First Timer anyone else?

Well I just found out that Im preggers. Im 4 and a bit weekd. I found out last Thursday.

This is my first time being preggers. DP and I had been trying for about 2months. I so thought it would take a lot longer than than.

Anyone else here a first time Mum to be?

No idea yet...only 4/5 weeks...so wont know yet if I am having a single or multipule

how old are you shells?

I'm a first time MTB too :) I'm 27, going on 28 in october lol.

Do you ladies find it hard knowing what to do in terms of what you can eat etc...and even what you can do in regards to like cleaning, beauty etc...
Like I am only 5 weeks so all very new to this all. Seeig my GP on the 24th as shes away til then and I would prefer to see her than some random.
Im thinking or rather hoping that she will send me for a dating scan soon as

As this is going to be DPs parents first grandchild I thought that giving them this poem with a photo of our dating scan would be cool to tell him them that we are pregnant. Might even give it to my mum and Dad too but change first grandchild to newest grandchild

Dear Grandpa & Grandma,

I do not have a face to see,
... Or put inside a frame.
I do not have soft cheeks to kiss.
I don't yet have a name.

Not yet can you hold my tiny hands,
Nor whisper in my ear.
It's still too soon to sing a song,
Or cuddle me so near.

But all that will change come this December;
When they say I am due.
I am your first grandchild;
And I can't wait until I meet you!

All I ask between now and then
Is your love for me to grow.
I promise I'll be worth the wait;
Just think of all the joy we'll know!

So as you're waiting patiently,
Please pray lots of prayers for me.
I cannot wait to be a part
Of this wonderful family

Food? I just use my common sense.. I dont eat subway normally anyway so no biggie for me. Its like deli meats - you want to avoid them. Otherwise, i check use by dates, eat food that been opened within a few days.. I dont listen so much the moh. Sure, i read the leftlet, but alot of the things there they were warning about are non applicable with most new zealand products (ie the soft cheeses)

Also, one piece of advice someone gave me was if you have been eating at a particular shop and have never had issues and you trust them, then there's no reason to stop eating there because you're pregnant.

KcP wrote: Food? I just use my common sense.. I dont eat subway normally anyway so no biggie for me. Its like deli meats - you want to avoid them. Otherwise, i check use by dates, eat food that been opened within a few days.. I dont listen so much the moh. Sure, i read the leftlet, but alot of the things there they were warning about are non applicable with most new zealand products (ie the soft cheeses) Also, one piece of advice someone gave me was if you have been eating at a particular shop and have never had issues and you trust them, then there's no reason to stop eating there because you're pregnant.

Yeah I'm trying not to be too paranoid - I trust Subway's food safety better than my own in terms of salads.

I have the advantage of not taking a whole lot of notice about the meats because I'm vegetarian - I'm just stewing about my protein, iron, calcium, B12 intake and so forth instead!

I've heard the peanut thing too but some sources say there's no real evidence that avoiding foods in case of allergies is beneficial, others say it depends on your allergy family history and how likely your baby is to develop allergies - there seem to be so many no-no's out there with varying degrees of actual evidence. I LOVE peanut butter and am carrying on eating it, although the morning sickness didn't mesh well with it this morning!

But yeah best do your own reading and talking to your LMC or GP about it if in doubt.

I think we just try to be sensible as you say and do the best we can, probably more likely to get hit by a bus while pregnant than contract listeria AND have it affect the baby. Then there are the people who don't know they're pregnant for ages and make no changes whatsoever for the whole first trimester and things turn out fine.

I read somewhere that after you find out you're pregnant suddenly daily life can feel like a minefield...I've felt a bit like that the last few weeks but I have a tendency towards anxiety and paranoia so I'm trying to be sensible :-) The minefield feeling is wearing off :-)

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Speaking of peanuts, and conflicting and confusing advice, check out:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-482750/Pregnant-women-told-eat-peanuts-protect-babies-allergies.html

Does anyone know if it's safe to colour your hair while pregnant?

They say best not to colour your hair for the first twelve weeks, then you're safe