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Topic: listeria
Posted By: nadine05
Subject: listeria
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 9:31am
I am 27 weeks preggers with my 5th child!! problem is i m paranoid about listeria! How does everyone else feel about this? How careful are you? Has anyone known someone thats got it? Symptoms? (what you read is so broad!) Would love to hear others thoughts
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 11:21am
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I was obsessive about isteria when I was preg with Maya. Totally obsessive. I lived on toast and marmite for weeks (I also had bad morning sickness) coz I knew they were 'safe'.
If it helps, I found some stats when I was preg for the year 2001, and there were 200,000+ confirmed pregnancies and only 3 reported cases of listeria. So that's like a fraction of a fraction of a percentage. That didn't ease my mind tho - I was paranoid about being one of the 3! The symptoms are mild fever, headache, aches and pains and possibly vomiting, but you can also have listeriosis without being sick, coz listeria can affect your baby without affecting you. Also, my midwife gave me a comprehensive list of risky foods that was published by the Auckland District Health Board and it's called "Food Safety in Pregnancy". I found it really helpful. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 12:20pm
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i was paranoid. and was very strict on myself for both pregnancys. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 12:32pm
| i was strict also, although my doctor here laughed at me for avoiding sushi. He said that Japanese sushi places were fine and that i was paranoid. i ignored him anyway |
Posted By: nadine05
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 12:40pm
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thanks for your replies. Emma it was great to hear the stats you gave me - makes it look almost impossible to get!! I look at some woman I know eating whatever they want, it seems that even then you have a very low risk!
But still i worry!! I guess the fact that im having a girl after 4 boys doesnt help!! Makes the pregnancy even more precious . I have that food safety in pregnancy pamphlet - seems really over the top (use butter within two days etc). I worry mainly about food when eating out when you cant be sure of their practices and try not to eat out often!! But its hard!!! |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 1:16pm
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This is our first baby and like most I am overly paranoid.
I also follow the booklet....but I don’t eat any thing from the food bars, like samies, pies etc. I don’t eat salad.....even subway. I tell the burger joints to skip the mayo. I don’t eat pita bread/samies/ etc with smoked salmon, smoked chicken or any other smoked fish/meat. I don’t eat prawns, shrimp etc (specially from the Chinese restaurants) unless it was cooked at home My mum laughs at me...she says when she was pregnant with both her children she ate what ever she wanted (and my mum is from Ukraine...so their food included allot of salad and smoked meat/fish...even fish cooked with salt and vinegar, so practically raw fish) But I am extra extra careful. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 1:27pm
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My friends thought I was losing the plot when I was preg with Maya. I slept most of the day coz of the morning sickness, wouldn't go out coz I felt so awful, and when I did go out I refused to eat. Most of my friends who have kids don't bother with avoiding anything, and with Willie being Maori, some of his rellies even eat raw shellfish when preg. But I was just so worried I would never have forgiven myself if I had hurt the baby.
I did eat ham on xmas day tho, I just heated it till it just about exploded! And I did eat hard cheese and butter that had been kept in the fridge. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 1:49pm
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the thing i found hardest was avoiding the soft-serve ice-creams since they can contain raw egg products.. not easy int he middle of summer when all you want is a yummy ice-cream with sprinkles and flakes etc.
I avoid all deli stuff, any chicken i haven't cooked myself, and basically everything that has already been said. I too was very paranoid about the fact that it can affect the baby without you really getting too many symptoms at all. my mum's the same.. she always goes "oh, in my day, we ate anything we wanted" i always tell her that "in her day" food was usually preparred and eaten the same day, it was fresh, had very little likelihood of being stored somewhere for months etc.. and also bugs etc have become a lot more advanced and dangerous now. come on, in her day, the choice of takeaway foods was fish and chips and thats it. lolol  ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: nadine05
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 2:32pm
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so you guys would still eat things like McD's, Wendys etc?
I do know that mayo used in burgers etc is safe as it is mass produced (like mayo in supermarkets) its cooked when its made so its ok and they would would use it so quickly. I went to a cafe last week and ordered a BLAT that had aaoli (spelling??) dressing. The waitress had noticed i was pregnant and informed me the the dressing had raw egg in it - if i wanted to change my mind! I nearly kissed her!! I would have eaten it and not known!! What do u guys reckon about bacon?? |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 2:49pm
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I told you I was paranoid. Tho I know that the Mayo is okay...I still dont eat it.
Wendy's is the only thing close to work...so that's what I have nearly every second day (to lazy to make lunch). Sorry, I dont eat bacon....ever! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 3:28pm
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Man i thought i was paranoid. I eat mcdonalds with the mayo just no lettuce or i get the nuggets or cheese burger, i don't eat deli food, i eat ham but on toasted sandwiches so it's been heated so if listeria is present it is killed, didn't know about the whole butter thing, i think there's being careful and then there's being stupid, but i guess its just for 9 months and its to keep our baby (or babies in my case) safe and healthy. As long as its fresh and hot i think its fine. It must be a mum thing Janine my mum says the same thing. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 5:11pm
I didnt no that about soft serve ice creams.I lived on them whil i was working and pregnant at Burger king .------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com"> 
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 6:14pm
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I avoided fast food places or if i had to get something it was plain old cheeseburger. No chicken (unless i cooked it) no ham, or any deli foods. No soft cheese, No pre prepared salads. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 7:02pm
| yes, no soft cheese. that was painful. my husband ate a block of it, in front of me. how cruel |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 7:39pm
Before I knew about listeria I craved luncheon sausage and ate heaps of it. Then when I found out it wasn't safe I freaked out for days that it had hurt baby. I didn't eat McDonalds or anything like that, mainly because the thought of it made my stomach churn. Just driving past a KFC, the smell was enough that I had to pull over and be sick 
But the mayo is 100% safe coz it is made from powdered egg which is highly processed. Do look out for mayo in flasher restaurants tho coz if they make their own they usually make it from egg yolk. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 8:21pm
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ohhh i forgot, custard is about the worst thing you can eat. Something about the powder that is used, especially custard squares. Really weird because usually i dont like custard but when i knew i couldnt have it i really wanted it. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 May 2005 at 11:21pm
| wow. I never even thought about custard, and had no idea about soft-serve.....i guess it goes to show, that unless you cook it yourself from scratch, you can never be sure it's safe...and even then some of my cooking attempts are not too safe i think! |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 9:56am
cream and mock cream arent safe either which sux cos i LOVE mock cream donuts .and I love custard squares.sux when we grab luch from the bakery cos i have to find another sweet thign to eat.------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 10:56am
Wow its so amazing what we can't eat or what we thought we could eat and then somebody says "nah you can't eat that". They say to eat healthy while pregnant and a wide range of foods but they make it so hard when we aren't aloud to touch most of it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 11:13am
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Tell me about it........I thought being pregnant is easy.....well you know what I mean.
But then I found out all the things you can and can’t do...can and can’t eat....... But hopefully at the end of all this I will have the most precious thing...my baby!!! And I am sure it is worth every thing I had to give up for the last 9 months.  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 11:51am
| and you can't even eat most salads just in case the veges weren't washed properly. Have to peel everything thoroughly...... |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 12:55pm
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I just stick to my plain old cheese scone from the cafe.. heated up with butter, and a choccy milk in a bottle. lol.
wheni was preggy with paris, i ate a heap of those double bacon cheese burgers from Md's cos they were so good, but i felt guilty. I'm the same as you Emma... before i found out i was having paris, i had been coming home from work every day and eating about 10 - 12 snax crackers with luncheon and cheese on them... I just thought i had been working so hard i was hungry. but worried heaps once i found out the real reason i was eating so much. I love wendy's flake shakes etc.. but usually stick to the plain scoop icecreams when preggy. It's so hard, cos at the time when you want so many different things the most.. half of them you shouldn't eat. hey yeah - always remember that cereal is a GREAT snack.. not just for brekky.. it's healthy and you can add fruit and all that, and you get calcium too from the milk... i usually have a couple of plates of that a day. lol. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:07pm
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Talking about cereal, I forced myself to eat a bowl of cereal with milk and fruit every morning when I was preg, even if I felt really sick, coz I figured at least bubs was getting some food, even if I threw up non stop for the rest of the day. I think that's the reason why I will never eat honey puffs or tinned apricots again... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:31pm
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I love Special K....That’s what I ate before I got Pregnant and I still eat that each morning with a Banana.
As I have no morning sickness, I practically eat every thing (well the stuff I am allowed anyway). I eat any thing from Indian, Russian, Thai, and Malay...every thing (aha!..I think I just found the cause behind my lovely weight gain....  )
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:32pm
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cocoa-pops were my staple both this time and last time.. cos you get the choc fix as well without eating all the chocolate.
------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:37pm
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Good thinking, Janine! I must remember that! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:41pm
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Oh Gosh Becca....2 days to go!
How do you feel? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:51pm
I've had enough.  I've just put in a request for baby vibes to hurry this boy up. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 1:53pm
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Well I am sending thousands of Baby vibes......
Come on baby....hurry up...we are all waiting for your arrival....  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 2:18pm
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Thanks. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 2:56pm
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Hurry up baby! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nadine05
Date Posted: 03 May 2005 at 5:15pm
| well - thanks guys for all your replies! Its nice to know that im not the only one who worries about these things!! And now i feel better about eating wendys! Its my fav .... esp the spicy chicken burgers but ive only had two this pregnancy cause i worry about the chicken!! ANOTHER thing is - i always take note of premises food hygiene rating and wont eat there unless they have a A or a B. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 8:46am
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i was a bit paranoid too... but by the time the prem risk was over i decided that hannah was probably safe enough and indulged in brie and smoked salmon!
my mum was a bit funny with my fear of listeria, my argument was that the health authorities wouldn't make such a big deal about it if there wasn't a real risk... but then looking at the stats it doesn't seem very big at all. didn't realise custard was really bad tho had massive cravings for custard squares. oh well!
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 8:52am
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Nadine....I just love spicy chicken burger and eat it every second day. I don’t eat the grilled burger because they are grilled and might not be cooked properly...however spicy burger is deep fried.
Well that’s just my theory!!!
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 9:34am
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Hi Guys,
I heard pre-cooked meats are good carriers of listeria. I must admit to craving ham with abby so I stuck to Huttons kiwi ham on the rare occasion as a treat. As my father works there and I know they have vigirous testing of all their meats. Most meat born listeria is picked up before the meat hits the shelf. ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 2:27pm
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Hey Vick i was the same both this time and last time - all i wanted early on was ham sammies.. and lots of them!
It was terrible! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 3:46pm
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Is'nt it weird what you crave, when your preggers. Mine was eggs with micheal, manderins by the box full with Jayden and Ham Sammies with abby. Thankfully nothing to weird. ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 15 May 2005 at 10:25am
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I was talking to my Aunty who works in a Ice Cream Parlour and i asked her about soft serve ice creams and she said that the Frosty Boy soft serve is made from powder and water they put it in the machine and it comes out soft serve and the same with frozen yoghurt unless its the real thing of course, so not really sure how you could get listeria from something that is made from powder and water. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 May 2005 at 2:38pm
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I was always under the impression that the powder had uncooked egg products in it.. i dunno, cannot remember where i saw it. well, i hope that it does actually.. otherwise i have been missing out on yummy ice-creams.. and that would suck.
------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Meg
Date Posted: 21 May 2005 at 9:18am
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Raw eggs (and powders with raw eggs) are not recommended because they might have salmonella rather than listeria... which is only killed when they are cooked (or pastuerised). So there's something else to worry about.
At my first ante-natal class, one of the other ladies terrified us all by saying just about everything was bad for you... food heated in microwave, antacids (have aluminum, which can give you alzheimers), tinned fish (can have too much mercury) and a whole list of other stuff. Aparently one of the worst things for listeria is rice that has been sitting around for any length of time (which is why even vegetarian sushi is bad). I heated my rice pudding so hot, that when I took it out of the microwave, it popped, and splashed on me... I ended up with a small blister on my face and one on my arm - so food safety can actually harm you! |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 21 May 2005 at 10:20am
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One of the first things I ate after my girl was born was a mock cream donut (mmmmmm yum),I had craved them for the whole nine months of being preggers and I can now eat them yay!Sorry for the preg ladies if i am making ur mouths water. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 21 May 2005 at 11:41am
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i always thought mock cream was okay - it was the real cream you couldnt eat.... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 21 May 2005 at 1:50pm
Hmmmmmmmmm,That mean partner of mine said mock cream wasnt ok grrrrrrr .I knew fresh cream wasnt ok man I am blonde(lol,no offence to other blondes,i am a blonde).Bloody Nathan.I will have to tell him off when he gets home I think lol.------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 21 May 2005 at 7:38pm
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Yeh i'm with you gsmum i thought mock cream was fine as well. They make it so difficult and hard because almost everything is bad for you and you can't touch it when your pregnant. Oh i can't wait for these babies to get here so i can get back to eating normal foods again. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 21 May 2005 at 8:31pm
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I want ham.
yeah, mock cream is fine - all it is is sugar.. lol. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 8:46am
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I miss sushi.......
I miss seafood salad......... I miss just picking food up and putting it in to my mouth with out thinking if it is bad for the baby....oh well 23 weeks to go......... Yay I am a senior member now!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kerryberry
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 11:26am
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Crikey, I didn't know there was anything wrong with normal cream.......ooops! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 12:05pm
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I think that normal cream is fine as long as it is fresh and hasn't been sitting in the fridge for a long period of time, but don't hold me to that one not 100% sure about it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 1:08pm
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I thought it was okay as long as the bottle was freshly opened coz they are sealed so bacteria can't get in, but once the seal is broken bacteria can start to breed? ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 2:02pm
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you know what.. i think they need to put out a more detailed booklet.. right now they just put a list of food in a brochure and that's it.. I think having decent info would put alot of people's minds to rest. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 2:10pm
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I think as long as its pasturised its okay! ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 3:03pm
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gosh thats like the whole cheese debate thing - you know how some say no soft cheese, others say so long as it is nz cheese cause then it is pasteurised, others say no cheese at all... i got a very good booklet from my dr - it listed when it was safe and under what circumstances it wasnt - but then again i also saw a tv programme about a lady who ate a sandwich from a lunch bar and got listeria....thats the food i dont trust. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 3:39pm
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I only eat hard cheese....cheddar tasty.
That’s it!....I don’t want to take a chance. Mind you I was never a cheese person....but on Saturday my parents had a party and they had a cheese board...all I wanted is to eat all those lovely chesses. Shows when you can’t have some thing, you crave for it! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 23 May 2005 at 7:08pm
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I found it a bit silly that when i had my baby shower before i had Paris.. my older sister made up two lovely big cheese boards.. i mean, it was nice of her.. but the guest of honour spent the whole time watching everyone else eat all the yummy cheeses. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 7:24pm
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right this is an old topic but thought I would bump it to get opinions from others. All I really want is a mock cream donut (like the ones that quality bakers do) but have kept away from them. So to make a long story short
Does anyone know for sure if mock cream is safe? ------------- "> 
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 18 October 2006 at 7:49pm
| Most recipes use butter, sugar, water and vanilla essence, and the whole idea of it is that it does not need refigeration, it will actually separate if you do refrigerate it. I am going to say that it prob would not worry me, but then again I am not preg so it really is your preference. |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 12:15am
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Mock cream is fine if you eat it fresh- just like real cream. If you are being cautious you would be fine to eat mock cream if you made it yourself and ate it on the day but I wouldn't recommend eating it from elsewhere as it could be a few days old and thats when the listeria can breed. For those who are having soft cheese cravings there are some pasturised non-mould ripened cheeses out there that are ok- you'll just have to read a few labels, most supermarkets stock 1 or 2.
Its so nice to hear that there are others like me!!! I got a realy hard time when I was pregnant with Charlotte about how cautious I was. Some of my work collegues seemed to take it as a personal insult that I wouldn't eat things they did when they were pregnant. They sometimes got really angry at me and that horrible saying 'well I did it when I was pregnant and my kids turned out fine' drove me mad!! One of them (who was pregnant at the time) used to sit there eating that fried chicken that they keep under those hot lights all day telling me how silly I was and all I could think was how utterly selfish and ignorant she was. The only takeaways I choose to eat is a quarter pounder from Maccas and I take it home and cook it to bits until its piping hot just to make sure  Probably taking it a bit far but ah well.
I figure its only 8 months out of your entire life to minimise the chances of something pretty awful happening to your baby. Personally I didn't have to give up coffee or smoking so this is my thing I gave up. Then I know if anything did happen I couldn't blame myself because I had done everything I could. When I was pregnant I avoided all peanuts and peanut products and turns out Charlotte has peanut anaphylaxis- the thing I can take away from that is that I know I did absolutely everything I could and I can't blame myself at all. I'll get down off my soap box now... ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 7:49am
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cream and custard are all fine if you know how old it is and if its been refridgerated at the temp etc, so this saying, if you make it yourself it is fine, I wouldnt trust the cream bums etc from a bakery or supermarket (I mean if you go to the bakery first thing it should ok but I dont like to risk it unless Im REALLY REALLY wanting it!)
Mock Cream is fine as like someone has meantioned it has heaps of sugar in it |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 8:50am
| cream bums tastic? hmm what have you been up to lol |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 9:22am
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Ok when I was pregnant with Andrew I was eating 3 or 4 mock cream donuts a day from a yummy bakery in Palmy. I craved them so I ate them. Then someone at my work decided to take them away from me and thought it was funny, until they found out they could be dismissed for stealing. Taking something a pregnant woman wants and craves when she is 8 months pregnant is not funny. A couple of the people that worked in my team went to the bakery and got me more donuts after they found out what had happened. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 10:14am
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what man if any one had stolen or even look like they were going to take my food away when i was preggy i prop would of killed them ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 10:55am
HEHEHE LOL Cream Buns*
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my2angels wrote:Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 10:57am
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Man IF they had taken anything away from me they would of know about it!!!
It was nice of the others to go and get you some more though
Trish |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 11:10am
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I think it was moe the they knew how much I wanted them and a couple of them had been pregnant before so knew what cravings were like. That was a problem working with over 200 people food went missing all the time from the fridge and always happened when newbies started. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 9:00pm
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have just come back from eating off a Buffet....had mock cream so going to say it is ok....
have to say ive been more careful with seafood, sushi, soft cheeses and deli meat than anything else....have people all around me that say they ate anything but unless i saw them i dont trust them and it is my bubs!!! Be as careful as you want sarahbeth....but im sure mock cream would be ok....hmmmm dunkin donuts tomorrow me thinks....
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 19 October 2006 at 9:46pm
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Not sure about mock cream - I don't really like it. I like nice freshly whipped cream and I'm sure that's fine if fresh. I'm sure the mock cream will be OK if it's fresh too - I mean if it's made with butter it can't be too good for it to be too old.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 20 October 2006 at 8:57pm
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I ask brumbies to give me a call when they have creamed their jam donut fingers *drool* then I waddle round and get one...alot of my paper work has big greasy cinnamon thumbprints on it....
personally I wouldn't have buffet, as you can't be sure how hot (or cooked or old) everything is, but apart from that I have eaten more things this time around than I did with Jacob, but won't eat deli salads or meat still. went hard on cheeses a while back, I got it bad for vintage cheddar and creamy havarti *drools* with that preggy classic, pickled onions. No real "cravings" like last time, but I do have fads, so I just go with it. i do find (as with last time) that when I feel like "something" I want it NOW. Liek today i was thinking about how much more tangier vegemite used to be, and i was watering a the mouth, i could almost smell the way it used to be,a nd I was missing it so bad!!! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 20 October 2006 at 8:58pm
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Oh yeah and I had real bad morning sickness on thursday and couldn't do brekkie, but I managed a crunchie for a late brekkie around 9am... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Vixsta
Date Posted: 16 November 2006 at 2:32pm
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Well....
That wasnt a good idea im so hungry now and all i can think about is Cream, Chesse, McDs and donughts all good info but mmmm i want it NOW might have to stop on my way home to get somthing (safe) naughty And yes i didnt think about that my friends are big on chesse platers and i always have to sit and watch and well Salami is the killer for me salami and Chesse on crackers yummy I think i will organise my own food for my baby shower but no i just cant my freinds think im strange not eating Tahi or Chinese or any Asian really im craving it but not happy with food sitting around so just wont and well that dosent stop my partners mum trying to serve me left over meat all the time it grates me my parnter finaly stood up for me the other night and siad i CANT have it you should have seen the look on her face and she always says but i did it and the kids are fine best defence i have to that is There has been a lot of reaserch and advancement in food saftey and things are no longer the same as when you were pregnant I think the Galaxy cheese is fine (Chives, Smoky, Smoked Ham, Pepper) and well gerkins or onions would go well with that mmmm maybe thats what ill buy Vix ------------- 
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Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 16 November 2006 at 5:06pm
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Speaking from a chefs p.o.v I probably would stay away from Buffets as yes you never know just how many times they have reheated their food.
Mock cream 'should' be ok but also depends on how long its been sitting around. I hate it cause we make homemade Icecream at work and I can't have any (raw egg yolks) in fact there is soooo much yummy food we make that I just can't have. Although I admit that on the VERY rare occasion I have had SOME stuff that I know I probably shouldn't have. But then spent AGES feeling very naughty and guilty with myself. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 November 2006 at 7:41pm
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If/when I have McD's I just ask if I can have a hot one. It must sound kinda silly to them but no one has ever batted an eyelid. You can claim a "medical condition" if you don't want everyone knowing you are preg yet.
Salami - I have now craved salami for part of two pregnancies, I never thought of it being a problem until now. But isn't it the case that the freeze-wrapped (or whatever it's called) salami/luncheon/bier sticks/etc are okay, just don't get from the deli? Every now and then I can't resist a bit of ham and I will get some from the deli but I will only eat it on the day I bought it. As you can see, I'm not very strict on foods while preg... but then I have never had a listeria scare. ------------- |
Posted By: Vixsta
Date Posted: 20 November 2006 at 10:03am
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I thought salamis and this types of foods were made from raw meat then cured ? so like smoked fish ham or chicken ?? now im not so sure im going to ask a freind i know whos partners hunts and makes salami will advise
I have always asked for extra Girkin in my Mcds or Chesse and if i dont want just take out but it means you get a fresh buger especially if your getting take aways Hey we are the customer its not as if they can say no Vix -------------
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 November 2006 at 12:24pm
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The best trick to play at McD's is to ask for it to be without something. I was once a McDonald's girl and was a master in the kitchen and it is the best way to get something made freshly. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 21 November 2006 at 4:32pm
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So far in my pregnancy I've eaten KFC, cream, mock cream, a custard square, a chicken filled roll from a bakery and a bunch of other stuff. I think I'm lacking in paranoia. Although I have stayed away from deli meat and soft cheese, but I never wash salads, and if I drop something on the floor, I'm still going to eat it.
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 21 November 2006 at 4:39pm
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 November 2006 at 5:52pm
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Thats a bit like me. I do wash the salad if it has come from our garden thou. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Vixsta
Date Posted: 01 December 2006 at 11:53am
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Think cos im a first timer im just a little worried i dont fell myself most of the time so to be sick to would just suck
I think i will have a big feed when shes out and im happy with everything then i will have it all in one sitting LOL dont think i would fit it in in one sitting But i did get chesse and girkins the other week big mistake i hadnt had girkins when i was pregnant before now im dreaming about them LOL What do you guys recon about eating fruit like orange lemon, rubarb and the types while brest feeding ? Ivans mum seems to think these types of foods will sour my milk ??? PS: Have figured out Rubarb is fabulous for constipation for anyone whos having trouble -------------
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 December 2006 at 8:40am
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**BUMP**
for all those "can i eat it at xmas" questions....and re hangis etc.... Guess main point is - be as safe as possible and do what feels right for you!!! |