Hi there

I have read on a few websites about different foods you should avoid.

Now feta comes up - some say fine as long as it is not goats feta and others say avoid. Which is it. I love feta on my salads, so really need to know if I should avoid it altogether or have it in small quantities.

deli meats - are we talking the sliced ready cooked meats? Does that include salami? We tend to buy salami unsliced and slice it ourselves, we keep it in the fridge obviously. So is this out?

Eggs - ok, I know raw eggs are out, which is absolutely fine by me, but how many a week can you have?

Any other tips would be appreciated, also any goodies that you CAN eat??

I think feta should be avoided bec it is unpasteurized. Always check the package and see if it is either pasteurized or not. If it is, then u can eat it.
Avoid raw meat, and raw egg.. runny egg isnt good.
Minimize caffeine intake as well.

These are the only ones that come to my mind.

Try not to worry about that too much.

Every single day there are more things that pregnant women should worry about splashed about all over the media. Makes pregnancy really difficult.

As suzan said. Check when you buy it to see if it's pasteurized. Most of them should be though. I haven't found a single brand in South Africa (where I shop) that isn't.

Deli meats. They have an issue with them because they stand out with other meat all day. It's not really hygenic. Try and go for sealed meats. Or cook them before eating.

Seriously I'm not claiming to know all this by default. It's what my gynae told me.

Raw eggs I stay away from but obviously once they're cooked it's fine. The same with raw meat. But we should all know that anyway. Pork... tapeworm... eeeuw!!!!

I have mainly just been eating what i used to, just making sure everything is cooked properly (i have had a funny runny eggs which i didn't know until recently i shouldn't have, oopps). I have had to cut down on tuna which i love, my MW told me two portions per week is allowed. you should avoid fish that is high in mercury. Peanuts you should avoid. also heard you shouldn't eat chutney.

I still have a few cups of tea a day and a can of cola a day. Can't cut out everything!

I read in a pregnancy magazine that eating an apple a day halves the chance of your baby developing asthma, worth a try, so i have been having an apple a day.

The runny eggs thing really annoys me. It's all to do with salmonella. But aren't all chickens vaccinated against salmonella now?! And surely, if there was a risk of getting salmonella from Dippy Eggs (mmm dippy eggs), or fried egg with a runny yolk (mmm again), then nobody should be eating them, let alone pregnant women! Maybe I just misunderstand why we aren't allowed to eat them..... Sorry... but I do love my dippy eggs and shoulders... getting all hormonal now...... actually.. and craving a dippy egg.

Next week they'll be telling us that pronatal supplements are really bad for you in weeks 5 and 24... and that if you stand on your head for 20 mins a day, you will have a more intelligent baby....................

I think the others have made excellent points, although you should watch what you eat (to a certain extent) you don't want to limit yourself (it will only cause you stress and you'll miss out on the foods you like!)

Cheese is fine as long as it's pastuerized, stay away from any that isn't. With deli meats I cook them a bit before eating them to get rid of any bacteria. Eggs are fine to eat as long as they are cooked through thoroughly, actually everything you eat should be completely cooked (including meats).

Honestly I think they just like to worry us pregnant women!

I just looked up the whole runny egg thing. Lion Stamped eggs are gauranteed to be salmonella free. Then I rang the midwife.. and she said she agreed with me, but the rule still was no runny yolks in pregnancy... but it's my decision, and she would eat them in small amounts...
go figure...

my dad is an ice cream man, do i avoid nonpasturised then???? im confused!

I have cut out a lot of foods- runny eggs, nuts, all seafood- all cheeses that are unpasturised. At the same time, my foods are still varied without these. I have to think about what im eating before i eat it nowadays.