Had half a glass of wine when I was visiting Mum and Dad a few weekends ago... weirdly, really, because I rarely drink when I'm NOT pregnant. I'm not that fond of ham, but I've had such cravings for bacon. OMG.
I figure that we generally have pretty good hygiene standards here, and listeria outbreaks are very rare. It's pretty unlikely to get a contamination. Plus, I think of health being a holistic thing - mental health in pregnancy counts too!! If you're going crazy with food deprivation (and let's face it, there are so many other deprivations you have to put up with!) then it's not good for the baby. Or that's what I'm telling myself.
Gosh, if I followed all of the 'rules' of eating wehn pg, then I would starve!! I eat deli meats, cold, cooked what ever, as long as it's fresh and from somewhere I have eaten from regularly and know is fresh. I also ate soft boiled eggs when pg with DD. I had terrible cravings for it! This pg it's ham and tomato sandwiches. And beer, but I have only indulged a few times in that one, and only light beer. I'm not usually a beer drinker though! I have eaten bbq chicken from the shops, take away, kebabs and cold fresh salads. I am as sensible as I can be about eating high risk foods, heat things like take aways and bbq chicken. But I just can't restrict my diet like that. It is getting a bit ridiculous to me now, with what is restricted for pregnant women to eat!!
Last edited by MrsFabuloso; November 23rd, 2010 at 08:58 PM.
Good to know! I thought I would get grilled here on BB for eating ham, but obviously not!
Now I want some polony! :-D
I have been eating cooked seafood (which I also heard is a no-no), had a cheese kransky (cooked) on the weekend, ate a pre-prepared salad that my grandma bought, added to and served me, takeaway chicken and etc.
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