those websites you've linked are anywhere near reputable sources, stick to the NHS website for your health info for the next nine months or you'll drive yourself (dry roasted) nuts.

Your friends an arsehole and not your friend

Line 1 of your first link "The ready-made chips are not made from actual potatoes but are instead made from starch and synthetic additives which are extremely harmful."

First ingredient in a box of Pringles (they're not allowed to lie about this - it's the actual law): "INGREDIENTS: Dehydrated potatoes"

Those articles are wrong and at least one of them looks like it was written by AI due to the way the sentences are written. They're also published in India where food is made differently from different ingredients with different food safety standards (but they're still wrong. Crisps are absolutely made from potatoes as well as other ingredients). Really don't worry.

I had hyperemesis. My baby was grown on a diet of hard candy and the occasional salty food.

@KJ00 no, you're not a moron. You are growing a child, following a loss and trusting the word of a friend, who gave you (I expect unsolicited) advice, hopefully in good faith, but was wrong, you did a bit of research and found something that backed up her claims. You then came onto a parenting forum asking for further advice to either calm you down or confirm your fears. Luckily, you've (I hope) been calmed down and are no longer worried.

All the best with your pregnancy and eat what you can keep down, literally it's better to eat what you can, over what you think you should eat and then be sick.

Your friend is a twat. I ate many pringles when pregnant and have a healthy, happy 13mo. Ignore the silly cow

Mmm I really want kettle chips now.

Look at the NHS website for the things to actually avoid eating in pregnancy. Apart from that just eat normally. Or if you’re feeling sick, whatever you can stomach.

This. I have salad every day for lunch. Homemade soup in winter. In early pregnancy i was sick even thinking about fresh food.

The only thing I ate for most of my pregnancy with dd was dolly mixtures. They tasted ok coming back 😔

I lived off crisps, mozzarella and dominoes when pregnant. With dd2 I sometimes dipped rocket leaves in salt. Your friend is either really thick (sorry) or trying to wind you up.

I had hideous morning sickness from 6 weeks and could only stomach gregg's steakbakes and cheese and onion bakes. My son is now 12 and perfectly healthy.

Crisps are fine, your friend doesn't know what she's talking about. Anyone can put anything on the internet, doesn't mean it's true.

I suspected this is a wind up, so I googled it and there are actually several articles about linoleic acid, which is an ingredient in crisps apparently, being harmful to unborn babies.

But do I believe it? No.

This. There are no sources given in the first one which is always telling, and the second one needs to be taken in context - there’s no quantities mentioned, no sample size, no control group and so on. I haven’t read the article but I willing to bet the amount of linoleic acid you’d have to consume to have any impact whatsoever on a pregnancy would be so high it would be impossible to eat. The internet is awash with charlatans - pay no attention to them and only look at reputable NHS and professional organisations websites for your information.

Me too but fruit pastilles.

Op, please don't worry. Stick to the NHS website: the list of foods to avoid is actually quite short and often stuff you wouldn't have everyday anyway (eg unpasteurised soft cheese, raw beef etc).

You're not a moron to have listened to your friend (but don't listen to her any more). I have an aunt like this, she's got health anxiety, a penchant for doom mongering, both combined with a very authoritative manner. It's hard not to get sucked into their scary way of thinking

You're not a moron. You're already a great mum because you were worried but you have absolutely no need to! My diet was awful when I was pregnant, couldn't stand fruit and veg and I just lived on beige food. My son is perfectly healthy.

Your "friend" is a twat, please ignore her.

Congratulations on your pregnancy 🎉

Definitely scaremongering, my diet was absolutely terrible with both pregnancies but both my children are perfectly healthy. I know what it’s like to worry about everything though as I was the same with my first- I remember eating cinnamon grahams then googling cinnamon and reading all sorts of scary stuff (nonsense!) but it got me in a right state at the time