https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:35:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339975 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:49:33 +0000 Cherrybee 339975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great, thanks everyone. And thanks for the other bits to consider - I'm really glad I asked. Right. I'll get started on the gardening (and keep my fingers crossed for the pregnancy! lol). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339966 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:37:33 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 339966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spent a good chunk of my first trimester hoeing my vegetable garden and pulling weeds. I did less in my second trimester, but that was mostly the season -- I would have physically felt comfortable doing so. Just take water breaks and rest when you get tired. </p> <p>Now in my third trimester, my belly is too big to do all the bending over that weeding requires. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339963 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:30:19 +0000 knittylady 339963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the heavy work would be fine if you listen to your body and take breaks when you need to. I had also heard about the risk of toxoplasmosa (sp?) while gardening, so gloves are a must! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339951 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:00:24 +0000 Cherrybee 339951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear, I never even thought about toxins!! Yes, I'll get some waterproof gloves, good advice. And as for testing for lead... oh my word, I've never even heard of this....! </p> <p>I was just concerned about digging and re-digging over frozen soil being very heavy work. Coz I wont be tending to a garden so much as digging brambles and roots out....Heavy work is ok, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339949 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:35:15 +0000 Beebug 339949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just get gloves on, and you should be ok! I've still been out in my garden throughout pregnancy, totally doable if you love it, but gloves on just in case :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339948 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:31:59 +0000 Amelieisme 339948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, I think you would increase your risk of Toxoplasmosis exposure, if the soil had been exposed to cat feces. The same reason you shouldn't change the litter box when pregnant. It can cause very serious intrauterine infections. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339946 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:27:58 +0000 mrbee 339946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tested your soil for lead and other toxins? Backyards in Brooklyn are famous for containing lead... which can lead to some surprising side effects!</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/dining/worries-about-lead-for-new-yorks-garden-fresh-eggs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/dining/worries-about-lead-for-new-yorks-garden-fresh-eggs.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339945 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:22:29 +0000 yoursilverlining 339945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes you can tend to a garden while pregnant. If you are concerned about possible toxins or chemicals in the soil; you can always wear gloves. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/digging-over-the-garden-in-the-first-and-second-trimester-possible-safe#post-339933 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 07:47:02 +0000 Cherrybee 339933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay bees, here's a question! </p> <p>We bought our house 6 months ago. We have an enormous garden, 110ft long, with apples trees in it. It was a dreadful mess when we moved in - like a jungle - and I spent the spring digging over some of the garden and planting lovely plants. I got about 1/3 of the way down the garden - then the wettest summer to ever hit Britain occurred and my plans were shelved! </p> <p>I have big plans for the rest of the garden. We will have a lawn on one side (for the future kids!) - and a greenhouse/huge veg patch on the other side. However - it is currently a weed jungle - featuring every the stubborn weed in the book (brambles, bindweed, couch grass). The only way to get rid of these weeds is to spend the entire winter painstakingly digging them and their roots out. It's a long and heavy job - but one I'd really enjoy but for this: </p> <p>We're hoping to be pregnant during winter! We got a BFP on our first cycle trying, last month (but it didn't stick), so there's no reason to think it'll take us too long to catch again. </p> <p>So, what do you all think? Am I crazy to think I'd be able to physically do this? Is there any risk?? I'd appreciate your comments because, if you think I shouldn't do it if I get pg, I will have to rethink my plans for the garden!!! </p> <p>Thank you! </p>