Todays episode dives into John and Daves experience of the first trimester, from confirming pregnancy by blood tests to crazy hormones, and keeping healthy during pregnancy. John comes clean about enjoying a cheeky lung lolly before Renee came along, and the boys chat about food avoidance in pregnancy. Top foods to avoid turns out to be potting soil and ham from the bin!

John's dad hack cover foot health and getting your running shoes fit, and Dave gets organised with a household shared calendar

Topics!

Even though you know if was your cheeky birthday gift, the medical team can never truly tell what day conception was, so to standardise it, aging starts at the last period prior to positive pregnancy result
A lot of women track their period to find the ovulation window and will therefore know what their period date should be. But it's not uncommon to have irregular periods

Hormonal storm and why your wife’s a yelling at you
- Hormones are messengers across the body and certain factors can influence their behaviour, and therefore the messages they pass on. Pregnancy influences a few particular hormones, estrogen and progesterone (female hormones) - which are the same hormones at play in period mood swings

Keeping healthy
- quitting vices
  - Darts and alcohol are a no go unfortunately for those who treat themselves to a cheeky lung lolly - same rules for digital and analogue cigarettes
- morning sickness,
  - Hyperemesis gravidarum
  - Anti emetics, prescribed and natural
  - Occurs whenever
  - Preempt that this will happen - get prescriptions from your GP on the first visit
- diet and sleep

So you want sushi and soft serve? - understanding risks with food

Non spon mentions

Factfulness - by Hans Rosling - https://www.amazon.com.au/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814

So what do I actually have to avoid - Beyond the Bump Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/beyond-the-bump/id1484930949?i=1000605061956

Tommy Tippe Nappy Bin - https://www.tommeetippee.com/en-au/shop/changetime/nappy-disposal-systems?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA5L2tBhBTEiwAdSxJXz2Ko15LHNflK5A7XlnY86_v_WUhld4EB6xUqMDypnvxbBBIta2vWBoC5n4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Episode 3.: First Trimester Tips and Tricks