MUST HAVE CRISPS! MUST HAVE CRISPS! Curse you all with your talk of Monster Munch. I can see that I'm now going to be obsessed until I can lay my hands on some. Today has not been a healthy eating day. So far I have had:
One bowl of chopped fruit with full fat Greek yoghurt, honey and granola
One piece of toast with butter, cream cheese and marmite
Two slices of Victoria Sponge
An entire carton of cream of tomato soup with bread and hummus.
My excuse for the cake is that I went for coffee with a German friend this morning, and she bakes like a demon. Oh well, at least I've resisted having a slice of the banana and chocolate cake I made yesterday.
Re the deli meats, I'm only avoiding ones that are actually raw, like parma ham and so on. Have you found the FSA's site on eating in pregnancy? It's here, and I think it's really sensible. Here's what it says about cold meat:
"Some countries advise pregnant women not to eat cold meats or smoked fish because of the risk of listeria. In the UK, we don't advise women to avoid these products because the risk is very low. The risk of listeria is much higher with cheeses such as Camembert, Brie or chevre (a type of goats' cheese), and others that have a similar rind, or pâté, which you shouldn't eat during pregnancy. However, if you are concerned, you might also choose to avoid cold meats and smoked fish while you are pregnant."
Really feel for those of you with late scan dates. mrsZaC, are you planning on having the nuchal scan or just a dating one? TBH if it were me and I was wanting the nuchal, I'd consider paying to have it earlier just in case I needed an amnio or CVS, so that I could start the process as soon as poss. Whereas if you're just having a dating scan, then there's less urgency (though still very irritating and I'd be if it were me).