Okay as a disclaimer, I searched the boards and couldn't find what I needed!
I have seen on these boards that some women have no problem eating sushi during pregnancy. I couldn't remember if anyone had mentioned tuna specifically. Me and DH are going to sushi tonight and my favorite roll has spicy tuna in it and albacore tuna on top. I would like to have one tuna roll then switch over to california rolls, crab rolls, etc.
I was wondering what everyones thought was on having tuna rolls? And if anyone has any other suggestions for other types of rolls for me to try that would be awesome!
Re: Sushi- in particular Tuna!
Married the most patient man on the planet: May 16, 2009
Me: 30; DH: 30
BFP: June 25, 2014; EDD: March 9/10, 2015
4 fur babies: 2 dogs & 2 cats
One tuna roll will be fine, especially if you haven't had any high mercury fish since you got pregnant. I am with you, I prefer the albacore and tuna stuff to everything else, so I have had to get creative with my sushi ordering.
IF veterans; #1 conceived on second clomid+HCG+IUI, #2 conceived on 1st Letrozole+HCG+IUI
EDD: Feb 5, 2018
The limitations have nothing to do with sushi or sashimi, they are for fish with high levels of mercury, including tuna. Doesn't matter if it's raw or cooked. You can find a list of high mercury fish on Google. Barring that, you could eat as much sushi or sashimi as you want.
As far as the mercury, even the FDA, one of the most conservative institutions about food safety, says you can have the worst offender in the mercury category (canned chunk albacore) at least once a week. You have mercury in your body right now, it' mere existence isn't what is dangerous, it's stuffing your face daily with high mercury levels that is dangerous. And you could say the same about any food.
The ONLY thing you need to worry about is raw shellfish, because bacteria grow on it like a hothouse even after treatment. The normal immune system can handle it, but compromised systems can't.
I do miss me some California rolls. I don't eat the raw sushi, but even the cooked makes me nervous. I've been erring on the side of caution cause... Murphy's Law.
Me: 28 | SO: 28
BFP: July 22, 2014 | EDD: March 28, 2015
@scarlettc27 I meant I ate 4-6 pieces of tuna, my bad
IF veterans; #1 conceived on second clomid+HCG+IUI, #2 conceived on 1st Letrozole+HCG+IUI
EDD: Feb 5, 2018