Im sick of different sites telling me different things... HELPPP!!

[Amiijayne]

Some sites say eat this, dont eat that, dont do this, make sure you do that, i suppose there are alot of differences... Id love to hear other views off mums and mums to be... Iv just found out im pregnant with my second child lets have a chat ladies......

I just use the NHS one. If you use Google you'll never eat anything again,ever

Don't take all that stuff too seriously,the main things are to avoid raw egg, cheeses that haven't been pasteurised, and raw meat (no medium steaks etc) any fresh dairy items must have pasteurised egg. I honestly think it's really over the top!
I think the main thing is to not smoke and drink alcohol but others would disagree!!

I think it's just a case of being sensible.

Obviously the no smoking and drinking goes without saying in my books, but I have had medium steak (just made sure the edges are sealed) and I have had runny eggs (always Lion stamped eggs)

You can have the soft cheese as long as it is baked.

Part of this is, food safety rules in different countries are actually different. Something that might be safe in one country might not be in another. The internet has advice from a lot of different countries.

Some people have a lower tolerance for risk than others. Some people might be willing to give up a food that they aren't crazy about that is a little risky, but not be willing to give up a similarly risky food that they love.

Part of it is, most people do not like to feel like they are not in control. They will do things that may not be rationally justified if it makes them feel more like they are in control. This is why a lot of people are more scared of flying than they are of driving, despite the well-known statistics showing that flying is safer. They feel more in control driving, so it feels less scary. If not eating X makes you feel like you are more in control of the outcome of your pregnancy, maybe that's worth it to you.

Sometimes it's the nature of the threat. Recommendations for avoiding listeria are all over the map, partly because lots of different foods have been responsible for listeria outbreaks. Avoiding all foods that have ever been associated with listeria outbreaks, or all foods that could theoretically be associated with a listeria outbreak, wouldn't be practical for most people. Avoiding foods isn't always risk-free, either- if you avoid too many kinds of foods, you run the risk of nutritional deficiencies, which can be just as bad as a bacterial infection.

I do find it interesting how different people measure risk. I'm a statistician (so sorry if this is boring!) and there were only a few hundred cases of listeria last year in the UK from all foods out of 64 million people. But then I know pregnant women that will avoid many foods but happily go on holiday abroad with no adequate insurance when term or almost term, when the risk of prem birth is 1 in 10 (so much higher than chances of listeria)
Of course every woman should make the choices that are acceptable to her, but personally I like stats

It's probably best to follow the NHS advice here

If you want to chat about your pg generally, it's over in Ante-natal clubs - here

Lion stamped egg is fine raw as well, chicken would have been vaccinated agains salmonella.

this is a good book that actually looks at the evidence between all the advice www.amazon.co.uk/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wisdom/dp/1409142310

I did the same as you.... worried silly about what I could eat and what I couldn't. In the end I've decided to follow the nhs guidelines (kindly linked to by Auntie)

I must admit that I have eaten runny eggs because I love a fried egg sandwich. It's one of my favourite, most comforting things ever. I have only done it three times though. Not sure if they were lion stamped though.

I'm missing French cheeses quite a lot - brie, camembert, chevre... also missing decently cooked steak. My husband has promised to make me a rare steak with camembert melted on top as soon as baby's born! Looking forward to that!!!

I remember my post-natal picnic fondly!

DH went out for baguette, smelly cheese and pate, plus champagne (though as BFing, nearly all of that went down him).

I'm lucky because I don't eat meat, don't like smelly cheeses, don't like runny eggs, the idea of non pasteurised milk doesn't appeal etc. and I don't really drink alcohol either. My only vice is caffeine which I have tried to limit rather than eliminate. I have stuck to the NHS advice as there is so much variation elsewhere.