https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 07:41:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-763964 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:24:09 +0000 Cara M. 17 763964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Haha! Like many others, I laughed out loud at this!</p> <p>My midwife actually said that frozen yogurt is fine. She said if it's coming from a larger company (not a local farm) that the FDA requires testing on their product so it's fine to eat it. She doesn't recommend having it every day, but it's ok if I want to have it once in a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-763666 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:41:17 +0000 pui 763666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I literally laughed out loud when I read your comment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-763575 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:07:53 +0000 Vegmama 763575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Hahaha ... That is hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760563 Fri, 03 May 2013 20:55:40 +0000 skibobrown 760563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of the listeria risks -- deli meats, fro yo, refrigerated smoked fish, soft cheeses, etc. Another weird one that I read about was chopped liver. I think it has too much of some vitamin that can be bad for the baby in large quantities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760544 Fri, 03 May 2013 20:40:06 +0000 MrsTiz 760544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I had to reread that like 4 times to make sure I was reading it correctly lmao </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760423 Fri, 03 May 2013 17:48:37 +0000 Emsmems 760423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: haha! That's too funny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760406 Fri, 03 May 2013 17:24:26 +0000 dagret 760406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: LMAO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760376 Fri, 03 May 2013 17:02:39 +0000 BananaPancakes 760376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Practically every baby book had a section on sex while pregnant and in every one, there was a section on oral sex and how you need to be sure your SO doesn't blow up in you. Every time I would read about it, I was so confused because who does that?! I mean, seriously, if your SO is blowing up inside of you, I think he's doing it wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760371 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:55:05 +0000 Emsmems 760371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hadn't heard of the soft serve?!? I know some of the "rules" are suggestions, and people break them, and sometimes doctors say it's ok to break certain ones, but I'd hate to have something go wrong and feel guilty that it's because I ate something I shouldn't have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-760332 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:25:41 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 760332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My REs office gave me a list of unsafe foods and medicines, and I was shocked!</p> <p>- no deli meats<br /> - no salad bars (this bummed me out-- I went to a salad bar for lunch almost every day!)<br /> - no soft cheeses (OMG how was I supposed to live without queso and feta?!)<br /> - no stuffed foods (ie stuffing cooked in chicken/turkey)<br /> - no seafood</p> <p>I was a ftm so the whole list surprised me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-759962 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:32:39 +0000 Vegmama 759962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm most bummed that I have to stop my laser hair removal. I'm already a gluten-free, vegan ... soooo most of the 'do not eat' foods don't apply to me. BUT, the hair removal? So sad. I'm about 1/2 way through my treatments, and I was really hoping to be done so I didn't have to shave my bikini area during pregnancy. Oh well, I'm happy to be pregnant more than anything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-759398 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:55:19 +0000 Pirouette 759398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: haha, I hate this one! I simply cannot wash bagged spinach, i hate when it gets all slimy. so i don't do it, and i feel like i'm doing something terrible for myself every time i make a salad!</p> <p>I didn't realize that meat had to be well done until recently. I thought medium would be enough of a sacrifice! that poor piece of burnt meat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-759318 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:22:58 +0000 regberadaisy 759318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Emsmems: yup! Massages aren't reco'd during first tri! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-759309 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:20:19 +0000 nana87 759309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsLilybugg: thanks!!<br /> @Grace: oooh that makes a lot of sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757772 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:49:40 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 757772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: me too! i ate everything on the do not eat list, minus alcohol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757762 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:46:09 +0000 Punky 757762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: Yeah lunch meat, I hadn't heard that one before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757757 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:44:06 +0000 Smurfette 757757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Ditto! Although I still ate it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757742 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:34:43 +0000 fussygal 757742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read that you're supposed to wash pre-bagged veggies and lettuce. I eat a ton of salads for lunch so that will have me paranoid when I'm preggo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757740 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:34:12 +0000 Grace 757740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My massage therapist said no massages in the first trimester, but that the reasoning was that since most miscarriages happen in the first trimester, that they don't want to be blamed for them. She said there's no evidence that massages do anything bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757716 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:14:01 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 757716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had no idea frozen yogurt was on the no-no list until hellobee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757715 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:12:34 +0000 MrsH 757715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lunch meat :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757694 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:06:10 +0000 MrsLilybugg 757694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: I wouldn't worry too much- am pretty sure that didn't affect implantation :-)you wouldn't believe the "rules"I broke my tww with bfp. good luck for BFP!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757577 Thu, 02 May 2013 16:00:12 +0000 nana87 757577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh no, I'm in the tww and had a hot stone massage on Sunday, on cd 20 :( I've been feeling pretty crummy all week, I hope I didn't mess things up... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757566 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:56:42 +0000 Bookish 757566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Emsmems: Interesting! I've been getting massages the whole time on doctors orders, but they haven't been deep tissue. </p> <p>I thought it was weird that some people (the internet, not my doctor) say you shouldn't eat soft-serve ice cream. I kept eating it because my doctor never mentioned it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757562 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:54:57 +0000 .twist. 757562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Emsmems: oh yea, I'm not super familiar with those. ;P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757555 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:53:36 +0000 Emsmems 757555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: True, I was getting deep tissue massages! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757554 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:52:35 +0000 .twist. 757554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there are certain types of massages to avoid. But I've had prenatal massages and they are AWESOME. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weird-things-you-learned-you-should-avoid-while-ttcpregnant#post-757551 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:03 +0000 Emsmems 757551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just recently told by my massage therapist that I shouldn't get a massage if I even suspect I could be pregnant because the flushing of muscles sends the immune system into overdrive and may end a developing pregnancy. Not sure what kind of research is behind this, but I'll take her word for it!</p> <p>Anything you learned you should avoid that you didn't even think about? Either TTC or while pregnant? </p>