I ate something I shouldn’t have - would I know if it caused a problem?

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This is my first pregnancy, 6 1/2 weeks along and I haven’t even seen my doctor yet, so I didn’t know there were so many rules about what you can and can’t eat! I found out today you aren’t supposed to have cold meat, but I’ve had cold leftover chicken multiple times since getting pregnant. If I haven’t gotten sick does that mean I’m in the clear? Or can there be some sort of silent harm being done to my baby without me knowing?

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A lot of the rules regarding food are more of a rare chance of something going wrong. Its more of a precautionary thing. You're fine!! As long as you're not eating raw sushi every single day or doing something to purposely get sick you should be fine.

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Honey, you are just fine. You would have been sick by now. I didn't realize until 8 months (and close to 20lbs of meat) into my first pregnancy that "you're not supposed to eat lunch meat cold".....I delivered a healthy baby girl and shes almost 10 lol. Get your best advice from your doctor. Ask them what they recommend. I know my OB laughed when I told her I was worried because of lunch meat. She said "women have been having babies for how many years? Eating much worse than lunch meat". Just be mindful of what you eat.

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I encourage everyone to read Emily Oster’s book. It gives you all the science behind a lot of these concerns. After reading her solid review of the research, I’m only avoiding deli turkey.

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I’m pretty sure you would know if you had listeria by now. I think it causes quite severe food poisoning symptoms. I know it’s hard by try to relax and I’m sure everything is fine ☺️

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Thank you everyone!!

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Sliced deli/lunch meat carries a risk of listeria. It’s not a high risk, but it’s best to avoid it if you can. 
Cold roasted, grilled, or baked chicken isn’t totally fine.
It’s unlikely you have listeria from what you’ve eaten, it can cause miscarriage so it sounds like you are in the clear ❤️
Good luck with your pregnancy!!

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You’re good to go with cold cooked/baked/grilled/roast chicken :) as long as it has been thoroughly cooked to avoid any listeria risk!

I ate something I shouldn’t have - would I know if it caused a problem?

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