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I would just get the steak. But I'm a rebel, what can I say?

I've never been told to avoid medium rare steak, although I know many people do. I haven't given it a second thought, as I know where the steak I buy comes from and I trust the source. My understanding is that most e. coli (the biggest concern with beef) is found in ground meat. The other concern is with other cuts of meat (non-ground) that have been machine tenderized. That shouldn't be the case with (a) good cuts of meat, (b) from a high-end place.

@ladyfingers: It's obviously whatever you are comfortable with, but I also love my steak rare, and I have had a couple of medium rare filets during my pregnancy. If it looked TOO rare in the middle, then I just ate around that part. I am in the camp that there is so much Pregnancy FearMongery, and while there may be some medical reasoning here and there, in general, I think if you cut out everything that everyone wanted you to cut out for 100% of your pregnancy, it would just be miserable! So I think one medium rare steak is okay as a little indulgence is fine!

PS: We always watch shows like on Game of Thrones on HBO that take place a long time ago. One of the characters was pregnant and she had to eat some type of raw animal that they had just killed as part of a sacrifice. It was like, heart had just stopped beating. DH pointed out to me that pregnant people used to do that all the time, meanwhile I worried about getting Listeria from Subway even after toasting my sandwich twice! Being careful is great, but again, I think you're fine to have the occasional splurge!

I ate rare steak throughout my pregnancy. If its from a reputable source, I would certainly go ahead and enjoy your medium-rare steak and not worry about it!

@ladyfingers: I agree. If it isn't safe for a pregnant person, why is it safe for a not pregnant person? Pregnancy doesn't make you suddenly MORE susceptible to listeria or ecoli, the risk of contracting it is the same as always, its just not good for the baby for mama to be sick. I took the same food risks every day throughout pregnancy that I did throughout my entire life. Still here! lol!

I would get the steak. I avoided it when I was pregnant with DD, but DH and I went to a fancy steakhouse for Valentine's Day when I was pregnant with DS (about 34/35 weeks pregnant). I had a medium rare filet mignon and it was so, so good... I ended up throwing it up thanks to morning sickness, but I don't regret that choice at all!

I am an AVID steak eater, and I generally eat it rare. Like, rare rare.

My doc told me there should be no red, and barely any, if at all, pink.

It makes me incredibly sad. I haven't eaten red meat for most of my pregnancy, and, not surprisingly, just found out I now have an iron deficiency. Lol.