Does anyone else feel...

like they keep eating the wrong foods..? I wasnt aware you couldnt have Mayo and I ve been eating chicken salad sandwiches or deli meat? Then today I ate a cheese burger and fries from Mcdonalds ( that 's so not like me) I felt so guilty after like it's horrible for the baby

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I eat mayo and my BFF told me she ate mayo and even cold cuts b/c she didn't know cold cuts were a no no (her 2 kids both turned out fine). I make chicken salad all the time. I think mayo is fine as long as it's not homemade. There are so many preservatives in Hellmans I'm not too worried and it wasn't on my doctor's list of don'ts although I have seen some ladies on here post that they don't eat it. I go by what my doc said and he only said no high mercury fish (Tuna, tilefish, swordfish), no soft cheeses and no cold cuts.

Honestly, last week I was at a meeting for work and the hotel gave us disgusting chinese food... I told my boss I'd hurl if I ate it and he told me to ask for something else from the staff... they brought me a turkey sandwich with american cheese... I ate it and everything was fine. Sorry, but I still think the Turkey sandwich was better than the gross, fried, sodium rich chinese food... and I'm one of the few the doc encourages to eat sodium b/c of my very low BP. You can't stress this food thing... it's too important to make sure we are eating regularly.

I too never eat Mickey D's and since being PG I've had it 3 times... I even had KFC, which normally I'd find disgusting. I'm trying to calm down on the fried food though... not good for me or the baby.

Message edited 12/15/2007 6:19:02 PM.

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Thanks that makes me feel better

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ok... that's another one.... what's the issue with mayo? my doc didn't say a word about mayo - i don't eat it that much.... maybe once in a blue with an egg salad sandwich, but still?

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Don't make yourself nuts. I honestly don't even think mayo is on the no eat list.

As long as you are not drinking alcohol and doing drugs - enjoy your pregnancy appetite!

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Never heard about Mayo. The only foods I stay away from are high mercury fish, undercooked meats, certain cheeses, and cold cuts.

You can't stress it too much. Think of all the "wrong" foods our mothers ate before they had all these rules and we all turned out fine.

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I've never heard you can't eat mayo, so don't beat yourself up over the chicken salad. In fact, over the summer one of my girfriends made me a chicken salad sandwich - she was also pregnant at the time and her mom is a nurse who I'm SURE gave her a (long) list of do's and dont's so really, don't worry about it.

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I never heard about mayo...I ate cold cuts probably 2x a month; mini hot dogs; Micky D's & even Taco Bell the week of that big recall w/ the lettuce & my DD came out perfectly. My dr. said everything in moderation is fine....