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I still ate my steak rare while I was pregnant. I don't eat steak often, and ate it at reputable places, so I wasn't worried about getting it rare. No way in hell I'd eat a well done steak, especially for a fancy dinner out at a nice steakhouse!!

personally i would still order it medium rare. although some places err on the rarer side, in which case i would send it back for a little more cooking. for hamburgers or other ground meat, i would probably order medium (meat could be from different parts of animal or different animals, more chance for bacteria).

I eat steak medium rare while pregnant. I also eat sushi

I like my steaks medium rare but I ate them medium when I was pregnant.

It all depends on the source and the restaurant. At a reputable restaurant with good sourcing, absolutely! But if it's a chain I would stick with medium. I agree with @yoursilverlining: about eating it medium rare at a nice restaurant -- it's not even worth eating it if it's cooked well done!!

I'd order a delicious med-rare steak and enjoy yourself During my first pregnancy there was a listeria outbreak in like spinach or melons or something ridiculous like that and no one stopped eating those things. A good restaurant shouldn't be a problem

I just ate it medium instead.

I was paranoid and cooked everything really well when I was pregnant.

Ate medium rare throughout pregnancy. Just don't eat raw cookie dough!

I compromised and ate it medium. I still ate it if it was a little rarer. I also wasn't too into the food rules though.

I don't think I ate it that often so I would still do medium rare! Anything more well done I might as well not eat it!

I normally order steak medium, and I went with well done during pregnancy (and generally didn't eat steak, because well done steak isn't my thing!). My first meal post-delivery was a cheeseburger cooked medium, I remember how juicy it was!

I usually eat my steak rare, but when I was pregnant with my first, I had it cooked well. I still liked it. I think one time I ordered fish and had a bite of my husband's medium rare steak... I lived to tell about it I don't think it's come up so far this pregnancy... I've generally been less strict this time around, so not sure what I'd do. I'd probably have it medium-rare if it was at a good place.

I eat my steak very rare (purple with a hint of red around the edges) and never changed to any other way whilst pregnant. I eat steak at least once a week and never had any problems!

I prefer it medium rare, but during pregnancy I've been ordering it medium. I really miss rare roast beef, though!

@bluestriped bee: yes, absolutely. My understanding is that any bacteria would be on the outside, which is seared to a hot enough temp. If you are worried, you should be more cautious with burgers, where everything is ground up together.
I ate steak rare and burgers medium while pregnant, usually I do do rare and med-rare.

I usually order my steak med rare or rare, depending on the restaurant, and that didn't change. I only had it once or twice, though, because I had major meat aversions when I was pregnant.

I've eaten multiple medium rare steaks this pregnancy!

Meh, I always eat my steak rare whether I was pregnant or not. I've never given it much thought actually.