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All the time. I had no idea it was a rule.

I had two cold turkey sandwiches last week with butter, mayo, and cheddar on sourdough...... Mmmmmm. I felt 0% bad about it. If anything I am more relaxed than I thought I would be.

Honestly if you were to get listeria and not be pregnant it is still a huge problem. But you have to do what you are comfortable with.

I think I'm having a turkey sandwich for dinner.

I was a stickler for avoiding it with my first LO, even though I knew I was being ridiculous, but with my second LO, I ate cold ham all the time. It's one of those things where I think the risk is so small, it's not worth getting all fussed about, ESPECIALLY if you're struggling to keep anything down and this actually sounds good to you! Bon appetit!

yep - all the time!
I hate hot sandwiches

No, but I did have sushi during the first tri. I'm not a huge sandwich person but this seems like a rule lots of people break so you're definitely not alone. You could also get a Subway sandwich and load it up w/cheese, veggies and sauce...they are pretty decent with no meat, but obviously not gonna satisfy your turkey craving.

Yep all the time

Yup, all the time and felt 0% guilt. The "rules" are not universal; my OB had no issue with deli meat as long as I wasn't buying sandwiches at the gas station.

Until they start telling pregnant women to avoid fresh fruit and veggies (since those have been the source of recent listeria outbreaks) I'm calling BS on all the food fear-mongering!!

I didn't go out of my way to eat deli meats but I am sure I've had it on several occasions!

Eat it all the time

I ate it!

all i want is a sliced turkey sandwich....

I felt the same way! I craved a turkey sandwich all through my pregnancy but I was always too nervous to actually eat it. Got jimmy johns in the hospital the night I delivered though!! The nurse said that almost every mom wants either jimmy johns or pizza right after they deliver (not that pizza is off limits-- but there is a really good pizza place right by the hospital haha)

The 1st pregnancy no. But I craved a cold turkey sandwich like craaazy. I binged on them everyday for weeks after giving birth. This 2nd time I asked my OB who said deli meat is fine for pregnant women, just be aware of the high sodium. So I am eating my cold turkey sandwiches (low sodium Boar's Head) every week and shaking my head for torturing myself the first time lol.

My SIL has 8 children and craves cold cut subs every pregnancy. She didn't even know about listeria until I mentioned it more recently and it hasn't really changed her mind (you know, since she's done it 8 times and been fine!)

@SerenaSF: For starters, I think you're fine with any old deli sandwich. Lunch meat is designed to be a ready-to-eat food so companies have to take precautions to avoid listeria contamination. Most lunch meats contain preservatives to prevent growth of pathogens.

If you're still nervous about it you might want to check out Hormel Natural Choice Meats. They are pasteurized after packaging so they're only going to get listeria if you introduce it once you open the package. I'm sure there are other brands of lunch meats that are processed this way also but this is the one that comes to mind.

All the time, my doctor was not concerned about this at all as long as the meat was from a reputable place (or I bought it myself.)

I broke every food related pregnancy "rule" there was.

I crave it too, but my dh has a friend who lost a baby at 23 weeks due to listeria (they think from deli meat) and it scares him to death. There is so little that he worries about, and even though i would SO love a turkey sandwich right now, i wont while i am pregnant, mostly out of respect to him.