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Greco1014
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How do you order your eggs?
Greco1014
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Before I got pregnant, I usually ate my eggs over easy, with a yolk that spilled out when you broke into it (you know, the delicious way). But now, I read that pregnant woman should only eat eggs that are completely cooked through (scrambled, hard-boiled, and in omelette form, not soft-boiled, not over easy, etc.)
Obviously, I understand the danger of raw eggs, but I'm wondering just how careful we need to be about cooked eggs that are just a little bit runny or soft. I could really go for fried a egg/ bacon/ cheese sandwich. Also, I read somewhere that the risk of salmonella is really a risk to the mom, rather than the baby--and if that's true, I want that sandwich so badly that I might just be willing to risk it 
Anyway, how careful are all of you when it comes to eggs?
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Re: How do you order your eggs?
I don't eat any raw or runny eggs while pregnant.
Your immune system is weaker when you're pregnant, so you the fact that you've never gotten sick before doesn't really matter. Pregnant women are considered a special risk group for foodborne illness for this reason. I just don't see it as a risk worth taking. I order mine scrambled, and when I eat eggs at home (like in a sandwich) I cook them in the microwave on a saucer and make sure they are completely done.
As this article puts it, "Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus, even when maternal symptoms are mild."
https://www.livestrong.com/article/69734-effects-salmonella-pregnancy/
I still order mine over-easy.
The supposed "danger" of raw eggs is EXTREMELY OVERBLOWN. The contamination rate of raw eggs with salmonella is 1 in 30,000; which comes out to you might come across a contaminated egg once every 42 years! And raw eggs sold in grocery stores are pasteurized.
You're more likely to get salmonella from fresh produce than from raw eggs.
This isn't true. I've only seen one brand of pasteurized raw eggs ever, and they cost 3x the price of regular raw eggs. They are usually only used by restaurants making fresh salad dressings that require raw egg yolk.
It may be true that getting salmonella from eggs is rare, but in the last salmonella outbreak involving raw eggs, 2,000 people got it from eating contaminated eggs. Three people in my family alone have gotten it from eggs.
This is a quote from the USDA website regarding eggs:" Can shell eggs be pasteurized?
Shell eggs can be pasteurized by a processor if FDA accepted the process for the destruction of Salmonella. Pasteurized shell eggs are now available at some grocery stores. Like all eggs, they must be kept refrigerated to retain quality. The equipment to pasteurize shell eggs isn't available for home use, and it is very difficult to pasteurize shell eggs at home without cooking the contents of the egg."
The statement that "pasteurized shell eggs are now available at some grocery stores" suggests that not all eggs that you purchase at the store are pasteurized. Here's the link : https://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Focus_On_Shell_Eggs/index.asp#12 I couldn't find a statement that specified that only a select few brands were pasteurized.
I also went to my fridge to see if pasteurization was mentioned on my egg carton, but all I have in my fridge right now is the "certified humane, free range, blah blah blah..." eggs that I use when I want to eat eggs undercooked. I wanted to check a package that is just "normal" from the store eggs.
Apparently...fertilized. LMAO...
Over medium
I was going to say the same thing... LOL apparently, that's how we ALL take our eggs.
BFP 06/25/17 | EDD 02/24/18 | DS2 02/19/18
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BFP 06/25/17 | EDD 02/24/18 | DS2 02/19/18