Hi! I listened to the latest podcast and it made me sooooo happy.
You know why, Jill. Now I am a free member without a private teacher, I though I should post here.
I thought I avoided those food you two mentioned, but I remember I once ate raw fish and had a terrible stomach ache. Since then I haven’t had raw fish very much.
Our government warns expecting women that eating too much fish containing mercury could be harmful. I guess it means you have to be careful about not only raw fish but also cooked one. If my memory is correct, I also read about it in English on the net, so this might be originally from overseas.
I am glad to know that Mark likes to eat " Sukiyaki " with eggs, though I go without them
Hello, I’m writing this from Japan. This is my first time to post a message on this LingQ Forum other than questions but I have done, because I just want to say that it is great to hear that Jill is expecting a baby. When I heard Steve mentioned that Jill should eat for two or something like that on the previous podcast, I thought Steve was just joking. But now I understand why he said that. To add some more information about food during pregnancy, I don’t remember that somebody actually told me to avoid raw fish or raw eggs. I guess it’s because I was pregnant way back in the past. Instead, I was told to reduce salty food and spicy food by a nurse-midwife. In fact, I think I didn’t eat raw fish and raw eggs very often because they made me feel sick just by seeing them. Also, I personally avoided caffeine and alcohol, but of course I know a lot of friends who occasionally sipped some alcohol during pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy baby. These days in Japan, some pregnant women reduce or avoid eating raw or cooked eggs, due to concerns about egg allergy because food allergy of kids is a problem in Japan. But there are different opinions and we don’t know the truth.
I am really enjoyed to hear that. All good wishes for you Jill!
Only one sadness we have, I think. We will have to miss you a longer time???
Be happy, are singing and laughing - this is the best for the baby even now!!!
I’ve just listened to the new podcast and I’ve got the good news about Jill. With best wishes for Jill ! I can’t wait to hear your podcast with baby’s crying voice.
hello there, this is my first time sharing in a forum like this, I appreciate all information you can give me about setting up an language institute. Tips atc… that´s my goal for the next year 2008, so, if peolpe have any clue how to handle this just let me know.
I finally listened to the podcast with your fantastic news. I am so happy for you, Jill. Well, about your concern of raw fish and raw eggs, I don’t think we avoid eating those in Japan.
I think they are more hygienically-processed than those in North America, to begin with. All we care seems to be avoiding alcohol and caffein as tsukotsuko mentioned.
I have never experienced pregnancy, so I am not sure if it is 100% true. You know, the non-drinking burden is certainly one of the biggest concern s of avoiding to get pregnant
To tell you the truth, I don’t really like raw fish or eggs - I just like to eat raw cookie dough and cake batter and egg nog etc. I am avoiding alcohol - except the occasional sip of Chris’ wine - but I do have about 5 cups of coffee or tea per week. Many women I know had 1-3 cups of coffee per day while they were pregnant and everything was fine so I’ve decided that a few cups a week is nothing to worry about.
Now I am a free member without a private teacher, I though I should post here.