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I ate some soft cheese without thinking about it but no ill consequences. DH and I definitely have to remind each other about the foods to "try" to avoid!

I also REALLY wish I had eaten sushi just once more before our IVF, but I think I'll avoid that for the rest of the pregnancy :)!

I had Subway today. I was craving it SO bad. Oh, and the other night I had to have a hot fudge sundae from McDonalds.

I had a beer the day before I got my BFP. =(

@rahlyrah: That is a good thought and it would certainly help my craving!

My doctor advised me to think smart in terms of what I ate. The only things I gave up was Sushi and drinking. Otherwise I ate whatever I wanted within reason, and you know what my baby was born just fine.

@blackbird: i don't buy into it either!

if i wouldn't have ever joined hellobee i wouldn't have ever known that you "aren't supposed" to eat deli meat or soft serve. i regularly eat deli meat and soft serve, and drink sweet tea. i never feel bad about it!

The worst thing I do is forget to eat. I never eat anything on the no-no list, except one time I ate a cantaloupe before finding out there was a listeria outbreak...

@rahlyrah: Ah! I must have a McD's hot fudge sundae at least once every week since pregnant!

My "bad pregnant lady" vice is iced tea & coca-cola. I tried quitting my unsweetened iced tea habit for a couple of weeks after my BFP but I was getting major migraines. Dr. okay'd one cup a day, but I probably have like 2. And Coke. I rarely had it before, but this baby has given me a major sweet tooth!

@photojane: Thanks, but I have like two large McD's sized cups a day (not those dainty little tea cups). lol. Still, I don't think it's that bad of course, or I'd cut back more.

I have pretty much eaten everything, I haven't been too worried. I stay away from alcohol and haven't had any raw fish. I had cut out caffeine but I just can't function without any. Between being used to caffeine and the pregnancy exhaustion, I've started having a bit.

My bad mama moment is forgetting to take prenatals. I'm either feeling too nauseous or forget. I try to take 1mg folic acid before bed, so at least I'm getting something!!

I had a beer on two separate occasions before I knew I was pregnant. I had a tiny amount of wine last week (it was literally like 5 sips!). And I still drink coffee every other day. I've had deli meat and soft serve too! I feel like I'm pretty relaxed about the whole thing.

I haven't had anything on the "forbidden" list but I was drinking an aloe juice yesterday as I can't keep down water and I noticed it had artificial sweetner in it which I was advised against having. Overall I feel bad for not eating healthy. I feel like I just eat salt/carbs/butter

I haven't given up anything, except for Caffeine and Alcohol. I did drink half a bottle of champagne and some shots the night before my BFP though. (SO's birthday)

I've eaten soft cheese, fro yo, sushi, eggs, whatever really.

I'm vegetarian, so my default have avoided deli meats fish.
I've also avoided anything that was actively recalled for listeria or salmonella, but I would do that pregnant or not.

@Bookworm: Impressive with the Diet Cokes! I cut back to one a day, from 2, when we started TTC. I still have one a day. Ok, some weekends, I might have 2. But I know that is still way under the caffeine limit for the day during pregnancy.

I have a soda or a latte on most days. Had a hot dog last week because I was STARVING (I don't even like hot dogs) and someone told me that was forbidden, but I don't know exactly why. I had a caesar salad the other day and have heard conflicting information on whether that's okay or not.

@LazyLightning: To me that seems silly about salad--I feel like a bag of pre-washed salad is cleaner than me rinsing off a head of lettuce!

@LazyLightning: Yes! I feel like the caffeine and coke bubbles do make me feel better! And yeah - I so wish I didn't know all the "don'ts" sometimes. I REALLY wanted sashimi/sushi for my bday dinner.

I didn't follow most of those things. I had sips and very small amounts of alcohol several times during my pregnancy. I even took pseudofed at the suggestion of my midwife during allergy season, which I really miss now while I'm nursing.

I think pregnancy in this country has become something that people go crazy about. Like, the one about soft serve? Because someone found some bacteria in a poorly cleaned machine once? No way. I'd eat the heck out of some soft serve pregnant or no. I did a lot of the things you're not 'supposed' to do in moderation or small amounts, and it all turned out just fine.

I even slept on my back, during the third trimester! Get your pitch forks.