Posted by Sally 2 on July 09, 2003 at 12:42:03:
He said it is common to loose your appetite in the 3rd trimester because your stomach doesn't have the same space as it used to - so you don't feel as hungry as before. Much like when people tie their stomachs to lose weight and eat less. He also said that people tend to slow down their weight gain in their 3rd trimester and that is just fine. I also asked about hot dogs and mayonnaise, he said hot dogs are just fine as long as they are cooked well; they are like any other meat, he didn't seem at all worried about it. Mayonnaise that is bought at the store is pasteurized so there is no problem eating it. As for cold meats, there is a danger but it is so small that in his 30 years working as an OB he had 3 people contaminated and 1 lost her baby (due to an outbreak of contaminated meat). So he says it is a very low number for him to tell everyone not to eat it. Now every Ob is different so yours might say something else depending on what they believe. Sally 2
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