Help I had ice cream from mr whippy van

A lot of ladies in my family have said whippy ice cream was their main craving during pregnancy and ate a lot of it. All babies were healthy.

Please don’t worry, it’s only an advisory INCASE something was to happen. You’re not supposed to have lots of things and people do everyday! You aren’t supposed to have McFlurrys, slush puppies or anything from a machine but it happens all the time. You will be absolutely fine and if you start feeling a bit poorly maybe just call triage but I highly doubt that’ll even happen x

Iv had ice cream from vans in most of my pregnancy’s never had an issue it’s the same as from the machine in kfc mc Donald’s etc, iv also eaten prawns all of my children are fine it’s more to do with getting food poisoning etc

All these advices we get about foods we shouldn’t eat it’s literally like smoking cigarettes. They advise people to not smoke whole pregnant, but some still do and most of the babies have no problem

I’ve had a Mr Whippy twice a week last few weeks 🤷🏻‍♀️

I didn’t have any in first pregnancy but this pregnancy I’ve had about ten. The risk is so minimal and I think with the weather as it is they’re being used all the time so less of a risk. I wouldn’t worry I’m eating pretty much everything I would if I wasn’t pregnant x

Listeria usually likes dairy and meat. It can potentially be dangerous for both mum and baby if one is infected with it. It will be bad for anyone who gets it really, even if they are not pregnant but obviously babies are at a higher risk as they are still developing. That is why soft serve ice cream, unpasteurised milk, raw meat, etc are all advised against in pregnancy. However, if I follow every single rule, I will probably starve myself. So I still eat most things as long as they are from a trusted provider (restaurant, butcher, etc). The only thing I have not had is raw meat but I did have sushi once a few weeks ago as I craved it so much. I just went to a place we have visited a million times before and never had a problem. I guess it depends on where you live and how much you trust the food hygiene there. I am in the UK but I am a lot more careful with food when I travel abroad.

Omg I had a mr whippy yesterday!!

Idk what whippy ice cream is but it sounds wonderful. However I drank weekly slurpees during my pregnancy and was totally fine.

Eh?? I literally do this all the time. Fourth baby, no probs before. This ‘advice’ is getting ridiculous now. Pretty sure there’s some degree of risk with everything anybody consumes!!

My entire pregnancy, I ate sushi, medium to medium rare steak, soft boiled eggs, lunch meat, ice cream, kombucha, raw goats milk, etc. The list goes on and on. My baby is healthy, happy, strong, smart, and ahead of the curve on almost anything. I’m not saying there’s 0 risk - but Think of the millions of women who eat food that aren’t recommended for pregnant women every single day and are totally fine. 😊

Yes I did and like you I realised after! Also I felt terrible because I had to run to the toilet straight after! But luckily baby was ok. Sure you will be fine also x

I had one the day I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t know anything about it and my friend got me it as a treat! Then my midwife told me. Luckily I don’t have ice creams from ICECREAM vans often! Like hardly ever so I never had one again. So it should be absolutely fine!