2nd Trimester
FunMom2Be
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Don't tell my OB but...
FunMom2Be
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I totally had a turkey sandwhich today and it felt GREAT to eat it..... I so miss deli meats.
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Re: Don't tell my OB but...
15 minutes?! I've never heard a Dr say that long...everyone I've ever talked to about it said 15 seconds in the microwave is fine (or until steaming if you do it on the stovetop). I'm not big on deli meat as it is, but I'd be pissed if my Dr said I couldn't have Subway lol
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holy crap i love JJ's...they have the BEST sandwhiches
Deli meat does not have listeria bacteria in it. It could possibly get contaminated with listeria if it is not handled/stored properly or if it is old. As long as you are getting your deli meat from a reputable place(preferably a busy place that goes through a lot of meat) then there is not much to worry about. You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning or getting in a serious car accident than getting listeria.
Get Boars Head meats. It's the best you can get.
I think she meant 15 seconds not minutes lol.
I totally had a ham and cheese sandwich today and it was divine. I have one about once a week or so.
Why would your OB care? I've never had an OB tell me I couldn't eat anything, except for raw fish and no drinking.
Eat it up. I eat sandwiches all the time and have two perfectly healthy boys. : )
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I miss sushi the most
i miss sushi too!!!! -but i never ate the raw sashimi anyway
is the sushi with cooked meat/no meat really that bad for pregos???
(maybe have to take out the cream cheese on some...)
I eat lunch meat, hot dogs, medium rare steaks, soft cheeses and cooked sushi! ::gasp::
As long as your food is handled properly and stored at proper temperatures you should be good to go. The only thing my doctors have said to me was no alcohol and watch the amount of fried/junk foods.
wow, two totally untrue statements. after 15 min. the meat would be like shoe rubber! i hope she has a clue about things that matter!
There's nothing wrong with cream cheese. *sigh*
Oh, holy crap! I just realized I had a turkey sandwich for dinner without heating the meat up! I usually heat it. It just slipped my mind. O_O
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yeah, i was told like 30-40 seconds, until it's steaming. and as much as i love lunch meat in my sammiches, nothing is grosser than hot lunch meat! don't tell my OB but i had three small sips of champagne tonight after my (now) fiance proposed! that's the only alcohol i'll be treating myself to during pregnancy so i figure three small sips shouldn't be too bad.
Where do you people hear these ridiculous thing about what you can't eat...
Wow.... While y'all are at it, maybe you should know you're not supposed to eat soft serve ice cream too....lol... I definitely ignored that one
Quote I found on a website that is fairly accurate:
About 6 million people will get pregnant this year. 1/3 of 2500 cases this year will be in pregnant women. So what is your chance of getting this disease? .013%. What are your chances of dying in a car accident? .015% So, you are more likely to die in an accident than get listeriosis. Now, you don?t want to partake in risky behavior. No driving while blindfolded, and no licking raw chicken. But do you never get into a car while pregnant? No, you just make good choices. Your favorite sushi restaurant where you know they get the fish fresh at the market might not pose as much risk as you think. You have a craving for your favorite brand of brie cheese? Yea, statistically you could cause your infant harm, but so do people who breath in the air in Los Angeles.
I'm betting your OB meant heat it up for 15 seconds. I was told 30 seconds in the microwave, or get the sandwich toasted. I eat sandwiches/subs all the time - I just get them toasted.
And ditto the Boar's Head meat
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ditto this--just preferably not from a subway--but if i keep it in my own fridge so its always cold she has no issues
I also dont eat red meat, wont eat large chunks of meat and hate beans so its pretty much a "I dont give a rats...just get some protein"
I'm sure that it was more like 15 seconds and the op misheard or just plain remembered wrong...and the other part is not "untrue". Lunchmeats do carry a heightened risk for carrying, or however you want to say it, listeria. While the non-pregnant you may never be effected by consuming something that contains listeria (you might never even know what you ate contained the bacteria... although it does cause many deaths and sickness every year), a fetus does not have the means to protect itself against the bacteria like a healthy adult however which is why the risk is greater. Hence why dr's as well as the American Pregnancy Association reccomend no soft cheeses (the important thing is really whether or not thy're pasturized), and unpasturized products, and deli meat that is not heated to a temp. of 160degrees. Heating to that temp. ensures that the bacteria can not live. I've taken many food safety courses over the course of getting my culinary and FSM degrees and ALL of them focused heavily on the fact that listeria could be harmful to pregnant women, small children, and the elderly. I'm certainly not saying that any of you are horrible for taking a chance...because obviously it's not like you've got a 80% chance of eating a listeria ridden piece of turkey...but sometimes I swear everyone just starts laying into the op on these things trying to make them feel dumb when they don't exactly know what they're talking about themselves.
I had raw sushi last week, and will probably be getting some tonight after our trip to the movies. I also had a glass of verdejo and imported soft cheese at a very nice wine store.
Again, you have to go to a reputable place. Not a big deal, my OB okayed it, probably because she knows I have common sense
SERIOUSLY?
did you really have to C&P some info about Lysteria like anyone was going to have a lightbulb moment after reading it? believe me, I know all the facts about lysteria. the poster made it seem like all lunch meat has lysteria bacteria, that is why i said it was an untrue statement. i'm sorry even if she heard 15 min. on mistake, common sense should tell you that would destroy the lunch meat.
I get it, there is a TINY risk, like a PP pointed out, you are more at risk driving in your car everyday yet no one just walks instead. thanks for chiming in w/ your nonsense though, it was entertaining! i've been around for 5ys, you and your 46 posts can simmer down.