Post by sillygoosegirl on Mar 9, 2016 17:24:52 GMT -5
Not something I normally eat, but I forgot I wasn't supposed to and had it a few times while pregnant. No issues. Lunch meat is one of the most common places people get listeria, but I think I read that like 50% of cases actually can be traced to other less common sources. And it's not like people eating lunch meat normally get listeria or anything. If you wanted to be really safe, you'd have to pretty much abstain from eating while pregnant... but that obviously would pose other risks to your baby.
Post by mandapanda18 on Mar 9, 2016 18:44:08 GMT -5
I avoided it last time, but have not be a diligent about it this time... Note... starbucks sausage and egg sandwich was just linked to listeria yesterday!
Thanks so much, y'all! I know rationally that it's fine, but just the thought that I didn't even think about it before I ate it made me start to feel anxious!
It was the first meat that hasn't made me want to vomit in like two weeks, so I'm seeing more sandwiches in my future.
I ate it both pregnancies. I asked my OB about it with DS1 and he looked at me like I was nuts and told me to go ahead and eat it as long as it hasn't fallen in the floor, lol. I love my OB.
I lived on ham and salami sandwiches. My OB reminded me that pretty much every Listeria outbreak in the last five years concerned hummus and celery. Practice good food safety, don't go to shitty delis with no foot traffic.
My OB said the same. As long as the place is reputable she said it was fine. There are plenty of other things on the no list so I'll take it! Sometimes you just need a damn sandwich.
Post by thatgirl2478 on Mar 9, 2016 21:06:55 GMT -5
I ate it frequently. Just make sure you're not buying it off the back of some random guys pickup and you're golden.
That said, when I was pregnant with DD2 there was a listeria scare from the peaches & nectarines we ate by the fist full. So, yeah, had that test done (which is not a fun one because they take a massive amount of blood from you). I'm pretty sure there haven't been any listeria outbreaks from lunch meat in a looooong time. Other stuff, but not lunch meat.
Also, I'll add that I did eat lunchmeat accidentally once with G and freaked out, lol. When I told my ob about it, all she had to say was "Oh yum - was it good?" She wasn't worried in the slightest, after asking if I bought it from the trunk of someone's car.