The other night, I was really looking forward to the healthy and delicious dinner that I was preparing. I made a Baked Chicken, Asparagus, Red Potato and Tomato casserole. It was a clean eating recipe and it was very good. One of the main ingredients in the casserole was basil. I put almost a cup of basil into the mixture before baking it.
About half-way through dinner, my stomach started to hurt. Normally a little pain doesn't bother me, but this was no ordinary pain. I left the table and laid in bed. The pain kept coming in waves for about twenty minutes or so. It felt like little contractions. Being only just barely into the second trimester, this was definitely scary to experience. I just held my stomach and tried to deal with the pains.
Michael was really worried and I was about to say that we needed to head to the emergency room to make sure everything was okay with our babies. The pain finally subsided and I started to feel better. But what on earth caused this to happen?
I decided to do a little research on medical websites. I eat chicken, asparagus, tomatoes and potatoes on a regular basis, so the only thing I could think of was the basil. I don't often cook with it, but this time, it was one of the main ingredients in our dinner.
According to some of the research and articles that I found, basil is a uterine stimulant when ingested in large amounts and can cause uterine contractions during pregnancy! There is actually a basil tea that women drink to try and induce labor when they are full term or near full term. I couldn't believe what I was reading! There are lists of herbs to avoid during pregnancy and one of them was basil.
I'm just thankful that the pains did subside! But one thing's for sure, I will be avoiding basil for the duration of this pregnancy.
And where was this basil tea when I was two weeks past due with Rhylan??
About half-way through dinner, my stomach started to hurt. Normally a little pain doesn't bother me, but this was no ordinary pain. I left the table and laid in bed. The pain kept coming in waves for about twenty minutes or so. It felt like little contractions. Being only just barely into the second trimester, this was definitely scary to experience. I just held my stomach and tried to deal with the pains.
Michael was really worried and I was about to say that we needed to head to the emergency room to make sure everything was okay with our babies. The pain finally subsided and I started to feel better. But what on earth caused this to happen?
I decided to do a little research on medical websites. I eat chicken, asparagus, tomatoes and potatoes on a regular basis, so the only thing I could think of was the basil. I don't often cook with it, but this time, it was one of the main ingredients in our dinner.
According to some of the research and articles that I found, basil is a uterine stimulant when ingested in large amounts and can cause uterine contractions during pregnancy! There is actually a basil tea that women drink to try and induce labor when they are full term or near full term. I couldn't believe what I was reading! There are lists of herbs to avoid during pregnancy and one of them was basil.
I'm just thankful that the pains did subside! But one thing's for sure, I will be avoiding basil for the duration of this pregnancy.
And where was this basil tea when I was two weeks past due with Rhylan??
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