You can blame BABYCENTER for all the crazy

k_leigh_d · July 2009

can I eat this or that ?'s we get here on The Bump. I got this email this morning. . . .

Holiday foods to avoid during pregnancy

I'm pretty sure that I will be eating each and every one of these things this weekend. haha!!

heidismith · July 2009

Ohh I cant wait for a hotdog!! Yummy

AshNicole331 · July 2009

I got the same e-mail today! I didn't even bother opening it...I have better things to worry about than wondering if it's okay if I eat a freaking hot dog.

criticalmass · July 2009

Um, yeah I have been eating potato salad like a fiend all week. And what jackass is going to try to ban pg women from hamburgers on the 4th... unamerican bastards.

browneyes_24b · July 2009

Hey K!

That list is such a downer! Yeah....I'm going to be eating a lot of those things without hesitation.

afg · July 2009

hahaha, I had store bought potato salad and a burger last night

sam19 · July 2009

Damn babycenter. And I will not avoid tasting the cupcake batter!

kellyperk85 · July 2009

seems like a bunch of paranoid germaphobes write for babycenter. i WILL have a hotdog AND a hamburger since i am the hungry pregnant monster these days!

kle+spd · July 2009

Yeah I saw that email too! I didn't read it either! I've had like 4 corndogs and 9 hamburgers since being pregnant! Oh and a million turkey sandwiches! They were all amazing and the baby and I are fine! A true miracle in their eyes apparently!

NKufferman · July 2009

I got the same one - it basically says don't eat anything at a cookout.

monlyn9 · July 2009

Um, wouldn't store bought salads, like potato salad, be prepared under more strict health standards than something in a home kitchen. In a store, they are required to wear gloves and head coverings and such. You can't guarantee that the home cook even washed their hands before preparing the food.

Pennylane824 · July 2009

haha, yup have eaten and will continue to eat all of that stuff. IT'S SUMMER.

MrsBro6116 · July 2009

So no to:

Hot Dogs

Salads (potato, pasta, coleslaw)

Alfa sprouts.

::ponders:: Ya, I'm ignoring all that nonsense.. I love all those things...

k_leigh_d · July 2009

NKufferman:
I got the same one - it basically says don't eat anything at a cookout.

EXACTLY . . . and going back to the freak-outs on 1st tri, I can say without reservation that there WILL be girls following these guidelines. haha!!

jjwheat1007 · July 2009

All that did was make me want hot dogs and burger and homemade ice cream.

mrsblt · July 2009

Reading that made a cookout sound soooo good! Now I want hot dogs, brats, burgers, etc... .mmmmm

NikkiMarie · July 2009

LOL, I got the email too and read it- I was like, "ohh well...the hot dog I ate over the weekend from the Grill was too yummy to be bad"

sheesh...

Evelynsmom · July 2009

I got that too, wasn't it stupid?!

ShawnaDanielle · July 2009

Now I NEED a hamburger ASAP.

Resa77063 · July 2009

I'm about to step out and get me a small thing of potato salad now. Reading that only made me want to get some.

peppermintgirl · July 2009

Haha, I love how it says you can eat hot dogs and burgers, but only if they've been cooked.

Do you think it's really necessary to say that?

MrsWanee · July 2009

haha i got that email too.

anarivera · July 2009

Well done steak tastes like a plastic flip flop.. me it has to be a little pink Stick out tongue .

And that is what I ate esterday in our Canada day!

DanielsWife · July 2009

LMAO.

I will admit that in 1st tri I did follow some of those guidelines, but once I was in 2nd tri, I joyfully ate a Nathan's beef frank at Sam's Club. NOM!?

MrGandMe · July 2009

Too funny...I opened this same email this morning and literally rolled my eyes! Ceasar salad?!?!? I have these at least 3 x week. Have a great 4th....Happy potato salad, coleslaw and hotdog eating to everyone!!!

Pecas13 · July 2009

Umm...I had a hotdog last night.

Will my baby come out with 3 arms? GAHH!

Pretty sure I love hotdogs and eat them all the time. SO YUMMY!

I don't have to worry about potato salad, though, I find it repulsive, and have since I was a kid. BLECH!

lovelyophelia · July 2009

I had a Bison hotdog the other week. Seriously, I cannot explain the amazingness of it.

I'm pretty sure LO will thank me for introducing him to the greatness of hot dogs and hamburgers in the womb one day.

heatherlane · July 2009

Ok, steer clear from chocolates with liquer centers? WTF? So, should we just make those something that only 21 and up (and non-pregnant women) can buy? Seriously?

And yes, I will eat multiple hot dogs, hamburgers, and potato salad this weekend.

bunintheoven76 · July 2009

I plan on eating each and every one of those blissfully evil things this weekend. (minus the potato salad... icky icky) I am seriously thinking of getting off Baby Center's mailing list... it is getting ridiculous with the things that they are sending out! How un-American is it to NOT eat those things that are symbolic of 4th of July weekend... I will eat my hot dog and be a proud American

cass_e · July 2009

You're not supposed to eat sprouts?? I've been putting those on my salads throughout the pregnancy.......is this a time to seriously PANIC?

dottymobo · July 2009

I got it and skimmed through it, and they phrase it so that it sounds way more alarmist than it is.

NO HOT DOGS (unless they're well cooked) NO HAMBURGERS (unless they are well cooked) NO SALADS (unless you can verify that they haven't been sitting in the sun all day) .

Sprouts do carry a slightly higher salmonella risk, but really all unpeelable or scrubbable raw veggies do (and if you've been eating them all along, and haven't had salmonella, you're cool).

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