Journey with You

Ya!! I am officially, according to the due date my doctor gave me, entering the 3rd trimester today!!! It’s a big milestone indeed. I am so excited!! It’s getting close day by day.

We went to a Thai restaurant for a dinner on my birthday. DH ordered two spring rolls. After having a bite I suddenly remembered that raw bean sprouts is one of the things a pregnant woman should avoid, according to some websites anyway. There was not much in it so I ate the whole thing. Now I am getting kind of worried about it, especially after I learned even more about food poison on Internet. (I think doing too much research on Internet is really a bad habit of me because I tend to read a lot into the information and get even more stressed out.) The very next morning after that meal I started getting a little sore throat. Even though I know chances are I am just coming down with a cold, (DH was sick earlier this week) I am worried that it may be because of the Listeria which will cause flu-like symptoms. However, I don’t have any stomach symptoms, fever, chill, or muscle aches. The only symptom I have is sore throat. I finally couldn’t help and called the nursing station about it. The nurse said to me “The raw veggies pose absolutely no danger to pregnant women.” I don’t think she is totally right. (Any food can make you sick if they are not fresh or clean.) However, I guess the chances of getting sick from raw veggies is still a lot smaller than from undercooked or tainted meat. That’s why she said that.

I called MIL and she said there are just so many things out there that can make you sick and you just can’t worry about everything. She said even lettuce can have bacteria that will make people sick if not handled properly. She told me not to worry about it unless I get more symptoms and become sicker. She said I may just come down with a cold or an allergy.

Pregnancy does bring lots of excitement to my life, but plenty of worries at the same time. I really wish I could worry less and enjoy my pregnancy more.