wow ok one more time, is it ok to eat fish when your pregnant?

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refer to other question

Answer 1

Pregnant women and women who are nursing should follow these precautions:

1. Do not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel or tilefish, which often contain high levels of mercury.
2. Eat a variety of fish and shellfish and don't eat the same type more than once a week. You can safely eat up to 12 ounces (two to three meals) of other purchased fish and shellfish a week.
3. Check local advisories about the safety of fish caught by family and friends in your local rivers and streams. If no advice is available, you can safely eat up to 6 ounces (one meal) per week of fish caught from local waters, but don't consume any other fish during that week.

New concerns over tuna — one of the most commonly eaten fish — have also grown recently. Canned light tuna has lower levels of mercury than tuna steaks and canned albacore tuna. Experts say that one 6-ounce can per week should be the limit for pregnant women and women of childbearing age.

Farm-raised salmon also pose a concern, as they have been found to contain high levels of cancer-causing PCBs — an environmental pollutant. The PCBs accumulate in the skin and fat of the fish. No recommendations have been released regarding women and farmed salmon, but sticking to wild salmon is the safest approach.

I hope this is helpful-I guess one could say the key word is MODERATION! :o)

Answer 2

Ok for those who answer and this includes the doctors out there lol that a woman shouldn't eat raw fish as in sushi which is by the way actually called sashimi (raw fish), what do they think ALL Japanese women haven't eaten for thousands of years while pregnant?
Anyway better not just because it's politically correct.

Answer 3

Only small amounts of fish. Tuna is okay, but not every day. Mercury levels in fish are harmful to your baby and if you eat too much fish that has been exposed to mercury it can cause birth defects. You can eat fish about twice a week, any more than that could be dangerous. Stay away from fresh water fish (from lakes and rivers). Check with your Dr. for more info.

Answer 4

YES! fish is great source of high quality protein, omega 3 fatty acids, essential nutrients, vvit. D, and all this with very low sat. fat content!! mercury is the concern.
stay away from:
shark
tilefish (golden or white snapper)
swordfish
king mackerel
flounder
orange roughy
marlin

eat these no more than 12 ounzes a week (2-3 meals):
tuna---beware that albacore "white" tuna does contain more mercury.
shrimp
crab
cod
catfish
scallops
clams
pollock
salmon
lobster

when in doubt think about the fish. the long lived large fish that feed on smaller fish have the largest mercury buildup. smaller fish are usually just fine.
remember that these guidelines apply to nursing mothers and young children as well.
sushi is not suggested because of the risk of food poisoning.

there is research that shows women who consumed 12 ounces of fish a week had children that scored higher on developmental tasks than women who avoided fish products.

Answer 5

Yes. But you need to be careful were the fish is coming from, some lakes and rivers have unsafe levels of mercury, PCB's, and other dangerous chemicals. You should know that the fish came from safe waters, the DNR does make warnings about eating fish while your pregnant from certain water. Check your local DNR website, and check out this site I saw a great new book on healthy pregnancies under their book link.
http://www.recipes-for-a-healthy-home.com

Answer 6

Yes, according to the FDA,EPA combined statement, it is OK to eat fish, however, you want to stick to those fish in the category thought to contain less methylmercury. It is currently assumed that all fish contain methylmercury, however, eating two servings of fish from the category the FDA/EPA said is low in methylmercury is not associated with an increased risk to the mother or baby. You can eat two servings of fish per week from the approved category, which is basically fish other than tilefish, swordfish, marlin, whale, shark and other predatory fish. This means that there are many fish you can eat! To get more info, go to the combined statement at http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_fish.html
good luck!

Answer 7

Deffinatly. Like above stated about tuna, as well as salmon having mercury. Careful with that! Poached, baked, grilled and steamed is your best bet. Steamed is really nice it maintains the flavor and you can add lots of nice spices. Get a wok and a bamboo steamer to do it thsi way (I do it liek tis all the time) Takes like 10-20 min (depending on the size of your fish) to cook.

Answer 8

Check the FDA website, but basically you shouldn't eat tuna fish more than 2x a month, and you should avoid mackerel, Shark, Swordfish, and all ohter bigh predator fish. Monkfish too, since they have parasites. And limit your intake of bottom feeders.
It's not that the fish itself is bad for you, it's just that we have too much mercury in our rivers and lakes, and it bioaccumulates in the bigger fish.

Answer 9

lol i thought you meant go fishing! you can eat most avoid tuna swordfish and any raw fish which means no sushi. You can safely enjoy fish like salmon as long as it cooked properly. A great book is what to eat when expecting it tell you everything including great recipes

Answer 10

Yes. In fact fish contains important vitimins and nutriants. I would avoid anything fried but certianly a piece of poached, grilled ,or baked fish would be fine.