What's the problem with eating fish while Pregnant?

Question

How much fish did you eat while Pregnant?

Answer 1

Fish contains little amounts of mercury, which is not good in high amounts. When you're pregnant it can be transferred to the baby, obviously. I don't eat fish, but I think once or twice a month is enough.

Answer 2

Besides mercury, people seem to use lakes, oceans, rivers, etc. as dumping ground without giving thought to the life that is in there. Therefore, I wouldn't be surprised if the "healthy" fish eat this junk.

I'm eight months pregnant and have not consumed fish in at least two and a half years.

Answer 3

I am 18 weeks pregnant and I love Salmon... I asked my doctor if I can eat it while pregnant. He said that the reason they recommend avoiding a lot of fish while pregnant (especially canned tuna) is due to the mercury content. I was advised that eating it once a week would be fine but not to eat it more than that. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

The problem is MERCURY. Too much can cause birth defects. See the websites below for guidlines an eating fish during pregnancy...and talk to your OB_GYN for his/her recommendations.

Answer 5

It really depends who you ask. One opinion:

""We recorded no evidence to lend support to the warnings of the U.S. advisory that pregnant women should limit their seafood consumption," the study's authors concluded.

"In contrast, we noted that children of mothers who ate small amounts [less than 340 grams per week] of seafood were more likely to have suboptimum neurodevelopmental outcomes than children of mothers who ate more seafood than the recommended amounts."

Health Canada guidelines for mercury in fish call for a concentration of no more than 0.5 parts per million — about half the limit considered safe in the United States."

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/02/15/seafood-pregnancy.html

Answer 6

maybe this will answer your questions.