PSA: Tuna

abcmom12 · August 2014

https://time.com/#3154113/pregnant-tuna/

Seems they want you to cut out tuna fish completely while pregnant now

CandaceC1020 · August 2014

Ugh. I love tuna fish.

Takeabreath · August 2014

Noooo!

PhDMomma · August 2014

That's what I was told this time too. Last time (DS will be 3 in October), I could have a serving a week or something similar.

MaineMama · August 2014

They will pry my tuna sandwich out of my cold dead hands.

AnonnAni · August 2014

Ummm no i just cant do it.

CandEChicago · August 2014

Is there a chart to show where it how ranks on the mercury listing? I would be curious to see where it sits on the listing so that I don't accidently swap it out for something that (unknowingly) would be higher.

BdblZ · August 2014

My question is what sort of medical credentials are behind the people at Consumer reports vs. the FDA, or even my own physician?

Saintelizabeth · August 2014

@MaineMama I legit laughed out loud!

colliebabe · August 2014

I've still been eating it once a week. I love tuna sandwiches! I can't wait to go back to ahi tuna and tuna steaks too. Mmmm, tuna.

soulcupcake · August 2014

MaineMama said:

They will pry my tuna sandwich out of my cold dead hands.

I love me some tuna, and salmon. Thinking of salmon for tonight, and I was *this* close to having tuna salad last night.

drpayne · August 2014

BdblZ said:

My question is what sort of medical credentials are behind the people at Consumer reports vs. the FDA, or even my own physician?

This... Since when do they give medical advice?

goatlady12 · August 2014

There are a couple other articles about this. I'm not buying it, consumer reports can just F off and leave my tuna alone.

lionyloo32 · August 2014

I feel like there is just WAAYYY too much that is apparently "not safe". I'm over it.

soulcupcake · August 2014

Does that mean I shouldn't eat sushi, either? I just hate sushi last week.

soulcupcake · August 2014

MrsBriss said:

@lionyloo32‌ don't you know, everything is dangerous for pregnant women?

Yep. It reminds me of this article where the author talks about how being pregnant felt like being child, with all the "rules" and guidelines, many of which simply lack evidence and support.

It brings back memories of when I get asked by medical professionals if I clean my cats' litter boxes, because, ya know, I could contract toxoplasmosis. But wait, do they not know that women who garden are more at risk, and that one can only contract it if the parasite is ingested. So, if you garden, wear gloves, and follow basic hygiene practices. And as for cats, it can only be ingested if the cat is infected, but only cats who come into contact with infected prey can contract it. So, that means indoor cats can't contract the parasite given they're not in an environment to hunt birds and other small prey.

Someone can also contract it from consuming raw meat. So it's definitely good to avoid eating raw meat. :P

majoraimers · August 2014

What about the selenium in tuna that negates the absorption of mercury?

krystrist2014 · August 2014

yeeeahhhhh.... don't think I can avoid tuna subs from Subway for 9 months.... not gonna happen they are too delicious.

ThePregosaurus · August 2014

I really want a tuna sandwich now.

Decemberbaby2014 · August 2014

My doctor told me I can have tuna twice weekly, I try to just keep it to once weekly but I will continue to eat it! I don't eat most meats but I love my tuna & most all fish

brittandjp · August 2014

Well, that's just not going to happen.

At this rate, by the time our babies are having babies, everything will be off limits and pregnant women won't be allowed to eat.

rshamos · August 2014

I teared up a little reading that.

abcmom12 · August 2014

Just to be clear, I posted this while laughing cause as people have said, everything is dangerous to eat while pregnant. LOL

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xc1148 · August 2014

I love tuna so I've been following this a lot...the reason the guidelines have changed is that when they do these random tests, the levels of mercury have always been significantly higher in tuna/canned tuna than they expected. I don't know if it's the type being caught, or where they are swimming/being raised, but years ago it was tuna once a week, then they changed it to 2x a month and so on. Like everything else, moderation is fine.

Doctors haven't caught on yet because they're probably getting bribes from Big Tuna ;-)

orange1414 · August 2014

Am eating my once weekly tuna sandwich while catching up on the board right now!

LinziLoo09 · August 2014

Yea I started this whole pregnancy thing saying, "I'm not going to eat or drink a single bad thing for my baby!" And I cut out alcohol and caffeine even when we were trying to conceive. Then after getting pregnant and actually trying to look up a list of the 'bad' foods to eat, I realized that I would quickly starve if I abided by every claim. So I researched the hell out of the foods I love (sushi forever!), and I basically eat what I want. Baby is kicking the crap out of me and seems to be doing fine

ColeyCannoli · August 2014

hahaha, I just opened this thread while eating a tuna sandwich. I knew it was a bad idea and yet...

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