I've been hyper aware this time due to a early CP loss a few months before this pregnancy. But in the last couple of weeks, I've become more lax. I have a cup of coffee (or some caffeine variant) a day. I've had sushi and froyo a couple of times. And I just had a chicken salad sandwich for lunch. Everything in moderation right? And I make sure to eat from trusted/reputable places outside of our home.
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I was more cautious early on with my DD because I had lost a pregnancy right before her but this time around, meh! The only thing I really avoid is raw shellfish (why would a pregnant lady need oysters anyway?!). I love sushi, coffee, wine, cheese, tartar etc etc so I enjoy them!
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I didnt drink caffeinated beverages, but ate sushi, cold cut sandwiches and froyo!
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I've been very cautious...even though my prior losses had nothing to do with what I ate.
I have eaten chicken salad (fresh, from a local sandwich shop), sushi (but no raw fish) and drank coffee, though! Unfortunately the coffee (caffeine? acid?) led to some pretty awful heartburn...
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Very, very lax.
I drink coffee, eat deli meat, soft serve, cheese, runny eggs, etc. etc. I also will have a small glass of wine here or there when I am past the first trimester.
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Not cautious at all this time surprisingly- coffee, sushi, deli meat, soft serve, had a small glass of wine after a very tough day last week. With my first I was very cautious and didn't dare eat anything on the do not eat list.
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Extremely lax. I eat whatever.
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@FliegepilzHut: @mrsjyw: I've never even heard the chicken salad thing. What are you supposed to be avoiding there? Mayo? Chicken?
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I was careful about those things considered listeria risks (cold cuts, soft cheese, etc.) I continued to drink my one cup of coffee a day as that was well within the safe caffeine level.
The hardest thing for me to avoid was soft eggs. My brother came over a week postpartum and made me a croque Madame - yum!
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Lax
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More lax from than last time. I eat a lot of salad which I barely ate during my first pregnancy. I'm eating a chicken Caesar salad right now.
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Super lax. The only thing I watch is my mercury bc I am a big seafood eater. So I have shrimp/scallops a few times a week and don't even think about it. But I've only had sushi grade tuna once and it was a small amount wrapped on a roll.
I don't think about much else. I even have a glass of wine (3 or 4 oz) a couple of times a week with dinner if I want, my doctor did not have a problem with that.
Oh and I have a huge cup of coffee every morning - SB dark roast..,
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@Anagram: I think you're suppose to avoid mayo...but I eat it!
With my first I was super cautious and stayed away from anything from the do not eat list. And if I even questioned it, I avoided it. With my second I'm much more lax. I'll eat cooked sushi (dragon roll, please!) and drink a cup of coffee daily.
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@dolphin: I eat mayo all the time. I've never even heard that one, although I still wouldn't avoid it. How bizarre!
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Eta: I thought we were talking chicken salad - sorry! I misread and responded!
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I was really strict in the first and second trimesters (no coffee, no uncooked sushi, no alcohol, no soft-serve, etc). By the third tri I loosened up a little and added froyo and coffee back in.
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I was in the camp of "everything in moderation". Couldn't stay away from the raw oysters and sashimi. lol But I always made sure I was eating from a reputable place. Otherwise, I avoided it.
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Ehh, despite my losses, i am pretty lax too. No unpastuerized cheese or sushi, but I don't change my eating habits all that much, so I have deli meat and seafood pretty regularly. I have also had a few half glasses of wine with dinner.
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Pretty lax. I don't eat unpasteurized cheese, raw fish or drink alcohol but otherwise eat what I like.
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Very lax, everything in moderation. I don't do alcohol (I've had a couple N/A beers but honestly just haven't felt the need) but I eat cold cuts regularly, drink a pop a day, and soft serve ice cream is my weakness
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@Anagram: I think it's that refrigerated chicken/pre-packaged salads can harbor Listeria (like pretty much everything else, unfortunately)?
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I don't eat many of the things they warn about (lunch meat, sushi, etc.), so I didn't have to be strict in that way. But, I was hyper focused on ensuring I was eating the proper nutrients, and that baby would get what she needed.
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I was cautious, and then I got GD so I had to eat REALLY good! But I am a FTM... I probably would be more lax with #2.
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I avoided caffeine because it would make her jump all around , but other than that the only things my dr said to avoid were alcohol and smoking
She didn't care about lunch meat, sushi, etc.
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I was super cautious first time. This time I've been a little more lax, but in the first tri have still avoided a lot of things.
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I was super cautious. I think I had sushi once early on though.
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@Anagram: Store bought mayo is okay but I guess they say to avoid homemade mayo because of the raw eggs. I love mayo!
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I've never heard that you're not suppose to have frozen yogurt during pregnancy...whats up with that?
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@lady grey: it's more about the froyo machines not being cleaned properly that allows risk for listeria, I think?
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I think the only thing I have avoided so far has been raw shellfish...but we'll be spending our babymoon on the Northern California coast so I don't think I'll be able to resist the siren song of raw oysters. I mean, I've had cats most of my life; odds are I've already got toxoplasmosis...
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I would say I am down the middle. I have one 1 shot latte each day and a little iced tea later one, sip wine here and there and microwave my lunchmeat because it's not too inconvenient. I do try to avoid raw eggs though.
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@mrsjyw: That was my understanding, too. I avoid soft serve from McDonalds and such but definitely eat froyo from a local place that cleans the machines between each flavor.
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Not strict about anything except sushi (because I live in the midwest, and no....). Two prior losses and both were due to a blood clotting disorder. Not worried about food.
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Moderate, I guess. I've had some deli meats (salami, capicola, prosciutto), a little sushi (mostly cooked, but some tuna, salmon), soft cheeses (but almost always ensure it's pasteurized), a hamburger, a little caffeine... I'm certainly not being the adventurous eater I have been pre-pg, but can't cut it all out. I'm dying for ceviche & smoked salmon!!
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I don't eat much on the do not eat list, but I didn't eat many of those things anyway! Otherwise I am pretty lax. Does anyone freak out that they aren't eating healthy enough? I know all our food has GMOs, pesticides, etc., but I have not been too concerned about it during pregnancy and just eat what sounds good to me... I don't eat anything too terrible, but definitely not perfect, and then I feel guilty about it.
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I'm am very lax, I really ought to pay better attention!
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Everything in moderation. Except in the first trimester when all I could stomach was Burger King chicken sandwiches and French fries!
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I've been pretty strict this pregnancy. I have had to give up a lot of my work responsibilities because of food limitations imposed by my company (I work with food). I feel too guilty taking risks with my personal choices when my co-workers are traveling and working over time to protect me. Otherwise I would eat so much of the bad stuff.
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Pretty lax.
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Couldn't be more lax.
She didn't care about lunch meat, sushi, etc.
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