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my doctor said that as long as it was freshly cut (like a couple days old) from the deli (not pre-packaged) it was fine.

I ate it ALL THE TIME. Like probably 50 times.

All the time.

My doctor said I could eat it 3x a week from a clean place. I haven't had any concerns.

Eta: I have a subway in my building, and eat it at least 2x a week. Cold cut trio or ham and cheese please!

I ate it every single day for about 3 months! I rotated between subway, jimmy johns, Quiznos, honey baked ham, etc. I had major food aversions and sandwiches were the only thing I could tolerate. My doc said it wasn't a big deal. Her only foods on the no no list were raw meat and fish and unpasteurized dairy.

@MrsADS: I have had it occasionally and never felt bad about it. I tried heating it up too, it tastes really nasty if you do that, so don't do it. haha. I've found some good alternatives instead. I'll cook up chicken breast and use that on sandwiches. Or I'll do egg salad. Stuff like that.

My OB said as long as I wasn't eating deli meats from gas stations, I was fine. If you google for listeria outbreaks, they are all connected to fresh fruits and veggies, not the scapegoat deli meat (leave my ham aloneeeeeeee!)

Nuking it made me gag... so I only tried that once. I ate normal turkey sandwiches about once a week-- just meat I got from Costco or Trader Joe's, and Subway.

And like @Anagram: I pretty much ate everything normally, too.

I ate it all the time in both pregnancies. Never had a problem. My doctor never told me not to.

I was craving turkey sandwiches a lot for a while and ate it. I just can't imagine most things in moderation can be that bad for you.

I eat it all the time.

My doctor said it was totally fine as long as it was from a trusted source.

I ate it!

I ate cold sandwiches a few times a week! Craved them like crazy for some reason.

The only deli meats I avoided were cured, uncooked ones like salami. I ate a lot of ham...

My doctor told me to avoid cold much meat and I have with each pregnancy (I'm a first born rule-follower, what can I say! Lol). It was the first thing that I ate after having LO! I think you are totally fine though having it every now and then - I'm just super cautious. I've really been craving a sandwich though... I think in a few weeks, when I'm a little further along, I'm going to go for it. I agree that all the listeria outbreaks I've ever heard of have been linked to fruit and veggies.

@yoursilverlining: LOL!

All the time... I don't eat at sketchy delis so I wasn't worried about it.

And I agree, listeria seems to be in spinach, cantaloupe and whatever else I've heard about recently...

I ate it all the time without a second thought through both pregnancies. (But like @anagram I also went with "everything in moderation" including occasional sushi and small glasses of wine, etc.)