Rare steak at 23 weeks

[Mumtotwofurbabies]

Guess I just need someone to talk me down and tell me I am being stupid to worry this much. I had a rare steak last night, it was seared on the outside but very pink inside as that’s how I like them. Husband cooked it, was one of the posh ones from Aldi. I feel stupid as when I was eating it I was thinking I bet I’ll stress about this afterwards, but think in the back of my mind I was thinking the risk was just food poisoning and I always have very rare steak and have never got it…but then I made the mistake of googling about toxoplasmosis 😱. I’m 23 weeks pregnant. It’s silly as when I was pregnant with my first I went on holiday to Spain and probably made my way through the forbidden foods list, cured meat, cheese and wasn’t bothered…just think with this pregnancy I’m stressed about more things due to miscarriages. Feel silly as I could have just asked him to cook it more and save myself the stress…I’m worrying too much aren’t ?!

You're worrying too much! I ate rare steak throughout my pregnancy, I just made sure I knew where it had come from and steaks from
lidl / Aldi will all have been stored correctly.
The risks are so tiny please don't beat yourself up about it x

Yes you are worrying too much
More of an issue with undercooked minced meat than an actual steak.

Ps I'm holding my 6 week old in my arms as I type this and she's perfect! I also ate cured meat and some brie and blue cheese during the pregnancy. Second baby so less worried!

I’m 23 weeks too- congratulations :)

Please don’t worry, if you really regret it just don’t have another! (That being said I’ve had pink steak, soft cheeses and cured meats this time occasionally )

Thankyou everyone…what I needed to hear haha. No point eating steak well done really 🤣. Thanks CPdubs…congratulations too!

You don't get food poisoning from an in-date, rare steak. If the outer surface is sealed, the bacteria have been killed off.

Raw chicken & pork have specific bacteria/parasites which are in the muscle tissue, which is why they need to be cooked all the way through.

Enjoy your steak!

Prob great for your iron levels!

You'll be 100% fine from a steak.

Mince is riskier.

Please, please, please, for anyone reading this, don't be blasé about unpasteurised uncooked cheese though, the listeria threat is small but very real. It's a total myth that French women commonly eat unpasteurised cheese when pregnant.

I craved rare steak during most of my pregnancy. I am surprised I didn't give birth to a vampire however my now adult baby is a vegetarian!

@Mumtotwofurbabies ended up popping to the shop for roasted veggies and rib eyes yesterday (cooked medium rare) - just realised it’s because of this thread 🤣

I worked in an international office when I was pregnant and a few of us work friends went for lunch 3 of us were pregnant. Topic was what food to avoid. We agreed to avoid sushi - our Japanese friend was 🙄 and thought we were mad. We agreed to avoid hot curry our Indian pregnant colleague was 🙄 we agreed to avoid wine our French pregnant colleague was 🙄🙄😁.