Sushi?

GracieLou Freebush

I swore I wouldn't be an "is this safe!?" girl but I'm literally in the restaurant and all the sushi I ordered has masago on it. Ugh. It didn't specify in the menu but I shouldve asked. So...can I safely eat it?

lavril

Not sure - everything I've seen said to avoid sushi    - but YUM

jess123456

I found this online.  I heard that sushi should be avoided because of the level of mercury.  However, here is a helpful guide that I found online:

 

Highest mercury

AVOID

Kajiki (swordfish)

Saba (mackerel)

Shark

Tilefish

High Mercury

Eat no more than three 6-oz servings a month

Ahi (yellowfin tuna)
Buri (adult yellowtail)
Hamachi (young yellowtail)
Inada (very young yellowtail)
Kanpachi (very young yellowtail)
Katsuo (bonito)
Maguro (bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)
Makjiki (blue marlin)
Masu (trout)
Meji (young bigeye, bluefin* or yellowfin tuna)
Shiro (albacore tuna)
Toro (bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)

LOWER MERCURY

Eat no more than six 6-oz servings per month

Kani (crab)
Seigo (young sea bass)*
Suzuki (sea bass)*

LOWEST MERCURY

Enjoy two 6-oz servings a week

Aji (horse mackerel)
Akagai (ark shell)
Anago (conger eel)
Aoyagi (round clam)
Awabi (abalone)
Ayu (sweetfish)
Ebi (shrimp)
Hamaguri (clam)
Hamo (pike conger; sea eel)
Hatahata (sandfish)
Himo (ark shell)
Hokkigai (surf clam)
Hotategai (scallop)
Ika (squid)
Ikura (salmon roe)
Kaibashira (shellfish)
Kaiware (daikon-radish sprouts)
Karei (flatfish)
Kohada (gizzard shad)
Masago (smelt egg)
Mirugai (surf clam)
Nori-tama (egg)
Sake (salmon)
Sawara (spanish mackerel)
Sayori (halfbeak)
Shako (mantis shrimp)
Tai (sea bream)
Tairagai (razor-shell clam)
Tako (octopus)
Tamago (egg) Tobikko (flying fish egg)
Torigai (cockle)
Tsubugai (shellfish)
Unagi (freshwater eel)
Uni (sea urchin roe)

jess123456

That was from americanpregnancy.org which is a very helpful site. 

GracieLou Freebush

jess123456:

That was from americanpregnancy.org which is a very helpful site. 

That's awesome info. Thank you so much!

NYCaliMama

the worry with sushi is also in it's preparation... raw sushi can lead to higher risk of bacterial contamination.

jess123456

Probably more than you ever wanted to know but hey now you do know  

I am surprised and happy that some is OK. 

e_uecker

I think in moderation you should be fine. They say that if it is a place that you have ate at several times then you should not be concerned with the preperation. Mmmm....now I really want some sushi!

anakalia10

My OB said that as long as it was a place that I ate at pre-pg, I can continue to eat sushi but she'd prefer that I try and cut back a little (I could eat it every week or more)!

melissa.1985

annekelia10:

My OB said that as long as it was a place that I ate at pre-pg, I can continue to eat sushi but she'd prefer that I try and cut back a little (I could eat it every week or more)!

OMG! This just made me the happiest woman alive!!! I LOVE sushi and it's the only thing I crave (before and after pregnancy). Knowing I can have it from "our" sushi places once and awhile is awesome.