out of date from marks and spencers eaten at 7 mths pregnant

[lesleypoo]

I am 7 months pregnant and bought a king prawn sandwich at marks and spencers on fri 1st feb this year, i was eating it and thought it tasted yukky (at 7months pregnant everything tastes a bit strange!) ... I looked at it and noticed brown lettuce so i checked the packaging and it was a day out of date! I immediatly went back to the store and complained, at the same time the thought of it churned my stomache and i threw up .... What should i do? I filled out a form with them and they were very sympathetic, however the form just states i was ill for 5mins though, when i reality i cancelled my dinner that evening and stayed in the hotel i was staying at instead (i was in edinburgh for a special dinner that night). The thought of the taste and what i had eaten made me unable to do anything, also i was scared that i may become sick as I spoke to the nhs helpline and they informed me that if i was going to be ill it would happen that evening or in the night. I spent the ret of my time away wretching and shaking with anxiety!. I live 4 hrs drive away so couldnt go home either... As it turned out i didnt suffer food poisoning possibly due to the fact that i vomited it all up in the store immediatly after i ate it, it was definatly of though... Any suggestions on what i should do or should i just leave it as it is?

[gina32]

what is pretty obvious?

[tracymort]

Yep they do say prawns are a good idea to avoid when pregnant unless you are certain they are safe. Despite loving them I didn't take the risk. Straight after giving birth I sent the husband out for brie, prawns and pate! I have known of someone who ate lobstor, got food poisoning and lost a baby.

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/pregnancy_nutrition /nutrition.php

This place are the experts on what you can and can't eat when pregnant they have a helpline and by email if you wanted to check about your prawn incident. But if you've not been violently ill yet I reckon you're ok.