Am I the only one who didn’t follow the food rules?

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When I got pregnant I didn’t follow any of the food rules 🤷‍♀️ I ate fish and sushi (cooked) and lunch meat and I craved candy and ice cream the whole time. I ate what I wanted and I ate what didn’t make me sick 
(I never did drink alcohol *not a drop* or do drugs or smoke *i could never be around anyone who smoked even before I got pregnant 🤢*)
Ps. My baby is just fine, healthy and perfect. And so am I, my mom and grandma never followed the rules. And my mom is one of the smartest people I know

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That’s because those food rules weren’t around with your mom and grandma. So it doesn’t matter how smart they are lol. Obviously the rules are there because there have been cases of babies that died or got very sick from them. The chances are low that anything would happen. But why risk it? Also candy and ice cream are allowed lol

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That’s great but those “food rules” are recommendations for your own optimal health and your baby’s.

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I eat jimmy johns every week. Oops

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The only one I did follow was fish.. Because I hate fish lmao.

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There were a few times when I accidentally ate too much (cooked) fish. And I ate raw (washed) fruits/veggies throughout my pregnancy since no one ever said anything to me about that. But then when I was in for a miscarriage, I saw the brand new, no raw fruit/veggies poster in my OB/GYN office.

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The only thing I didn't consume was alcohol. Everything else I ate as normal. I'm a very clean eater so I wasn't eating a bunch of junk or soda or anything like that. But I did have coffee on the daily as well as raw sushi almost weekly. With a lot of the discouraged foods, it's simply a matter of making sure you're eating from a reputable source. For example, if fish is being stored and handled properly then it's unlikely you'll become sick from it. In Japan, raw sushi is a big part of their nutrition and pregnant women are encouraged to eat it during pregnancy as well.

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I didn’t even know their was food rules nobody told me anything until I had my last and I was like oh well I already had him. 🤷🏻‍♀️ and all 4 kids are perfectly fine.

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I ate over easy eggs and toast every single day, because it was one of the only things I could stomach my entire pregnancy. I had major food aversions.

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Sushi is fine if it's cooked. I ate sushi, just not tuna or any uncooked. I also ate deli meats, but I didn't like them cold anyway so they were always heated. I ate drippy egg yolks too. 
The only foods I was cautioned against were high Mercury fish, raw meats and fish and unpasteurized juices and dairy.

Am I the only one who didn’t follow the food rules?

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