Can someone please help?

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I have a few questions if someone can help me please!
1) I know that dates can ripen cervix ready for labour, but can I eat them in first trimester? (I’m 10 weeks 5 days pregnant and don’t want to risk anything haha).
2) I have some packaged food and on the ingredients list it says ‘red wine’. Will this still be ok to eat? Or shall I stay clear? (FYI I need to microwave it before heating, not sure if that makes any difference?)
3) can someone please give me some nice drink ideas instead of coffee. Not too keen on tea but am struggling atm as I’m limiting myself to 1 coffee a day.
Thank you!!

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For 'coffee' I really like barley coffee. it's really yummy, has some nutrition and no caffeine

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Dates can be eaten at any point and you would have to eat A LOT of dates to have any real effect. Labor will happen when baby is ready. Eating dates or spicy food or whatever won't bring on labor if your body isn't ready.
   Most things you eat with red wine in it will be cooked and 100% fine. Red wine sauces, reductions, glazes, etc all cooked. My ob said even things like red wine chocolates are fine just don't eat a ton of them. But don't drink red wine out of the bottle but in foods you should be more than fine. 
   Stay under 300mg of caffeine so maybe do 2 small cups of coffee...one in the morning and one afternoon if it will help. Experiment with more tea types as there are thousands of teas and you will find ones you like. Drink cider maybe instead if you want a hot beverage not coffee. If you like chocolate there is also a product called choffee. It is a brewed chocolate type drink that has health benefits but way way less caffeine than coffee. I would add choffee into my mix as another option (will insert image below). Also some fruits and foods give natural energy boosts so if you are dragging apple slices and nut butter or other fruits can help give you a pick me up

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Dates can be eaten, just don’t gorge yourself on them.  They’re a great healthy high fiber snack though 
As long as a product isn’t sold as an alcohol product, it’s fine.  The alcohol would have been cooked out
For coffee, I also limit to one cup.  I do like this brand dandelion root tea as it has a warm well rounded flavor that I feel like replaces coffee decently well...otherwise just grab some decaf xx

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