Poppyseeds???

[Kimberleigh2208]

So I am about 7 1/2 weeks along and decided to try this fat free salad dressing with my raw carrots today and was just fine until I thought about the fact that the dressing has poppyseeds in it.  Is this okay to eat if I am pregnant?  I start thinking about The Wizard of Oz and how poppys are not good for you too much at a time and know they're fine normally but for pregnant women is it okay?  Seems like a dumb question but of course you don't think to ask these kinds of things until they present themselves....  Thanks in advance!

[sweetpea03]

There is a total lack of information on this topic, but most professionals will agree that eating some poppy seeds won't harm your unborn child.

[RmberMe69]

Ummm lol... I just ate some toast full of poppy seeds. I have never heard that you can't while pregnant. It will be fine, like bailey said stay away from soft cheeses, and cold cuts that aren't fresh. They could carry salmonella or Listeria (which is deadly for the unborn babe) , oh and one more thing raw fresh veg that hasn't been washed by you. Good luck with your pregnancy :-)

[baileybob]

there seems to be more of a romour about eating poppy seeds while preg than anything else lots of people seem to eat them with no problems i havent been told by my midwife about poppy seeds its al the stuff that cud carry salmonella an mold ( cheese) u shud avoid