Sooo my whole entire pregnancy I've been craving a turkey sandwich and I have not caved in at all because all the things I read on google about listeria and other bacteria ik the meat scare me! Well today I woke up craving a turkey bagel sandwich from this little store we have in town and they slice the meat off the block right in front of you and make your sandwich fresh. I'm really thinking about just caving in and getting it because we're so close to the end of our pregnancies already but then again I'm still nervous about it and I think I would feel so guilty if I ate one! Somebody help me please and tell me if I would be a bad person to eat just one sandwich!
Re: Help I feel so guilty !
But this is the #1 reason pregnancy gets old. All of the 'do this, don't do that, eat this, don't eat that,' ect. Of course stay away from the totally obvious harmful things, what your doc recommends, and trust your instinct, but don't feel like the worst mother out there because you had a piece of lunch meat!
I feel like there is so much pressure to be the perfect pregnant person. I used to worry a lot about caffeine because that was the hardest for me to cut down. I stay within the guidelines, but if I go over I don't stress out anymore. It wasn't worth the undue stress.
At this stage in pregnancy I do trust my body and baby to tell me what's ok and what isn't. Half the time I stop eating and drinking (ie morning coffee) knowing I've had enough before I mentally told myself to stop! I find that interesting.
Anyway, my point is be kind to yourself. You aren't a bad person or mother over eating a common food like turkey meat.