Steak while pregnant?

Question

I’m 10 weeks with baby number 2 😊❤️. My first pregnancy I didn’t even want steak, so I’m not sure how it should be cooked. Normally I like my steak barely warm in the middle so rare, I’m assuming that is not ok, I really want a steak though, could I have one medium rare instead of rare? Or does it HAVE to be well done?

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Medium well.
The issue is that most of the time, it's fine if not thoroughly cooked. But if you happen to get a piece with bacteria or parasites, the more it's cooked, the safer it will be. So maybe someone ate rare steak and it was fine. .....but luckily she had a clean piece. You don't really know the supplier, not even a reputable restaurant knows 100%, so rare is risky.

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Whenever I have steak, it's always medium. I couldn't eat anything more cooked than that, it tastes like leather 😂

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My 1st turned out well and I ate medium rare. An shrimp, lobster, honey on my chicken nuggets, and ate deer meat. 
Moderation is key. 
Just remember you’re eating a medium rare steak not smoking crack and snorting coke you’re baby is going to be fine.

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It’s supposed to be medium well when pregnant, even medium isn’t safe unfortunately. It should be cooked until juices run clear (not pink or red at all) and until an internal temperature of 165 degrees is reached if you have a meat thermometer.

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The night before my scheduled c-section, my husband and I went to dinner and I had a steak cooked medium (like I always order my steak)

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Medium rare is fine. The bacteria are on the outside of the steak

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Well done steak isn’t steak anymore it’s leather😂 I eat mine medium and its been fine. I don’t think I’ve even read anything about it being bad during pregnancy. The red in the middle isn’t even blood and it is all getting heat so I’d think it’s killing enough of any potentially harmful bacteria🤷🏻‍♀️ I could be wrong though! Whenever I eat something that’s not “recommended” during pregnancy I just make sure I’m getting it from a really good source😋

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Normally I like my steak medium rare, but during pregnancy I always did medium well

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Eat the steak! But make sure it comes from a reputable restaurant or grocery store. If your nervous about it making you sick get it cooked well. Rare vs medium won't make a difference if it is wasnt handled properly. Honestly your more likely to get sick from bagged salad then steak! Third pregnancy and ive eaten medium rare steak and lunch meat with all three!

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I actually preferred well done when I was pregnant. You may find your preference has changed. I’d at least do medium to medium well.

Steak while pregnant?

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