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please remind me what I shouldn't eat!

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surprisenumber3 · 20/08/2008 15:29

almost 6 weeks preg with 3rd DC and have realised I can't remember what I can and can't eat...well I haven't been pregnant for five years :D

seem to remember pate, soft ice cream, things in bakers that have been kept warm all days, nuts....what else?

Thank you!

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tinkisnearlyhalfway · 20/08/2008 15:55

list of what you cant eat -

any soft cheese i.e feta, camenbert etc cold
ok if cooked in say pasta or on pizza

all pates a no no

you cant have 99 icecreams that come out of the machines. icrecream from freezer is fine.

cold deli meat i.e pepporoni a no but ok again on pizza

have to be careful with seafood i.e prawns ok if in freezer and cooked

no soft boiled runny eggs hard boiled fine

laweaselmys · 20/08/2008 16:02

Why can't we have pepperoni? I haven't heard that one.

Also remember, you cannot eat shark.

waggledancer · 20/08/2008 16:18

This page www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/nutrition/foodsafety/cheeseexpert/ is helpful. And this one www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/pregnancy_eat_003744.htm.

MKG · 20/08/2008 16:30

Limit Tuna because of high mercury levels.

aurorec · 20/08/2008 16:49

No 99s????

I didn't know that I've had a few this pregnancy. What's the problem with them?

fragola · 20/08/2008 17:07

Don't forget raw and undercooked meat!

fragola · 20/08/2008 17:08

Pepperoni I presume because it's cured rather than cooked, same with salami and parma ham - there's a risk of toxoplasmosis.

WorzselMummage · 20/08/2008 17:08

I read on another message board that we must not eat mcfurrys from mc d's either

i'll be ignoring that.

tinkisnearlyhalfway · 21/08/2008 11:56

you arent meant to have mcflurrys or 99's as they both come out of icecream machines risk of listeria

EffiePerine · 21/08/2008 11:58

peanuts is a bit of a grey area, some say avoid if allergies in family, others say exposure in womb decreases risk of allergy. Prob depends on your family history and how relaxed you are feeling

Personally I am still eating runny eggs and peanut butter...

TheHedgeWitch · 21/08/2008 12:02

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PetitFilou1 · 21/08/2008 12:06

Here you go - look at the Food Standards Agency website page

www.eatwellgov.uk/agesandstages/pregnancy

WorzselMummage · 21/08/2008 12:10

I've managed to eat mucflurrys for 28 years and never got listeria.

If icecream machines posed any kind of risk to the general population they wouldnt be able to sell them atall surely ?

I have been pregnant 5 times and have never been told this 'risk' it just seems to be something which is talked about on message boards.

cornettos are nice though

CaptainKarvol · 21/08/2008 12:16

yes, but the thing with listeria is that as a normal, healthy, non-pregnant adult if you had caught the bug the chances are you would have had a mild, 'fluey' illness. Not necessarily thought, 'urg, I have listeria'. It's not the mother that listeria really harms (unless you have a weakened immune system), it's the baby.

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 21/08/2008 12:18

feta is ok! it's pasteurised. Only unpasteurised cheese is a risk. Deli food is out because it can pick up bacteria being out for hours and with other foods (cross contamination)

PetitFilou1 · 21/08/2008 12:21

Agree with kat - feta is ok
and captainkarvol is right about listeria

kat2907 - hope you are ok, that other thread has got in a bit of a pickle and the op seems to have disappeared, I don't blame her!

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 21/08/2008 12:22

Lol
I've bowed out now - my perspective is a bit skewed as I'm full of pregnancy Grrr so I don't know when to stop!

hanaflower · 21/08/2008 12:23

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dinny · 21/08/2008 12:24

if you had listeria, would you know?

I have been a bit rubbish this pregnancy already, looking at that list

what are the dangers of listeria when pg?

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 21/08/2008 12:29

The dangers of any of those illnesses - listeria, salmonella, toxoplasosis etc are that if you get them in early pregnancy they can cause mc or birth defects. I think you would know if you got salmonella but listeria and toxoplasmosis are just flu like symptoms so you may not know.

CaptainKarvol · 21/08/2008 12:33

If you had listeria, you would probably know you had something but might well think it was just some virus. Dangers are as bad as they can be - miscarriage, stillbirth. Which is NOT to say that they are definitely going to happen even if you were exposed to listeria - you can be exposed and still not catch it. Just that they might, and it's a pretty good idea not to get exposed to the bug if you can help it. Listeria is rare, but concentrated in vulnerable people. I did find one internet link saying about 1/3 of all cases are in pg women.

dinny · 21/08/2008 12:38

shit, have eaten poached eggs I think this pg that weren't hard-cooked

have also had fresh white crab (which IS cooked) - is that OK?

WorzselMummage · 21/08/2008 12:41

Eggs are vaccinated against salmonella if this coutry anyway nowerdays

SpookyMadMummy · 21/08/2008 13:19

No seafood which filter feeds like prawns

I LOVE prawns and have been craving them....

WorzselMummage · 21/08/2008 13:29

You can eat prawns as long as they are cooked, my MW told me that.. thank god, i love prawns