What to Expect When you are Pregnant Part 2 - 1st Tri

continued from part 1... as you found out you are pregnant, you would have spend most of your time starting to read up online or ask your friends.. what should I do.. which doctor you recommend etc etc..Ohh I am so lost specially this is your first pregnancy. you would have gotten a rough idea how the medical process work , seriously, Asia countries system is so different with Western countries. To be frank, I seriously feel asia methods are more straight forward and there is pretty much ONE person you need to see every month and he would tell you what to do... thats right, the GYNAE.  As for Australia from my friends information , well.. you hare CHoices! Neways, i won't talk about this much here so i stick to what i know: What you shouldn't be Doing now and What you shouldn't be Eating now.

What you shouldn't be Doing now

1) No Sex for First Trimester ! yeah this is the first thing i would say. Weird and what crap is that well in asian we believe it won't do the baby any good and our vagina area may be a bit more sensitive and if you stimulate it , it may cause miscarriage.  Is there any scientific proof? I can't give you any but thats what elders say and seriously, if this is your first baby after trying for months and years, better believe than not! oh what about the husband?? well...... then its up to the husband whether is it worth the risk after trying so hard many months .....

2)  No Sewing on bed.. ahh another supertious isn't it... yeah yeah ... as tradition, we believe if you sew on bed your child would have a chance of having claf lips or some kind of scar around the face. haha that is really no scientifc logic in it but then why risk sewing on bed .. just sew on a chair or in the living room. 

3) No Major renovation specially of hitting nails on wall - alright this is kinda play along with the ear.  Many people moves houses or do reno during their pregnancy. But for my personal thinking and feeling, don't do it on yoru first trimester. Do it on your 2nd trimester meaning 5th month. Reason? Its simple. Moving houses and renovation is stressful. Noise polution and making arrangmeent and seeing things getting done is pure plain stressful and tired. With this stage you may be normal but you may be going through morning sickness etc etc or just plain TIRED so why don't keep it till when u are more stable with the whole changes in your body ... right ? 

4) Husband are not to go Fishing - This is pure susperstition i have to say! but once again same with point 2 better be safe than sorry. Reasons? First, it is a bit cruel to hook a fish so thats comes with Karma a little. which is what they belielve a hook in a fish mouth and your kid would get claff lips.  You got to be kidding??! But millions of people still fish while their wifes are pregnant. As i say its up to you whether you believe it or not but this is word by word from elders.... 

5) No Heavy Housechores - specially on vacumming and moppping. Well mop the floor is dangerous as the floor may be wet and you may slip so thats the point. Vacumming as you be turning your waist and body in some direction that may stimulate the pregnancy and cause "accidents". So if you have a weak body, try to reduce this house chores but if you are as FIT AS A BULL by all means continue with your housechores. 

As for now.. these are the main things I remember and will update once i recall more...

What you shouldn't be Eating now.

1) Sashimi -  it all goes with Contamination of how the fish is being handle and the freshness of it. 

2) Some type of Vegetables.. ok need to come back to this as there is a list which I need to find where I put it but number 1 not to eat is Cabbage. Is very "cooling" as elders say but small amount (i.e like little shred of it) is still acceptable and not deadly.

3) Dole Banana (the big type)

4) Pineapple 

For most western mind thinking people, your pretty much say what bullshit is that... welll... as again being safe than sorry is the elders motto which ASIAN tend to keep in consideration.