How much did you avoid lunchmeat while pg?

kjlrs · October 2008

I tried not to have it very often while pg with DD. one of our favorite spots to eat at work is a sub place and my favorite is a club, loaded with various lunchmeats. My OB said it was fine in moderation (although it seems like if you have problems its a one-time thing, not a build up, so i'm not sure why) I'm pretty sure I'll be getting my club today. Am I a bad mom?

kevschickee2 · October 2008

I didnt avoid it at all

firefightersgal · October 2008

I didn't avoid it at all. I think I ate at Quizno's 3+ times a week while I was pregnant!

stacynikki · October 2008

I ate it all the time. I just heated it up in the microwave. When I'd get a Subway sandwhich I would ask them to microwave it.

stcroixbride · October 2008

Honestly? I ate at subway practically every day. BUT, I tended to get the grilled chicken sandwiches and not the deli meats. They just tasted better to me. But I didn't go completely out of my way to avoid deli meats...

AnnapolisLari · October 2008

Not at all.

I also drink the occasional glass of wine, eat a piece of sushi if I feel so inclined, and all kinds of other pregnant lady sins.

LittleMamaB · October 2008

I didn't avoid it...not even a little bit.

VivaAmore · October 2008

I don't think I had lunchmeat once when pg with Mia! This time I could see myself eating it every week. I'm already so relaxed this time and I hate it. I wish I could get back into my anal eating right, exercising, taking care of myself mode instead of eating everything that passes in front of my face!

kylara111 · October 2008

I didn't eat it at all. I read enough about it and decided that it was not worth the risk of getting listeria however small. Like you said, having it in moderation doesn't really make sense.

Sheila92003 · October 2008

I only ate it once. I was at a family party, they only had deli trays, and I was starving. I microwaved it until it steamed and "popped".

BubblyToes · October 2008

I didn't avoid it at all.

wellfleet04 · October 2008

I didn't eat it at all. Eating it in moderation makes no sense, you're right. Either the piece you eat has listeria, or it doesn't. I guess you cut down on the number of times you take that (very, very small) chance if you eat it less frequently, but it only takes one bad piece. I'm not a big sandwich lover, so I didn't find it a hardship to give it up. I still drink a bit of caffeine and eat some other "bad" foods, though. Lunchmeat is just not on my list of things I love, so it was easy to cut out.