Rare Beef?

Yesterday I had rare filet mignon for dinner, I'm not planning on doing that again for 9 months.  Should I mention this to my Dr?  Do you think one time would cause any damage?

LOL you are fine, at this point blood flow to baby is not even fully established. This is the one rule I just can't follow, my red meat has to pretty much be mooing or I can't even look at it.

LOL I'm  that same way with my beef. 

And let the paranoia commence for the next 9 months! LOL

Thanks!

I think your ok.  Considering the only rare beef you need to be concerned about is usually ground.  The potentially dangerous bacteria is on the found on the outside of the meat... therefore the cooking process on a steak KILLS the bacteria.  When meat is ground up, then the bacteria is spread throughout the meat... that is why the majority of restaurants have a welldone policy on hamburgers.  You have to cook it all the way through so you kill the bacteria.  Make sense? =)  Good luck and congrats on your new pregnancy. 

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B

Congrats on the pregnancy!

OMG you're going to get worms!  LOL    YOU ARE FINE!  

lmao.

This post scared me a little...I have been craving med rare steaks throughout my pregnancy...glad to know it is ok (not sure I could turn them down anyways lol)

~Flora

i am a beer drinker ( i know its not the same LOL)... and i had a few the day before i tested positive... i told my dr...she said that the baby has its own "juice" this early and what i did before i even know i was preggo was fine... and there was nothing i could do about it anyway LOL

I absolutely cannot stand well done meat so I really did some research on this. I started really craving red meat before I even knew I was pregnant. I think it was my body telling me I needed more protein. Anyway,  here is what I found out:

Raw, rare, cured and undercooked meat or poultry of any kind may contain salmonella bacteria and the toxoplasmosis parasite.

Salmonella food poisoning is an extremely unpleasant illness. Symptoms include severe vomiting and diarrhoea, abdominal pain, headache and a very high temperature. Your doctor will prescribe antibiotics, and you will need to replace the fluids your body has lost to avoid dehydration. Sometimes you may need hospital treatment. When you are pregnant, your immune system is not functioning as well as usual, so you are more susceptible to all the germs responsible for food poisoning and are more likely to be badly affected. Salmonella poisoning will not directly harm your baby, but it is best to try to avoid the bacteria to maintain your own health and well-being.

Toxoplasmosis is an illness caused by a parasite sometimes found in raw meat, including cured meats, such as Parma ham. It's also found in soil, on unwashed vegetables, and in cat faeces. It generally causes a mild, flu-like illness, but you may not even realise you have been infected. It only causes problems if you are infected for the first time during pregnancy, as the parasite can cross the placenta and harm your unborn baby. Toxoplasmosis causes the most severe damage to the fetus if a woman comes down with it in the first trimester.

The odds of contracting toxoplasmosis during pregnancy are low; if you've had it once, you can't catch it again, and it's rare for a woman to be infected for the first time during pregnancy. If you live with cats, the likelihood is even higher that you've already contracted the disease and developed an immunity to it. There is a blood test that can show whether you have had toxoplasmosis. If you are worried, speak to your GP about it.