Accidentally had Raw Milk!

[LASandOtto]

My DH made a smoothie this morning and accidentally used raw milk.

I didn't realise until I had had my glass of it and then of course freaked out completely!

It's been a long journey and I'm 13 weeks pregnant now.

In my panic I tried to make myself sick but doubt it all came out. Called 111 who asked about symptoms but told to keep an eye and go to GP tomorrow and ask for a blood test.

I've been checking my temperature but know symptoms mightn't appear or may only appear quite late on (reading this up online).

Very worried, has anyone ever experienced this? How long do blood test results take for this sort of listeria test?

Thanks all!

Am I missing something? What's wrong with raw milk?

Do you mean unpasteurised? Where’d he get unpasteurised milk?

What even is raw milk?

You can get listeria E. coli or campylobacter from it @elephantonascooter did you get it from a farm?

What do you mean by raw milk? There are very few places you can buy it. Why do you have unpasteurised milk?

Not sure why you’d even have unpasteurised milk in the house if your pregnancy is so high risk.

Is that what you mean op?

Its done now, just keep an eye out for any symptoms.

I’m so confused what’s raw milk ?? I’m 15 weeks and been drinking milk every day ?

Raw milk is milk that hadnt been pasteurised. You wont find it in the shops

www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/raw-drinking-milk

Raw milk? Where did he get that?

Lots of farms now have machines that dispense it direct to customers now. Tastes good but not recommended for pregnancies.

@itsemily raw means unpasteurised so not heat treated to kill microbes like the stuff you buy off the shelf in the supermarket. I’m sure the milk you’re drinking is pasteurised so you will be fine. I’ve never stumbled across unpasteurised milk.

I think you're overreacting and so are 111. But I'm not a medical person.

Did you get the milk directly from the farm gate? There are really strict rules governing farms which sell raw milk. I would contact the farm or dairy tomorrow for reassurance about their herd. It won’t completely remove the concern but it might offer you a bit of reassurance while you wait for the test results.

Sorry yes the carton says 'raw' milk meaning unpasteurised. DH bought it at a farmers market this morning without thinking, made the smoothie with it and I didn't realise it was unpasteurised milk until I saw the milk carton in the fridge after.

I just know unpasteurised is of course on the list of foods and drinks to not have in pregnancy. DH just didn't realise or forgot in the moment.

I drank raw milk and ate raw cheese in my first four pregnancies because it's incredibly healthy and is recommended for pregnant women in my country of origin. Some of my French and Italian friends never avoided raw milk in their pregnancies.

In UK the only person I know who drank raw milk throughout her pregancies (as her mum/grandma etc) grew up on a dairy farm.
Keeping everything sterile is much more heavily regulated in England when it comes to raw milk, I think the chances of getting sick through drinking it are zero.
I wish I had easy access to raw milk, I'd never buy pasteurised....

luckily the risk is small.
try not to worry too much.
are you in the uk? are you sure it's raw milk?
in england it's illegal to sell raw milk for drinking outside specific farms.

To me, having lived in other countries it's just peculiar, UK dentists/doctors think it's fine to stick a mercury filling in your mouth (banned or at least phased out in most countries) but scaremonger you if you eat some Brie when pregnant.
I wouldn't worry at all, OP.

Thanks all. I'll just check in with the GP anyway tomorrow morning to see what they say. Rather be safe than sorry.

Apologies if I hadn't clearly stated it was unpasteurised milk, thought raw milk/unpasteurised was the same as it's not been pasteurised to kill of any potential harmful bacteria.

thought raw milk/unpasteurised was the same

It is. Lots of people just haven’t heard of raw milk as it it’s pretty hard to get hold of.

Why check in with the GP, just give the midwife a call if you’re confused, but you’ve drunk it already. So, not much you can do now, you’ll be fine!

or was is un-homogenised?
that would be totally fine, it just means that the fat separates out and you get a layer of cream on the top.

I would worry too much (and I am the worrying type). I know pregnant farmers wives that drank it all through pregnancy as they produced it. I think one off you'll be ok x

Sorry wouldn't I mean

woodencoffeetable

It's not illegal in England, I travelled to certain farm markets in the past just to buy raw milk and butter (though you can buy raw butter in some Waitrose branches)

I think it is illegal in Scotland, which I think is bizarre when in continental Europe you can buy it in vending machines or supermarkets.
Raw milk has enzymes which helps digest it which are killed by pasteurisation.
Also homogenising milk alters how milk fat is perceived and utilised by our bodies...
In most of the world it's fine to consume raw milk, but what do they know, eh