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!
Anything you learned you should avoid that you didn't even think about? Either TTC or while pregnant?
pineapple / 12802 posts
I think there are certain types of massages to avoid. But I've had prenatal massages and they are AWESOME.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
@Emsmems: Interesting! I've been getting massages the whole time on doctors orders, but they haven't been deep tissue.
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.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
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...
pear / 1650 posts
@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!!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
i had no idea frozen yogurt was on the no-no list until hellobee!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
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.
pomegranate / 3580 posts
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!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@Smurfette: me too! i ate everything on the do not eat list, minus alcohol.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Emsmems: yup! Massages aren't reco'd during first tri!
pomegranate / 3331 posts
@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!
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.
pear / 1799 posts
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!
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
My REs office gave me a list of unsafe foods and medicines, and I was shocked!
- no deli meats
- no salad bars (this bummed me out-- I went to a salad bar for lunch almost every day!)
- no soft cheeses (OMG how was I supposed to live without queso and feta?!)
- no stuffed foods (ie stuffing cooked in chicken/turkey)
- no seafood
I was a ftm so the whole list surprised me!
persimmon / 1331 posts
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!
grapefruit / 4817 posts
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.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
@BananaPancakes: I had to reread that like 4 times to make sure I was reading it correctly lmao
pomegranate / 3388 posts
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.
clementine / 825 posts
@BananaPancakes: Haha! Like many others, I laughed out loud at this!
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.
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