Can’t eat prawns or bagged salad?!

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So just been for my booking appointment and I’ve been told I can’t eat prawns or bagged salad?! Now I’ve read up on most things pregnancy related but I’m sure it says prawns are fine cooked but the midwife has said no.....also no bagged salad cuz of chlorine levels?! Have I just got a really over zealous midwife or did you get that advice (ps-I love prawns so much 😫)

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That's not consistent with the NHS choices website. I think you might have just got an over-cautious midwife there! My midwife didn't mention anything like that. If we carried on like that we'd starve! I think just be cautious with how the prawns are prepared and stored and don't worry too much.

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my midwife didn't mention either of those things...but she did mention ice-cream from ice cream vans and places like maccies cuz they never clean the machines properly and theres tonnes of germs in there!x

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My midwife said the frozen pre cooked prawns are fine to eat so I’ve had loads of prawn salads. Cooked raw prawns in a curry etc are ok as well. All she said to me about salad was make sure it’s washed well

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I definitely haven’t been told that! It’s true fresh salad better than bagged especially as bagged can get bacteria quickly if not eaten once open. Prawns if they’re cooked should be ok..!

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My midwife said prawns are fine! She said the only thing to be cautious of was a packed sandwich but as long as it was from somewhere ‘proper’ I’m guessing a supermarket as she said boots or tesco that they are fine.

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I’ve eaten prawns throughout my pregnancy and I’m all good, mine has never mentioned either of those things 🧐 any chance she’s an older midwife who’s training was done a while ago? My first midwife had some out dated information because she trained so long ago, thankfully she retired before my second.

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Your midwife is feeding you a load of tosh lol. If you’re conscious of the salad make sure it’s thoroughly washed and the same for most seafood just don’t eat tonnes and tonnes of it. Definitely not in the NHS guidelines x

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I'm pretty sure NHS website says cooked prawns are fine, or it did when I was pregnant at least. I ate them when I was pregnant anyway. I did stay away from bagged salads though because of the Listeria risk

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Thanks ladies! I’ll try and cut down on the prawns but sometimes a girls just got to give in to those cravings!!! 🍤 (especially salt and pepper king prawns from the Chinese 🤤)

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What the heck! That’s rubbish. I’ve been eating prawns my whole pregnancy and i’m totally fine and bagged salad! Are you having a laugh! No where does it say that. Just use the NHS list! x

Can’t eat prawns or bagged salad?!

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