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Will Eating Stale Food Harm My Baby?

I had a container of recently opened applesauce in the fridge, but so did my roommate - only hers was opened about 5 months ago. It must have gotten moved to the front of the fridge, because I ate it a few days ago thinking it was mine. I noticed a tiny spot of mold on the lid and thought that was odd, considering I had just opened it, but the rest looked and smelled fine so I figured I d just finish it off so it wouldn t go bad, still not realizing my mistake. I m 10 weeks pregnant. I felt fine after, but I am very worried there could have been something in there to hurt the baby. Is this a rational fear? I m not allowed to eat fresh deli meat, so I can t imagine 5 month old anything in the fridge is ok! What should I do about it?
posted on Sun, 13 Apr 2014
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Hello ma'am and welcome.

There is absolutely nothing to worry about as ling as the food was not contaminated and did not cause a stomach upset. Please stop worrying. You should eat fresh and healthy food as your body requires much more nutrients than it ever has, but I am sure the old apple sauce has not and will not cause your fetus any harm.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes.
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Will Eating Stale Food Harm My Baby?

Hello ma am and welcome. There is absolutely nothing to worry about as ling as the food was not contaminated and did not cause a stomach upset. Please stop worrying. You should eat fresh and healthy food as your body requires much more nutrients than it ever has, but I am sure the old apple sauce has not and will not cause your fetus any harm. Hope this helps. Best wishes.