Lunch Meat

[Butterfly521]

So....I keep hearing that pregnant women shouldn't eat lunch meat that isn't heated then I hear it's a myth....what do you think or do?? Do you eat it if it's not heated??

[jess61115]

Yes you can get sick and cause problems from deli meat. I've just stayed away from it because it is an extremely common cause of headaches and migraines.

[mhv]

You are not suppose to.  I always just heated my up

[katrod1984]

Apparently it's due to the risk of food poisoning - same with bbq chicken, buffet foods etc - as you don't know how long they've been sitting there and if they've been kept at the right temperature.
I ate whatever I could manage to stomach with my first and she turned out fine so I'm doing the same this time :)

[katrod1984]

Sorry, yes - I eat it cold!

[Butterfly521]

Same here with my other 2 I don't really remember restricting anything....I just wondered what other ladies were doing..... thank you.

[Natty_87]

They say you shouldn't have cold meats from packets in the fridge at shopping centres or from the deli but in fairness I had fresh cold meat from the deli and my son turned out fine!