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Having a paranoid pregnant moment

HeyThereGoodLookinHeyThereGoodLookin
in June 2012 Moms

Ok, I'm having a moment. I know I'm being paranoid, but I can't talk myself out of it! I've always been a paranoid person, but this pregnancy is really making it worse.

My dad sent me some beef sticks through the mail and as soon as I saw them I immediately ate a few without thinking about it. They were made at a meat market close to where he lives in Wisconsin, which is a bit of a distance from here. Now I'm paranoid about listeria Embarrassed

Mostly it annoys me that everything seems to be off limits to pregnant women, and what are we supposed to do? Chain ourselves to the bed for 9 months? On the other hand, a part of my worrywart brain is saying "You could be that 1-in-whatever-statistic that gets infected!"

Will someone please tell me that I'm being crazy? Smile Sometimes I need a reality check.

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  • topaz7777topaz7777 member

    I eat that kind of stuff fairly regularly.  If you don't start feeling unwell, it's probably fine. 

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  • Sawyerplus1Sawyerplus1 member

    You're being crazy :)

    What's done is done and you can't un-eat them now. I'm sure you'll be fine.  

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  • ambiepambiep
    I ate some Hickory Farm beef stick about 2 weeks ago and it was delicious and I am just fine! I also eat feta on a greek salad about once a month. :) Naughty Naughty Me!!! Wink I think you will be fine just don't eat the whole beef stick!
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  • DomesticDiva0429DomesticDiva0429 member

    This is why I LOVE my ob..He made sure to tell me not to be paranoid like this. He said would I tell an Asian women not to eat sushi or woman from Europe not to eat cheese ( most of it is unpasteurized). He said to just use good judgement and if it smells good and taste okay then it is probably okay.

    For instance...I eat turkey lunch meat almost every damn day. I love feta and I have that on occasion too! I have had an ridiculous craving for tuna salad and I swear I ate tuna for 3 days straight...Your fine don't worry your pregnancy away and enjoy that beef jerky :)

     

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  • HeyThereGoodLookinHeyThereGoodLookin

    Thank you ladies!

    I don't know how many times I've told myself that I need to step away from Google. Hopefully one of these days I'll listen!

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  • tsuredraidertsuredraider member
    I live for eggs over medium, ranch and blue cheese dressings, mayo, and turkey lunchmeat. My LO is strong and my OB said stuff like that is fine in moderation.
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  • giggles0918giggles0918 member
    You will be fine.  Moderation is the key like PP said.
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  • danslilgrizzlydanslilgrizzly member
    imageDomesticDiva0429:

    This is why I LOVE my ob..He made sure to tell me not to be paranoid like this. He said would I tell an Asian women not to eat sushi or woman from Europe not to eat cheese ( most of it is unpasteurized). He said to just use good judgement and if it smells good and taste okay then it is probably okay.

    Ditto. I have eaten lots of things on the no-no list. I drink coffee just about every day, I've had pigs in a blanket multiple times (room temp at that), I've had feta, blue cheese, brie, pork roll, eggs over medium, tuna, etc. and we are just fine. Like PP said, my little one and I are both healthy and I'm not worried. You'll be fine. There are tons of women who don't even know these rules and deliver perfectly healthy babes.

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  • HeyThereGoodLookinHeyThereGoodLookin

    Thanks again everyone Smile

    I had a feeling I was being a nutcase. I'm the "what if?" queen and I swear I'm going to drive myself crazy one of these days!

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