Spices in pregnancy

[bo73]

Your Open Question: Spices for dinner while pregnant?

Please help I am 30 weeks pregnant with twins and have just eaten a meal with lots if spices. I have heard this is bad for the babies is this true? I hope I haven't caused any damaged to them. My home cooked meal was charcoal chicken breast with hash browns and baked beans. All of these item have pepper and paprika in them I hope it's not too much for their little bodies please help.

[woofgang]

If spicy meals are bad for babies, I wonder what all the pregnant women do whose national cuisine is spicy?

[DaisyNonna]

Worry not. They will not be harmed.

[mandy22]

im sure you and your babies will be fine. please stop worrying thats not so good for you or your babies.

[pretty_snowdrop]

Think about all the babies born in India. You will be fine xx

[ojread2]

What you have 'heard' is that a hot, spicy curry is good for starting labour
It's all rubbish :)

[boxtops]

No - you have heard an old wives' tale, you will be fine. Good luck to you and your little ones, I hope all goes well in a few weeks' time!

[gness]

Just been having a conversation with my daughter about how different things are nowadays compared with when I was pregnant thirty and forty odd years ago. I went into labour with her in a restaurant, knew I would have a c section,but because I loved the puds I hung on for three courses! Daft, but she was fine as was my first, born in the sixties so god knows what I was eating,drinking and smoking then. Your babies will be fine. All the best.x

[heathfield]

At least your dinner was something normal. I've heard of pregnant women developing yearnings to eat odd stuff, like coal, or pickled onions, etc!

[lollyone]

The spicier the better was my motto with two pregnancies. I used to sit and eat jalapeños with a fork out of the jar! Both were fine!