ate deli meat and now am worried!!

[buliej]

I wouldn't be so dismissive of the risks - yes they are low, but they do exist and pregnant women do contract listeria and do lose babies...if you are one of those women, the extremely low odds would be of zero comfort. I'm not saying this to worry anyone, but to say that just because something is low odds doesn't mean you should poo-poo the real risk of losing a baby. My OB was the head high risk OB at Frances Perry/Royal Women's and treated listeria as something to be concerned about - over my pregnancy he had 3 pregnant women in the hospital who had listeria...I don't know what happened, but I wouldn't want to be in their shoes....that being said, it's not always a doomsday scenario either. I do believe there is at least 1 bellybeller who also lost a baby from listeria who used to comment on threads where people talked about it's OK because it's low risk. The doctors are not covering their bottoms but telling you the facts about risks - low risk/serious consequences, I'd stay away!

1pj - odds are, you are fine - but I'd really avoid deli meat going forward - and I'm not on a high horse - I made mistakes during my pregnancy with what I ate, but they were true mistakes and only after the food was consumed did I realize that it was a no-no - I really tried to follow the rules and did not chose to eat something "bad" because the risk was LOW.

[cjane]

In the case of deli meats, listeria can be a concern when the meat has been sitting out in a temperature that will allow the bacteria to develop.

I think that a common sense approach is best.

If you ate deli meat that had been sitting out in the wrong temperature, then that is when there is a risk, and yes as people have said the risk is low, but it is there.
I think there are probably a number of items found in most people's fridges that could have actually have a higher risk of listeria - such as leftovers etc!

[1pj]

thanks ladies,i wont be eating it again,just not worth the risk,just hope its not too late,so hard because you hear so many things and you dont want to be paranoid but at the same time you dont want to put your baby at risk,too late now though just have to hope its ok.thanks for replies!