Mayonnaise?????...

[didispunk]

I personally wouldn't touch anything alcohol soft cheese deli meats, soft ice cream caffein etc..

A friend of mine was 33 weeks pregnant had 1 little piece of Brie cheese and, 24 hours later the baby died from lysteria and she had a still born.

It's 9 months i wouldnt risk it.

[feeb]

I have coke to drink (but i am not a coffe or tea drinker) and dont drink it all the time, caffeine is ok on a daily basis as long as not to excess.

As for the food on the listeria list i was eating ham till about 12 weeks when i couldnt face it anymore BUT i would get it cut fresh and eat in that day!!

Food handling in austarila is very good and i am very pickey where I will eat from.

Thats very sad about your frined.

[Enchanted]

That is sooooo freaky Tan! I haven't made potato salad in over a year and I made it today too

Enjoy it

[satya]

All my doctors have told me to avoid mayo.

The thing to remember with listeria is that it can rear it's ugly head up til 70 days (info from the info at the midwife clinic at my hospital) after you've eaten something contaminated with it and often you don't get symptoms so you wont know you have it until it causes a problem with bubs.

I say avoid it til the birth. Having had 3 unexplained losses already I'm not taking any risks.

[{sarah}]

Same as Cai, as long as it's pasteurised I've been told it's fine. Couldn't live without mayo on my salad sandwiches over summer!

[doulamamma]

i have asked my OB and GP about mayo and was told that if you open a new jar then you can eat it but only within 12hrs - after that it becomes a danger food. same with home made (literally home made) pate
i have never been strict with no may in pg, but this time round i am being very careful and only eat mayo when i have opened the jar (all i get is about 1tsp in whatever i am eating, so not really worth it.. )
and trust me the no mayo thing is really hard - we have a deli and almost every dip or salad has mayo in it.
DIDi, thats absolutely shocking about your friend - no words.

[didispunk]

Yup.. it was HORRIFIC!!! I am not willing to take any chances... how much is too much?? ever know.. same as alcohol.. cannot prove if only 1 drink gives your baby FAS alchohol syndrom.. so .. why drink?