Questions FET Miscarriage Safe Foods

Gah, totally freaked out. Am on miscarriage number 4!!!! One of my miscarriages was at 13 weeks (1 ectopic tube removed and 1 unexplained), due to food poisoning (dont eat chicken kebabs :'(). Before I complain too much I am ever so so grateful for my 3 beautiful girls.

My levels were going up really well, we had 2 frozen embies put back a few weeks ago (after the tww 2100ish then 5100). Saturday night I made a healthful lentil soup, safe according to pregnancy guidelines, supposed to have lots of iron and fibre and keep colds and flus away. Felt a bit squeamish after but just thought it was because we hadnt eaten them in a long time. Had some tummy pains and went to bed. Woke up and gushing blood with my "cast" apparently exited my cervix :(.

Has anyone heard anything about lentils before? These were the red split peas?

Does anyone have any super failproof safe foods they eat while pregnant. I am scared to eat pretty much anything except toast and junk food :(

I still have 2 embryos left, how long did you wait after miscarriage before a fet?

Thankyou

xoxox

Sorry for your losses Aimee :hug:

TBH I've never heard of miscarriage caused by food poisoning. I've been eating everything (within reason - ie if I have ham it's hot on a toasted sandwich etc).

I really do not see how lentils would be considered dodgy? Is that what you were told caused the miscarriage?

In answer to your question about fail safe food, if you feel like food poisoning is causing miscarriages, and if eating strictly re-assures you I would stick to bread, fresh fruit and cooked vegies, and nuts. I cannot see how junk food would be safe :|

Just wondering why lentils would cause a miscarriage? I made lots of veggie soup with that soup mix in it ( all the lentils and stuff you have to soak for awhile first) all three of my pregnancies were fine! Just curious that's all...I would of thought that it would be more those foods that can cause listeria that can cause miscarriages!!
Sorry for your loss :-( xx

I know it's hard not to link these events together, especially when you've previously lost a pg due to food poisoning, but I find it hard to believe the soup was the cause.

I went a bit... okay, COMPLETELY overboard paranoid about food safety when I was pg with DD. It was either that or spend an hour crying after every meal in case I'd eaten the wrong thing. Normal food safety rules apply (basic hygiene and cleanliness) and then you have the additional recommendations related to "high risk" foods for listeria and mercury (fish).

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. I hope this is the last time you have to endure this pain. :hug:

First of all, huge :hug: to you hun, I am so sorry that you are having to go through this heartbreak yet again.

I don't know much about foods that can cause miscarriage but when you said that you survive on toast, it did get me wondering. Have you ever been tested for coeliac disease? It is a much underestimated cause of miscarriages and even if you don't feel that you necessarily have any symptoms, doesn't mean that it isn't a possibility. I was diagnosed about two years ago with blood tests and gut biopsy and the possibility had never, ever occurred to me. Sure, I did get a lot of tiredness, bloating etc (plus I had two natural miscarriages and repeated implantation failure) but it seemed so non-specific that I never suspected coeliac.

Just a thought that it may pay for you to get tested? In the meantime though, if you do think that pursuing this may be worth a shot, don't go off any breads or other gluten-containing products as the tests need for you to be eating gluten at the time to evaluate any sort of sensitivity.

Good luck chick, hoping that you can get to the bottom of things and have a healthy bubba in your arms before long.