Irrational fear of toxoplasmosis - prob stupidest thread ever!

[Fermerswife]

Hi girls

Since the start of my pregnancy I've been really paranoid about toxoplasmosis infection - I have an outdoor cat and live on a farm. Anyway I'm becoming more and more obsessive.

This evening I was making tea (bacon, veg, pasta mix).
Anyway I was very careful cooking my veg and bacon separate separate utensils etc. but then it came to mix it together and I used the bacon utensil to do the mixing. I know this sounds mental but now I'm paranoid that the utensil previosly touched the raw bacon and I could have contaminated my entire dinner.

I know I am just worrying but please someone else tell me I'm
Being stupid! After you stir say raw meet will u wash the stirrer?

 

[CatherineK]

If you are paranoid, just ask for a quick blood test to see if you have immunity(which most people do!), then no worries

 

[iwantabub]

Your fine hun!

Bacon is cured anyway so the likelyhood of it having issues are so minute... if your that unlucky I had more chance of winning the lottery last night lol


And I didnt lol

 

[MomPepperdine]

Lol yes waaaaaaay over worried! Lol calm down momma!

 

[mnonie]

I've had the immunity test as I'm a shepherd by trade and keep goats. I think if your really concerned get the test but tbh it sounds like your over reacting but I can understand that .

 

[joea]

hi. every pregnancy i've had an irrational fear over toxo etc to the point that i develop ocd. luckily my oh is a pyschologist and he keeps me sane. apparently its the hormones that make me so irrational. i even swapped to quorn as i cant cope with touching raw meat. just keep remembering how rare it is and in the third trimester it wouldnt affect your baby much anyway.