Runny egg, can I, should I?????

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I am massively craving a fried egg on toast with proper runny yolk, I am 22+2 weeks pg, can I? should I?, would you?

I've had lots of runny eggs and am 24 weeks plus all going fine! I avoided them at the beginning but now I don't. I have them with the yolk soft but ensure the white is well cooked.

I think its organic, free range eggs that you need to be careful with as these hens probably have been vaccinated and they wont have been pumped full of antibiotics..Battery hens are given lots of anti biotics etc and are vaccinated etc.

I really crave runny eggs.....YUM!

Oh bugger - I guess my eggs are out then... They don't have the Lion stamped on them and are produced by a local farm who deliver them to our door every other week... I wonder if it's worth phoning and asking them? Trouble is, they may not be telling the truth, I guess I'll just have to buy some eggs from somewhere else... They do taste so much nicer though and it's a big place because they provide the local shops... Hmmmm

Poached egg on toast was one of the few meals I fancied for about the first 6 weeks of morning sickness!

I only found out you're not supposed to eat them later on when I had my MW appointment!

Im a midwife 30 weeks pregnant eaten loads of runny eggs howver have to advise my patients not to eat them!

I blame this thread for the nasty burns I have on my finger and thumb from cooking fried eggs!

If it wernt for this constant queasyness id love an egg too.

I just ate a runny fried egg well it was half hard half yoke what shall i do?

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have a glass of wine. the alcohol will kill off any bacteria!

Mmmm soft poached eggs, dippy eggs and runny yolk fried eggs! Hungry now! I have had a few since I read that the UK guidelines are being assessed based on the fact that since the Edwina Currie episode years ago the majority of British eggs are vaccinated against salmonella. And as someone who has actually had salmonella poisoning from tandoori chicken, which is not banned, I think the egg risk is very low. Wouldn't eat them out though, just ones I cooked myself.

Yes! I have. The risk is salmonella and from what I gathered during my research the risk is mainly to mother from dehydration etc. Anyhoo, if you buy good quality free range eggs then they should have lion mark and therefore will have been vaccinated. I would probably draw the line at eating runny egg out but then I would anyway. X

Zombie thread, folks.

I posted this the other day - runny eggs now considered safe if lion stamped. Guidance likely to change next year: www.telegraph.co.uk/health/11214685/Its-safe-to-eat-runny-eggs-pregnant-women-told.html

As long as they have the lion stamp they're fine. I've been eating dippy egg and soldiers one of my cravings and it's perfect!!

rein knew I had read that somewhere...

I've eaten runny eggs throughout, it's fine. I'd steer clear of anything containing raw egg, but soft/runny yolks are really not something I've worried about, just get Lion stamped ones.

I see that this all makes absolute sense, but my midwife is still insisting that runny eggs are a no - lion stamped and only at home included. The NHS guidelines online are the same. Why oh why can't they update them and then I can lose the guilt?

Obviously salmonella is awful, but as others on here have pointed out it is just as likely to get this from another food source, especially if people eat out in places with poor hygiene standards (not something that is always visible). What is the risk to the baby if the mother was to contract salmonella? Is it just the usual sickness bug and dehydration issues or is there something more?

If it's just the usual risk to me then I'd be more inclined to just eat one (10 week, constantly sick and it's all I want to eat!) because that risk is negligible really. Or is it more like the risk of eating pate and liver?

This is my second baby, you'd think I'd know a bit more by now!

Runny eggs are fine. Even if you were to catch salmonella (highly unlikely) it won't harm the baby, it'll just make you feel really ill, with associated risk of dehydration. The only form of food poisoning that would harm the baby (as far as I'm aware) is listeria, and that's not associated with eggs. Crack on!

Lion Marked eggs are from chickens vaccinated against Salmonella, so they should be safe partially cooked.

At corner shops and in restaurants most eggs aren't Lion Marked so the general advice has to be to avoid runny eggs. But if you buy Lion Marked eggs, store then properly and eat within the use by date there isn't much to worry about.

eggs in new Zealand are fine to as all the chucks are vaccinated although just looked it up and advice here is not to eat them. I Think I would have starved if I lived here though just looked at what you can't eat her.

Here is this list of food you can't eat here.

processed meats* such as pâté, salami, ham and luncheon
cold pre-cooked meat* such as chicken (plain or smoked) and corned beef
raw (unpasteurised) milk and raw milk products
soft pasteurised cheese* (ie, brie, camembert, feta, blue, mozzarella and ricotta)
pre-prepared or unrefrigerated salads, including rice or pasta salad, coleslaw, roasted vegetable and green salads
hummus and other dips containing tahini
raw, smoked or pre-cooked fish or seafood*, including sushi, smoked salmon, marinated mussels or oysters
foods containing raw egg, eg, smoothies, mayonnaise, hollandaise sauce or desserts such as mousse
soft-serve ice cream
cream or custard, especially in pre-made cakes or pastries (unless homemade or pre-packaged and eaten within two days of opening).

• Note that these foods are safe to eat if heated thoroughly until piping hot, that is, above 70°C.

One of the reasons to be cautious when eating out isn't just because they mightn't cook it properly but because their eggs might come from other parts of the EU and not be immunised.

I've been very bad! I scrapped the bowl out after making the Christmas cake -mmm...

Oh and I've used alcohol in the cake -more than Delia recommends!
And our Christmas pudding is an iced bomb with glace fruits soaked in madeira... I'll be 32 weeks by then so hope baby's fairly robust and I won't be actually drinking any alcohol.

As long as an egg is lion quality it comes from salmonella free hens ... I had a fried egg sandwich this morning with a very runny yolk.. Im 31 + 3 ;)

Hens in the UK are vaccinated agains salmonella. I personally would go for it (looks a bit eggy)