I'm 15 weeks pregnant and after having no morning sickness since 11 weeks I woke up in the night feeling nausea, hard stomach and mild tummy and back aches. This morning I threw up a little which I only did twice in this pregnancy total. Now I'm all paranoid about listeria because I had a few bites of rotisserie chicken last night and just read that it's a no no unles you heat it up. I also know that listeria is very rare. I had my rainbow light prenatal on a fairly empty stomach last night and I've had pregnancy rhinitis and have been pretty clogged up from it. I also could be constipated. Anyway I put in a call to my doctor and I'm waiting to hear back. Not sure why I'm posting except perhaps for reassurance or to vent my frustrations. I'm sure I'm not alone in having concerns about something I ate. And yes I was worried about mercury levels in my tuna too. I can't help it. I feel so blessed to be pregnant again. Thanks for listening.
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I get it, I worry a lot too. I hope your doc gets back to you soon!
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The last few Listeria outbreaks have come from hummus, spinach, and cantaloupe and pregnant women should still eat those things. The chances of getting it from rotisserie chicken is so low. You're much much more likely to have thrown up from the vitamin, or heartburn, or gagging on mucus, or just morning sickness. Don't worry yourself into craziness
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I hear you! I just realized that the chicken salad I've been eating for MONTHS is a no-no. Ooops!!!
Hope your doctor calls back soon. It's probably just a normal stomach bug, but it would be nice to have the reassurance. Do you have a fever at all?
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@LAZB:
@kiddosc: thank you! I really appreciate the reassurance.
@Adira: thanks doll! There are so many more things on the list than I thought. Makes me want to avoid all raw food that I can't nuke to death but I know that's nonsensical. Hopefully all is well and it's just typical pregnancy stuff. Doesn't feel severe enough to be a bug but who knows.
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@MrsMccarthy: I'm sorry you're feeling worried.
Whatever it's worth, I think your rotisserie chicken is extremely low-risk, since it was piping hot in the store...and would therefore have had to have been contaminated on the way or after arriving at your house, which seems very unlikely. Also, haven't they (the powers that be) loosened the restrictions on seafood somewhat? I think as long as you're not eating tons of tuna steak/albacore, swordfish, or the other high-mercury ones, you (and LO) should be safe! I hope your doc gets back to you and you feel better soon! -
I had no idea rotisserie chicken was off limits! I am 34 weeks w/our second and have eaten a ton of it. Whoops. I hope you feel better soon and that it's nothing and that your doc gets back to you quickly.
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@FliegepilzHut: thank you! I'm trying very hard to just do what I can but not worry about what I can't change.
@tororojo: it's not off limits you just wanna nuke it in the micro or something to be safe. It's a low risk item though as people have said.
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I eat rotisserie chcken all the time. We were never told about not eating it. The list of stuff I hear you shoudn't eat on here s endless!
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@MrsMccarthy: Worry not. Listeria takes at the very least several days before it makes you sick - and can take several months on the other end of the scale. If you ate the chicken last night and was sick thus morning I think you're safe.
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@tororojo: @MrsMccarthy: @Snowdrop: when I first found out I was pregnant all I wanted was summer sausage & I ate an entire roll in 3 days all by myself. I've also had pre packaged salad. & rotisserie chicken. & last pregnancy I didn't even know about lunch meat & ate a ton. The risk of oat of these things is just so low. I think half of these "rules" are just because everyone in America is so sue happy that everyone has to go above & Beyond to cover their butt.
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? Rotisserie chicken is fine - I've never heard of that being off-limits. It's just deli meat that has been a concern in the past.
http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/listeria/
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@Mrs. Sunshine: exactly! I'm the same, was pretty careful up to 12 weeks but then I actually read up on the research surrounding this things and a) it is pretty iffy b) it makes you I'll not the baby....yeah, I've never got sick from brie or unwashed salad, a dirty takeaway on the other hand....but no one warns you against those!
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I'm a firm believer in that you know your body best and are your best gauge for knowing when something is not right.
I woke up in the middle of the night at 20 weeks with stabbing pain in my side/lower abdomen. 2 phone calls to my Dr, 2 trips to L&D and about 8 hours of unbearable pain I learned I had a kidney stone and was admitted for 3 days, so i could have IV pain meds and be monitered until it passed. But I knew something wasnt right, even after they sent me home from L&D the first time saying i must have pulled a muscle.
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@Cherrybee: ugh just realized I ate two turkey sandwiches last weekend as well. I should know better there but wasn't thinking because husband made me lunch and I was hungry. I'll be erring on the side of much more caution from here on our just for my piece of mind alone.
@Chillybear: that's why I did call my doctor. Still haven't heard back though.
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@MrsMccarthy: If you have listeria, you'd feel a lot worse.
Really, try not to worry. The risk of these things they tell you not to eat is so extremely low, it's ridiculous they even make you worry about it. Stop beating yourself up for eating things you like.
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@MrsMccarthy: If you feel like you’re failing at not worrying about food restrictions; do you think talking to your doctor about his/her specific food concerns would help? Because definitely not all doctors/midwives are going to freak out on you for eating cooked chicken or turkey sandwiches. Most won’t. Would hearing that from an actual health provider cancel out the internet dire food warnings?
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I've been going to town on Whole Food's pre-made chicken salad and was craving a turkey sandwich a couple of weeks ago and had one. So far so good. I think you're ok from eating some rotisserie chicken.
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@Dandelion: thank you honey.!
@yoursilverlining: im hoping it will help to hear back from a professional who has been around the block with this stuff. They may ask me to come in for blood test and antibiotic though. Who knows.
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@GreeneB2: thank you. I sure hope so.
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@MrsMccarthy: I'm sure everything will be fine, just a note, during my pregnancy, my anxiety was through the roof (different reason, but still through the roof!) and I found it really helpful to talk to a counselor. Feel free to tell me to bog off if I am overstepping, but pregnancy can be such an anxious time and it can be worthwhile to talk to someone if its affecting things.
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@Aimed: aww you are sweet! Thank you!
Just spoke to the nurse, she doesn't seem overly worried but she is running it all by the doctor and will call me back. In the interim she said I need to take it easy, eat bland food and might want to consider some over the counter miralax and some tums in case it's bad gas or constipation. And staying hydrated very important, she also said I could have something not agreeing with me, unlikely listeria but there are other small things that might be making its way through my system. And other worst case would be a UTI. Waiting to hear back.
Thank you all for taking time out to reassure me over this. It's much appreciated.
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I'm sorry you are stressing. I'm sure you are ok but I understand being anxious.
If it helps, my doctor specifically told me that I could eat all of those things and the risk is so very slim. You can't avoid all risk completely. That's living. He said the only things I should avoid are: Smoking, drinking, too much caffeine, limit my deep sea fish and sushi. Period. I even read an article about how women are actually not get a well rounded diet during pregnancy anymore because they avoid so many foods. Do what you think feels right but you know.... it's all a risk. You know that there is the risk of a car accident while driving but you still drive. -
@travellingbee: thanks doll!
Hooray! Doctor says its not sounding at all like listeria! She said there's a mild stomach bug going around though so I should stay hydrated, eat mild foods and rest.
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@MrsMccarthy: oh, good, fx it's just a stomach bug & nothing more!!
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Do you think you might benefit from talking to a professional about your pregnancy related anxiety? You really seem to have an abnormally high level of anxiety regarding your pregnancy. Quite often this can feed into PPD/PPA post partum ...
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I really like the book "The Panic Free Pregnancy." It's helped me in the past with food restrictions and pregnancy issues in general.
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@MsMini: I will admit that I am definitely neurotic but to be honest I don't feel like I am at that point yet. I post on here when I'm having anxiety so it might color me more so than I "normally" am. Im always open to it though if it were to become something that interfered with my life in a bigger way.
@cascademom: that's something I will definitely look into.
Still feeling pretty sick over here and more vomiting but I'm trying to relax, drink liquids and get through it.
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@MrsMccarthy: I hope you get better quickly... It isn't fun to be sick, anyway, let alone while pregnant. I don't think you were irrational to worry, either. There's a lot to think about these days--I almost envy the generations before us who didn't know all the potential harms out there to our unborn children. Hang in there!
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@GoGoSnoGirl: thanks sweetie! I am still very sick and cramping a lot but very happy to hear that it's most likely not going to be harmful to my little one. Sending you sticky thought for yours!
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@MrsMccarthy: thanks, lady! I'm anxiously awaiting yet another beta result after a scare with bleeding yesterday morning. I am sure I look neurotic, too... So be it. I can't just be patient & wait it out when there are a few tools to give me a glimpse at how our little bean might be doing in there.
Eta: whew!! Another good beta result, so maybe my short bout of bleeding wasn't a sign of pending m/c after all.
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@GoGoSnoGirl: you'll be in my thoughts my dear.
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@MrsMccarthy: I don't mean to comment out of place, as we don't know each other well and this advice might be better received from a close friend, but have you considered seeing a counselor? I struggled with ante partum anxiety and found counseling to be extremely helpful. I still worried, but was able to say to myself "this is just my worry/anxiety," and found it much easier to manage.
I just recall that you were expressing concerns on a previous thread (maybe the tuna one?) about somehow being at fault for your son's sensory issues because of some mistake during pregnancy, and that is a heavy load to carry (and not one that you should carry!)
Anyway, I really recommend counseling, even every other week if scheduling is difficult- you want to be able to enjoy your pregnancy as much as possible, not be consumed by guilt and worry! -
@Silva: not out of line at all. It can be very helpful to share ones own experiences. I probably could use counseling at some point for support in a myriad of areas but at this point I dont feel that I've quite reached that point in my anxiety. Talk to me in a few weeks but for now the stress and challenge of trying to work that into my life and schedule outweighs the need. I do belong to some good support groups for moms with children with sensory issues. Its actually looking like my sons stuff may be very slight and managable or even fully treatable through early intervention therapy which thrills me. The tuna thing was a response to an article I had read regarding heavy metals and sensory issues but I have since made my peace with that and chosen not to worry. If my anxiety starts to keep me up at night or harm my marriage or interfere with my ability to parent or function normally I will absolutely consider outside help.
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@MrsMccarthy: I'm glad you have support
Hope things continue to go well!
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