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I was recently on vacation with my whole family and my parents were shocked at the number of things on the "no-no" list now. It's changed so much sense I was born and I turned out just fine! I admit, I've had brie and cold prosciutto once or twice. To me, it was more important to cut out diet soda and things with lots of processing and additives.

I was so paranoid and gave up everything immediately...except for caffeine. I kept to 1 drink a day until I was able to wean myself off it completely once I was out of the first trimester and not so exhausted. I figured it really wasn't that long of a time to live without eating/drinking the things on the no-no list.

As for a turkey sandwich, I ate cold cuts if they were the nitrate free kind.

Everything in moderation for me, and make sure that they all come from reputable sources (for example, fresh sushi from a good restaurant is fine, but no pre-packaged sushi from a gas station).

On a related note, my OB actually recommended coffee for my migraines! He says that recent studies show women who regularly drink 1 cup a day are at lowered risk for gestational diabetes.

On top of the usual no no's, I had to cut out a lot of carbs and sugars since I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I felt miserable the last few months because I felt so restricted. Right when I thought I could go back to eating whatever I wanted, I am faced with having to cut out diary and wheat from my diet due to my son's allergy. I am looking forward to the day when I can finally eat to my heart's content, sushi included. Oh how I miss sushi...

I didnt eat sushi, unpasteurized cheeses, caffeine or alcohol. I still ate lunch meat on occasion though in like an italian sub and my son is fine.

I had canned tuna every other week. I ate sushi a few times in my third trimester. I had a cup of coffee daily. I avoided cold cuts though. I had hotdogs but only when I cook them at home. I think everything in moderation is OK

I didn't cut anything out, but then again, I didn't eat lunch meat to begin with so I didn't miss it. I still drank one cup of coffee in the morning, but I lost the taste for it over the summer so I had a light tea instead. I think I had sushi twice and ate a local steak cooked medium. The only thing I was specifically told to avoid was a certain kind of lettuce.

cut: caffeine, alcohol, sushi.....and I cook my meat to well done

no-nos that I eat: soft cheeses, slightly less than well-cooked eggs

no-nos I'm thinking of eating: cold cuts at subway, as I LOVE a sub

And 2nd trimester I've started having white tea and 'decaffinated' espresso-based bevvies.....both have some caffiene, but not much. (And in Canada they say you can have like a cup of coffee or two).

I gave up my morning coffee but about once a week I'll get a half-caf frappichino.
I was a diet coke addict but I gave that up - if we go out to dinner, I'll still order a diet coke but I'll only have about 4 sips to fill that need.

I don't eat or drink anything else that's been banned though.

I struggle with this ... I am basically kind of going by everything in moderation, a medium-well done steak here, diet coke there, the easy things I have been avoiding (cold cuts, soft cheese). I have had the odd 1/2 can of tuna, and had cooked sushi once or twice, but we have such good food safety now that a lot of these things are really quite low-risk anyways.

I am not even 5 weeks yet and I have already cut out coffee, (well all caffeine). Passed on a subway sandwich and nearly cried when I saw brie was on sale and DH was getting a bottle of red wine. This is going to be a long 40 weeks.

I'm sort of hit and miss on following the rules - I have a general idea of what I'm supposed to avoid but I'm not getting too worked up about it. And honestly, I'll probably relax my rule following even more once I'm out of the first trimester (currently 7.5 weeks).

I've been avoiding deli meat and soft cheese, but keep forgetting about the nitrates in pepperoni and have probably had pepperoni pizza 5 times since finding out I was pregnant. I also have no intention of changing the way I eat red meat - I need my steak rare or medium rare so that will not change, although I don't eat steak all that often anyway.

I don't have a taste for coffee and I'm not a soda drinker but I do like my hot chocolates which have some caffeine, so I guess you could say I haven't given up caffeine either. Also, I'm not doing it during the first trimester, but later on in pregnancy, if I want the occasional small glass of red wine, I will be having that too. My doctor actually recommended it and I have read more than enough to feel confident that an occasional small glass will not go awry.

So yeah, I guess you could say I'm not really being a stickler about rules at all - which is funny as I'm usually an anal retentive rule follower!

I don't drink a lot of caffeine to start with, so that was easy to cut out. Same with booze (wine is a little tough, but not too bad). I have been eating turkey sandwiches non-stop for the past few weeks and I'm STILL craving them hardcore.

I had a medium-rare steak last week and will probably cave in and eat sushi (I'll try to stick with the "cooked" rolls and stay away from the good stuff-- sashimi and nigiri). AND I will prob indulge in some baked brie over the holidays.

I'm only 4 weeks... this is going to be rough.

I talked to my nurse about foods that were OK or not OK. Essentially she said lunch meat was OK if the butcher cuts it. I'm fine with that - I don't do lunch mean anyways. I also talked to her about cheeses and essentially since pretty much every cheese in the US is pasteurized, It's OK to keep eating my blue cheese when I want it.

She also told me that I should stay away from fake sugars like Equal and that other one.... and try to drink minimal Splenda. Then she said to look for soda's with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. I just threw up my hands at that and decided if I need something other than water, I'll get Chick Fil A's lemonade which is just sugar, water and lemons.

During the first trimester I cut everything out. I just couldn't live with myself if something happened and I would always wonder "what if I was because I ate/drank ...".

By the second tri I started with some caffeine but mostly from tea not so much soda. I also started with the occasional lunch meat sandwich when I could heat up the meat (I still avoided places like subway with cheap meat and questionable storage practices).