Runny Eggs

[Picante]

I thought they were ok if they'd had the lion stamp? Midwife looked at me blankly and said they still needed to be cooked.

[WowOoo]

Was told that they need to be hard boiled, but had had a couple of runny ones before being reminded about this. Boring!

[rrrayray]

I'm pretty sure the yolk needs to be boiled in ALL eggs during pregnancy. Else me dying to have one and refraining has been in vain!

[Hawkmoth]

Bloody hell, I've actually got a tear in my eye thinking about a runny egg with soldiers.

I'm going to go and lie down for a bit.

[izzybiz]

Lion stamped eggs have been vaccinated against salmonella.

[lulabellarama]

The chances of you getting salmonella from a lion stamped egg are incredibly, incredibly minute.
If you can accept the risks, eat them, I know I have been.

[ByThePowerOfGreyskull]

I agree with Lulabellarama - first pregnancy I gave up runny eggs - 2nd pregnancy - not

[rrrayray]

^^ The above is true. But you are still recommmended to cook the yolks. Bellow is an article on it all

Eggs Article

[Picante]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

I had some this morning with bacon and potato waffles and they were divine.

I shall have to keep that feeling.

[rrrayray]

Bacon, Waffles with runny eggs... my Goodness i'm drooling at that thought.

Definately at the top of my list when this baby FINALLY arrives (2 days over due!)

[brylbump]

i was told no runny eggs, they have to be boiled but they are just not the same as dippy eggs and soilders!!

[FruitynNutty]

I adore runny eggs. Eaten them quite happily throughout this pregnancy (rarely, actually, now I think about it). - I'll probably come back next week complaining of salmonella poisoning

[babyinbelly]

I have chosen to ignore runny egg rule. Fingers crossed all is fine so far. I lived on runny eggs in the early weeks. I had them every day for about 15 weeks!!! Fried, boiled, poached- all runny. Otherwise not worth eating IMO!

Do what you feel happy with. (Bear in mind I am having a large glass of wine while drinking this so do not follow the rules!)

[FruitynNutty]

I love your thinking babyinbelly I had a lovely glass of wine on Weds night Also, how can they expect us to not eat Brie and Dolcelatte cheese?
I must admit I was really anal about it during my 1st pregnancy - it's amazing how relaxed you get on the second!

[Astarte]

Eat what you like. Properly washed hands to prepare any food will do more good imo.

[loganberry12]

I really dont agree with all this scare mongering over what you should and shouldnt eat in pregnancy. This is my 5th pregnancy and when i had my first child 24 years ago now there was none of this, just eat healthy make sure everything is hygienic ect. Iv had 4 perfectly healthy children and pregnancies. Everything seems to be so hyped up these days just relax and enjoy your meals i say

[Minniethemoocher]

I ate runny eggs throughout my pregnancy. I was fine. They came from our own free range chickens though, which are salmonella vaccinated.

I think that the advice on what you can and cant eat various enormously across Europe - I cant see the French giving up their soft cheeses!

[Zorra]

For those who are really worried, try quails' eggs. The real nasty is listeria, which quail can't physically get, meaning their eggs are safe Obviously they're sodding tiny, but lush as baked eggs (or a big stack of miny boildies!)

[mrsbabookaloo]

I always took this to mean that the whites shoudn't be runny...if the yolk has to be hard, then what is the point of an egg??

Remember, these are only precautions: runny egss aren't bad for the baby, it's only bad for the baby if you get salmonella, and how often does that happen?

[Clarity2005]

How very topic that I should sign in today and see this thread..

I too had runy eggs for breakfast yesterday, I really wanted them! I follwed everything to the letter 1st pregnancy this time around I am using my own common sense approach!

I have had small amounts of blue cheese, goats cheese, runny eggs and actually i broke another sin last night I actually had a glass of wine, my first since finding out I was pregnant.

I said the same thing it only harms baby if I get salmonella poisening, and thats not very frequent these days (not since Edwina Curry made a thing of it!)

hopefully it wont come back to bite me on the bum lol ;-)

[Lotster]

I had a poached egg yesterday and it was cooked soft and runny

I know it's not recommended but once in a while I treat myself, two pregnancies and not been caught out yet.

Plus my best friend had no idea about this and ate them throughout.

[AnybodyHomeMcFly]

Lion stamp ones have been vaccinated or screened or whatever so while the official advice is to nuke the eggs I have eaten runny ones in both pregnancies and no probs. I draw the line at raw eggs tho.

[CaptainKarvol]

I'm quite happy to eat my home cooked runny eggs in pregnancy, but draw the line at raw-egg foods like mousses, or runny eggs if eating out (who knows what eggs are used in cafes).

Ready prepared salads are far more of a listeria risk than soft cheeses too, but somehow seem to get missed off the hype...

[thehouseofmirth]

I generally follow all the food & booze rules just because I'd never forgive myself if my baby had smething wrong and there was any doubt in my mind I could have prevented it but because Salmonella affects the mother not the baby this is one rule I have joyfully ignored! It's made giving up all the other stuff I love so much easier.