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August 2011 Moms
Mel2000go
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Seafood?
Mel2000go
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Does anyone know what seafood is alright to eat during pregnancy?
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Re: Seafood?
This is from the march of dimes website. My dr said it was a great source of information
You should avoid all raw or seared fish when you're pregnant. (Seared fish are typically not fully cooked throughout.) Raw fish, including sushi and sashimi, and undercooked finfish and shellfish (including oysters, clams, mussels and scallops) are more likely to contain parasites or bacteria than cooked fish.
Avoid swordfish, shark, king mackerel and tile fish, even when cooked. These fish have more mercury than other fish. Mercury can be transferred to your growing baby and cause serious health problems.
Stay away from game fish, too, until you check its safety with your local health department. A game fish is any fish caught for sport, such as trout and bass.
The USDA recommends that pregnant women limit their fish consumption to 12 ounces of a variety of cooked fish per week.
I found this site: https://www.obfocus.com/nutrition/SafeSeafood.htm
https://www.obfocus.com/nutrition/Seafood.htm
I keep this site bookmarked on my phone for grocery shopping/eating out:
https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/fishmercury.htm
If you look at fitpregnancy.com under food and nutrition the second article in that list has some really great info on nutrition. There is a link on one of the pages specifically geared towards seafood.
Albacore Tuna is another big one to avoid. There are types of tuna that are better, but that one is known to be high in mercury.
This is what i used for my first pregnancy.