Foods to avoid

[MORELLO]

What foods are best avoided when pregnant?

[redcrx]

Liver - too much vitamin A
Soft cheeses unless pasturised
pate
Undercooked meat
unwashed or prepacked salads
swordfish
limit the amount of tuna you eat to 1 tin a week
peanuts, can cause allergies in child
caffeine
raw eggs, so no homemade mayonaise or mousse

theres lots of do's and donts but this is the basic list

[devilwoman]

also spicy food can cause havoc wth heartburn too.
alcohol is best avoided, i know the text books say you can drink a certain amount, but i would avoid it completly for the sake of my baby.

[jimmy654]

Even though the role of caffeine in infertility is murky, the best reason to quit is that it is proven to cause problems when you finally get pregnant. Even with low doses, you might be putting baby at risk.

In fact, the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that pregnant women who consumed more than 200 milligrams of caffeine a day (that�s about two cups of coffee), had twice the risk of miscarriage as the women who had no caffeine. Yikes!

And women who consumed less than 200 mg of caffeine daily? Their risk of miscarriage still increased by more than 40%!

How exactly? The March of Dimes notes that mixing caffeine and pregnancy could cause the caffeine to easily pass from the mother to her unborn child through the placenta. Because the systems for breaking down and eliminating chemicals are not fully developed in the unborn child, blood levels of caffeine may remain elevated for longer periods in the unborn child compared to the mother. It can be tough for the fetus to metabolize and it may influence cell development and decrease the blood flow to the placenta. The vasoconstriction may restrict blood flow which can cause miscarriage.

Kicking the caffeine can be a tough habit to break, and going cold turkey can bring on side effects for a few days or even weeks. Since caffeine is proven to weaken bones, boost your odds of heart disease and make PMS worse, you�ve got good reasons to quit. Don�t wait until your pregnancy test turns positive to wean yourself from caffeine and start doing everything you can now to prepare for a healthy pregnancy and baby. So kick the mix of caffeine and pregnancy. And the best news of all � a Hershey�s chocolate kiss only has one gram of caffeine!
http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learning/art icles/0011.html

[MORELLO]

...bit late jimmy - the baby's 1 year old now!!