First u/s and medium rare meat ?

SASSY1JA · May 2012

Had our first u/s today and can't believe the little bean is really in there!

I was planning on cutting out red meat but tonight my IL's are taking us to my fav restaraunt for our anniversary. I always get a filet and I can't eat it anyway other than MR. Am I okay to eat this, this one time or should I just pass to be safe? I keep reading conflicting things so I don't know what to do.

angela2004 · May 2012

I eat meat all the time. Meat is safe. Go to dinner.

Can you eat medium well? or medium? Just to be on the safe side?

MrsNap_515 · May 2012

i'm the same way, unless it's bleeding i can't eat it LOL

but i switched to just medium, and it's been do-able, most places it's still pretty pink inside, i can't do med-well or well, there's no point in eating meat if it's that cooked, totally has no flavor lol

SASSY1JA · May 2012

angela2004:

I eat meat all the time. Meat is safe. Go to dinner.

Can you eat medium well? or medium? Just to be on the safe side?

This is my issue I can't eat Medium or past. So it's MR or eat something else. I 've read MR is okay as long as it's not all the time and read to stick with Medium or more (which I can't do) so I 'm torn on what to do. If we were eating anywhere else I would get something else. It's just tough to pass up a filet at this particular place. We only go here about once every 2-3 years. If I saw MR as a consistent "don't do" then I would easily pass on the filet but I haven't so I'm just so torn what to do.

GypsyEsq · May 2012

The concern is food borne pathogens like listeria, I've honestly never understood this suggested no-no because if your favorite steak place was routinely making people sick with medium rare or even rare steaks wouldn't we all stay away from them? Yes, pregnancy definitely affects your immune system but this is one recommendation I've ignored when I'm at a good steak place. Now, I also prefer hamburgers medium rare but I do not indulge in those during pregnancy - reason being steaks have 6 cut sides, therefore only 6 sides (the outside) where pathogens, bacteria, and other kitchen nasties can attach. Hamburger meat has almost infinite edges/sides so I get it cooked at least medium well.

Ultimately it's up to you and your risk tolerance, which I know you know, but my reasoning has always been that as long as I understand the background of the recommendation I'm perfectly capable of making a determination as to whether a particular food from a particular restaurant would be safe to eat.

pb_bride · May 2012

Congrats on your U/S!

You have to check to see what temp Med-rare is. I asked my OB about this and she said as long as it is cooked (to an X temperature) it's safe to eat. However, I forgot what temperature she said. I'm sure you can look it up online somewhere.

P.S. Found it (from FDA) https://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/HealthEducators/ucm082294.htm

Cook beef, veal, and lamb roasts and steaks to at least 145? F (63? C).

Most websites say medium rare is 145 F & medium is160 F. If you can't eat anything that's more cooked than MR, I'd be on the cautious side and just skip it. Sorry!

naybird · May 2012

I've always been a bloody rare gal, but since being pregnant I've switched to medium.

mandalinn25 · May 2012

naybird:
I've always been a bloody rare gal, but since being pregnant I've switched to medium.

Same here. Why, because are immune systems are suppressed while pregnant. I just choose to be a bit more careful about things like this.

SASSY1JA · June 2012

Well in case anyone was curious I decided to ask what they cook the steak at and it was 168. I read anything above 145 is okay so I decided not to forgo the filet. All that worrying for nothing. But to stay on the cautious side this will probably be the only steak I eat during my pregnancy.

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