I want to eat my rockmelon!
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Topic: I want to eat my rockmelon!
Posted By: Nefertiti
Subject: I want to eat my rockmelon!
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:14pm
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Well, I was at the doctors yesterday and she just asked that I was keeping away from certain foods and I said yes. And we discussed some things.
Then she said not to eat watermelon as listeria can grow on it! I thought this sounded silly. So today I bought a rockmelon.....and I'm too scared to eat the thing lol. Whats your knowledge on melons (well she said watermelon, but they are in the same group) and listeria? I was suprised to hear from midwife that listeria can grow on fruit in the fridge. Midwife also said that there have only been a few cases reported over a few years. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:16pm
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Thats a new one on me, I haven't heard of melon's being like that. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:37pm
I lived on melon (all kinds) during my pregnancy with no problems. That is a new one to me too! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:46pm
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I don't remember reading anything about melons of any kind on the foods to avoid lists! I ate tons of honeydew and rockmelon when I was preggo with Benjy. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 6:47am
New one to me too! Pretty sure I ate melon during my pregnancy! 
Got this off wikipedia though, does mention raw vegetables.... The Center for Science in the Public Interest has published a list of foods that have sometimes caused outbreaks of Listeria: hot dogs, deli meats, raw milk, cheeses (particularly soft-ripened cheeses like feta, Brie, Camembert, blue-veined, or Mexican-style “queso blanco”), raw and cooked poultry, raw meats, ice cream, raw vegetables, raw and smoked fish and the green lip mussel. Raw milk is unpasturised. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 7:55am
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New to me too, I ate plenty of melon and fresh fruit when I was pregnant, as I was in my first and second trimester during summer when it is all about mandarins, watermelon, strawberries... ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:01am
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Wow, soon we're not going to be allowed anything except air and water when pregnant.
I ate heaps of melon and other fresh fruit and veges. I always made sure I washed everything first though. There's a list put out buy the NZ Food Safety Authority of safe foods. Here's the link: http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/low-immunity-child-pregnancy/pregnancy-food-safety/ - NZFSA food in pregnancy The list is at the bottom of the page of info. -------------  
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:34am
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as long as it is washed fruit is fine.. if it is unwashed there can be some problems.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:35am
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I hadn't heard of melon either? -------------  Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:36am
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watermelon? huh, thats a weird thing for a doc to say!
Fruit is totally fine!  Man if we wernt alloweed fruit what the heck would pregnant women eat!------------- |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:43am
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Apparently you're supposed to avoid pre-packed lettuce as well. Woops. I found that out after my neighbour popped in as I was finishing a home-made burger last night, stuffed with ... you guess it! ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 8:52am
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yes that has a listeria risk... better to buy your own wash and use.PITAi know!!:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:07am
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Just about everything these days seesm to have a listeria risk, like mrsmojo said soon pregnant women wont be allowed anything but water and air and will have to live in a bug free bubble
The things I avoided were(which I feel are the worst for listeria) Cold meats Deep fried chicken(like from KFC etc) sushi(cos of the rice) Bakery sandwhiches/rolls etc(dunno how it was prepared) With fruit I hate what I wanted, I even made up my own fruit salad in summer with ALL fruit and chopped it up into a bowl and sealed it, and just grabbed some when I wanted it. I had subway, just asked them to heat the meat up really well, I trust their salads, and they make the roll in front of you. I think you can be TOO paranoid about food, but if you avoid the obvious things like cold meat etc, you will be fine ------------- |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:35am
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Goodness. What the hell can you eat when you are pregnant?
I refuse to read anything when I decide to have another kid. Ignorance gets me a terribly long way. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:41am
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Oh dear, I ate whole watermelons when I was pregnant with Conor, it was the one thing that I loved to eat. Both of us are fine. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:45am
Yes and no. A good ol' iceberg will cost you a fraction of the price!  Maybe I can save up over the next few weekly grocery shops the money I save from buying lettuce and splash out on a block of cheese?  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
foxxy_one wrote:Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:08am
lol:) i wont even be able to have that next pregnancy  ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:26am
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Hmmm......I would say if the Melon was one of those half cut ones that sit around all day in Supermarkets and Vege shops....then I may not eat it as never know what bug has grown or jumped on it in the packing process....
BUT if a full one..ie you cutting it up from whole...really cant see it being a problem! Wait til third time around....you generally I think become a little MORE lax! -------------  
 
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:33am
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Yes it was a whole rockmelon - don't buy halves lol
And Kelpa - this is actually my 4th baby! I was more laxed with the first 3 as listeria was not educated about when I had them! They are 15, 14 and 8! When preg with #3 there were whispers of listeria, but I definately didn't avoid certain foods. Ignorance is bliss (sometimes) lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:36am
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Can get a bit much all of that BEWARE stuff really cant it! -------------
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:44am
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Definately! But now I think I'll eat my rockmelon today ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:55am
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This is crazy.. we'd starve and our babies would be malnourished if we didn't eat EVERYTHING that was on those 'DANGER DO NOT EAT THESE' Lists
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 11:47am
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I ate KFC, Wendys, all sorts of foods, the only thing I didn't touch was fish/seafood. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 1:02pm
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I dont like KFC, but I eat wendys, burger king, mc donalds, subway lol, and Im the same as you .Mel, I wont eat seafood. ------------- |