Is lunch meat actually dangerous to eat while pregnant??

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I really want a turkey sandwich but I keep hearing its not safe to eat lunch meat/cold meats etc. while pregnant, this is baby #2 but my first is 2yrs old and I don't remember if I ate it or not with her lol what do you ladies do? Or what are your thoughts/experiences with it??

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No it’s fine

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My ob told me it's fine to just order the real stuff and not the super processed. She said order "off the bone" meats because I only eat turkey chicken and eggs and I need the protein.

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One of my main cravings was the subway Italian BMT... I ate it my entire pregnancy (not everyday obviously, probably once a week) and my daughter is perfectly fine!!

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I’ve had lunch meat pregnant and am fine ... I mean I wouldn’t eat it daily but it’s not going to do anything. This risk was more common back in the days. Just google it and read about it if you’d like. You should be fine! It’s more like raw seafood and other things that are a definite no.

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No I eat subway all the time

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As long as you heat or toast the meat it is fine. Not supposed to eat it cold.

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Not dangerous, it's fine to eat

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I’ve had one sub from Publix and I asked them to heat the ham to 165 degrees to be safe

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No. It’s fine.

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Thank you ladies! I'm only 6W5D and the other day I ate two of them and remembered I wasn't "supposed" to and kind of freaked out but now its all I want lol preferably with some soup ☹

Is lunch meat actually dangerous to eat while pregnant??

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