https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:22:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy/page/2#post-821325 Fri, 31 May 2013 09:01:24 +0000 T.H.O.U. 821325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I have always wondered this too. When I was receiving chemo, I was told to not only avoid deli meats, but also produce unless I cleaned it carefully at home. Meaning, even for cantaloup there is a big risk because if the outer skin is bad and you cut in, the knife carries that bacteria into the fruit. I had to hand wash and clean all lettuce too. </p> <p>Also, I was told to avoid condiment containers that sit on tables at restaurants. I had to ask for single serving containers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy/page/2#post-821312 Fri, 31 May 2013 08:57:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 821312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Oh, yes, it's definitely about the machine, not the actual frozen treat. Something about how they cannot proper clean the machine to guarantee they are getting rid of any potential bacteria or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-821311 Fri, 31 May 2013 08:56:45 +0000 Mrs. Bee 821311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: my friend ate soft serve ice cream every day (she didn't know you weren't supposed to), and she had her baby at 33 weeks. he went on to be super smart though (he's 5 now).</p> <p>i got food poisoning once from a deli sandwich before i was pregnant and i was violently ill, so no way was i risking getting sick while pregnant. i avoided all deli meats and soft serve ice cream! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-821301 Fri, 31 May 2013 08:52:54 +0000 Mrs. J 821301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I *believe* the fro-yo/soft serve issue comes from if the machine is clean or not, not the actual delicious treat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820862 Fri, 31 May 2013 01:27:50 +0000 erinpye 820862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually was pregnant the first time when the cantaloupe thing happened, and had some in my house. I threw it right away, but I didn't get sick from eating it beforehand. I think it's important just to listen to your own intuition and eat anything deemed risky either not at all, or in moderation. I definitely had soft serve last time, a couple of sandwiches with deli meats, and probably a few other things, and I most likely will this pregnancy, too, I just won't go crazy with any of those things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820761 Thu, 30 May 2013 23:28:55 +0000 JoJoGirl 820761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Small outbreak happened here a few years ago resulting in a stillbirth at 37 weeks and preterm labor at 36 weeks. Not from soft serve or deli meat, but it does happen. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5740a1.htm?mobile=nocontent" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5740a1.htm?mobile=nocontent</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820750 Thu, 30 May 2013 23:20:39 +0000 HLK208 820750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I'm in the moderation camp too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820704 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:41:26 +0000 FarmWifeGina 820704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: @yoursilverlining: Agreed. Obviously, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820696 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:32:05 +0000 yoursilverlining 820696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: preach sister. "better safe than sorry" is sort about perspective, or what people ignore, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820683 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:24:50 +0000 Foodnerd81 820683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: yeah that must be hard! But it tells me that it does happen sometimes. </p> <p>@Anagram: I agree driving a car is probably more dangerous than getting a cold sub! But it's easier to avoid the sub than avoiding driving ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-820596 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:56:05 +0000 Anagram 820596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can anyone explain why the last major outbreak of listeria in the U.S. was cantaloupe, but that's never on the "avoid" lists? </p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/health/listeria-outbreak-investigation" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/health/listeria-outbreak-investigation</a><br /> <a href="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/safety/story/2011-11-03/Cantaloupe-listeria-outbreak-most-deadly-since-1924/51064012/1" rel="nofollow">http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/safety/story/2011-11-03/Cantaloupe-listeria-outbreak-most-deadly-since-1924/51064012/1</a></p> <p>Also, it seems like the most common source of listeria is indeed deli and processed meats eaten without being heated, but the odds are still very low. </p> <p><a href="http://churnyourown.com/2011/09/28/listeria/" rel="nofollow">http://churnyourown.com/2011/09/28/listeria/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/statistics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/statistics.html</a></p> <p>The CDC reports only 1 case of fetal death from listeria in the entire U.S. in 2012 (from an imported unpasteurized cheese). There are no cases listed that I can find that involve soft serve any time time in the last 10 years. Anyone else find any info on the soft-serve thing?</p> <p>I'm just really interested in all of this now. I get pregnant women not wanting to take chances....but driving a car is far more dangerous to pregnant women, and most of us do it every day. But we're supposed to give up soft serve ice cream for 9 months because it's listed on websites like Babycenter without any recent research to back it up? </p> <p>Anyway....I ate soft serve 3 times this week. =) You can see where I stand on that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819829 Thu, 30 May 2013 19:39:45 +0000 immabeetoo 819829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't personally - but I worry about and try to avoid/prevent lots of diseases that I have zero personal connection/contact with. Heating up or avoiding stuff was easy enough, but if I forgot I didn't panic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819823 Thu, 30 May 2013 19:39:24 +0000 FarmWifeGina 819823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Yep. Lol, we're so predictable. We're hoping to get a pig yet this summer too. For bacon seed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819812 Thu, 30 May 2013 19:37:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 819812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: yum! I haven't tried yogurt but I've heard it's easy. Do you keep chickens too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819312 Thu, 30 May 2013 18:20:38 +0000 ShootingStar 819312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never known or heard of anyone getting listeriosis while pregnant, except my mom had food poisoning with me, haha. She said back then doctor didn't care at all. My brother's gf did get sick from unpasteurized cheese (like REALLY sick) so I force myself to stay away from brie, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819259 Thu, 30 May 2013 18:09:25 +0000 MsMini 819259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, I work in NICU - so I have met a few "listeriosis babies", just like I have met many "influenza babies", etc. I guess if you don't work where I work it is easier to ignore such things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819237 Thu, 30 May 2013 18:06:05 +0000 Raindrop 819237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Yeah only unpasteurized foods. </p> <p>I actually don't remember what she said about not cooked or refrigerated meats. Sorry! ^_^ I always heated up all my cold/uncooked meats and avoid sushi.</p> <p>Remember getting this is kind of low... but yeah it still scared me. : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819173 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:53:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 819173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: but that is in pasteurized food, not cooked and refrigerated meat? </p> <p>Still after hearing stories like that I'm sure i'd be super careful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819164 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:50:27 +0000 Raindrop 819164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a very good friend that is an OBGYN. She has stories.</p> <p>When I was pregnant she gave me the low down on a lot of things, she said alcohol and caffeine in moderation was find (I didn't do any alcohol but I did have a bit of caffeine... just a little!). Taking warm baths was fine.</p> <p>One of her very few warnings was about unpasterurized foods. She did say the chances of getting listeriosis was low but it basically puts you into early labor.</p> <p>She says she has delivered a few babies because of it and they come out just fine usually just greyish, the anmtoic fliud turns this bright green, she said like alien green and the babies skin has a greyish color but all in all the baby is fine as long as it's at a state that it could be delievered.</p> <p>She said I could take the chance but she would recommend holding off till I was at least 26 weeks along so that if that did happen to me the baby would have a chance to survive outside the womb. Anyways that scared the heck out of me so I avoided those foods like the plauge.</p> <p>She this to me while I was pregnant and I don't have the best memory from that time so I could be getting some of her story wrong, Ms. Jacks might have better insight. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819146 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:45:54 +0000 chopsuey 819146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NOpe! I ate deli meat, soft serve, sushi throughout both pregnancies. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819142 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:44:04 +0000 autumnlove 819142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate a medium rare steak at almost 37 weeks and got really sick. I puked my guts out the next day and I went to L&amp;D for IV fluids . But...it was Outback and I was recovering from the flu. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819141 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:43:32 +0000 Pepper 819141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Haha, that's how I feel, too. </p> <p>I wish I didn't worry about it... I could so go for some fro yo and a Jimmy Johns. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819135 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:41:15 +0000 FarmWifeGina 819135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Yep! I trust DH's milking practices, lol. And our cow makes the sweetest milk. I swear, it's the best I've ever tasted. I'm planning to make a batch if mozzarella this evening and raw yogurt too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819130 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:38:52 +0000 heffalump 819130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. But I'm 100% sure that if I risked it I'd be the one to get sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819129 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:38:52 +0000 Ra 819129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My doctor has never had a patient who has gotten sick from eating anything either. Therefore, I have happily consumed cold deli meat, soft serve, and raw fish throughout my entire pregnancy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819124 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:37:30 +0000 Anagram 819124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The last major listeria outbreak in the US was in 2011 from cantaloupe. And yet...somehow that's not on the list of "foods to avoid". The chances of ANYONE getting listeria is 2-3 in 1 million in the U.S.</p> <p>This article is really informative. And it doesn't even mention soft serve! <a href="http://naturalscientist.blogspot.com/2007/03/ask-scientist-listeria-and-pregnancy.html" rel="nofollow">http://naturalscientist.blogspot.com/2007/03/ask-scientist-listeria-and-pregnancy.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819100 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:25:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 819100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: ooooh a fellow raw milk drinker :) I started drinking raw milk from a reputable farm during pregnancy. </p> <p>I haven't known anyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819095 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:23:11 +0000 Pepper 819095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I've been avoiding lunch meat and soft serve just to be safe, but I've never heard of anyone I know actually getting listeriosis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-819091 Thu, 30 May 2013 17:20:32 +0000 deerylou 819091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not personally, no. I have avoided deli meats (unless heated), but you can pry froyo out of my cold, dead hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-know-anyone-who-got-listeriosis-in-pregnancy#post-818990 Thu, 30 May 2013 16:38:47 +0000 wheres_c 818990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and I didnt give up anything except caffeine and alcohol. </p>