Should you eat eggs when pregnant?

Very early on in my pregnancy I found myself heading towards Bayswater for no other reason than a need to satisfy a sudden intense craving for a parmesan custard from Le Cafe Anglais. My desire was so strong I could smell it - £4.75 worth of wobbly, cheesy goodness was going to be mine, and nothing was going to keep me from it. No one would know, I reasoned, so why not, just this once?

I'd got as far as the Whiteleys escalator before I realised with a flush of shame that this behaviour was identical to that of a secret smoker. Not only might I compromise my own health and that of my baby, but I was also contemplating doing it behind my partner's back. The sneaking around was particularly heinous as he had, unprompted, also given up all the favourite foods of mine I was unable to eat. We had agreed I should be mindful of the risks of contracting salmonella from partially cooked eggs, so there was no way I could justify eating Rowley Leigh's custard. Was there?

By Catherine Philips © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010

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