https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:02:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222802 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:42:21 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2222802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally don't like sushi but my OB had zero concerns had I wanted to eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222509 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:39:20 +0000 alphagam84 2222509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a little salmon sushi while pregnant. It's fine as it's low in mercury. Basically, the chances of getting sicks from sushi are the same pregnant as not being pregnant and that sickness would basically be food poisoning so it would suck to throw up, etc. but that wouldn't affect the baby in a negative way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222501 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:32:47 +0000 Keybee 2222501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to show this to DH! I've been craving sushi and he's really uncomfortable with me eating it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222415 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:30:19 +0000 mrsjyw 2222415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ob has the same attitude about off limits foods in general. He just wanted me to stay away from high mercury fish and watch caffeine intake. Otherwise he said everything in moderation is okay, as long as I'm not eating gas station sushi! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222371 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:54:25 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2222371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my ob told me she ate sushi while she was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222370 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:54:10 +0000 LuLu Mom 2222370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep my doctor said the same thing, she made a joke about "no gas station sushi" ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222369 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:52:33 +0000 Greentea 2222369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty sure mine still says no raw fish, but I've had cooked from a reputable place and they used different boards and everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222352 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:32:17 +0000 looch 2222352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate it, in a landlocked country, of all places.</p> <p>I feel like you have to know your sources, trust the place, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222347 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:26:54 +0000 SweetiePie 2222347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you're in NYC too, right? My doc told me sushi was one of the only things she wasn't ok with. Which surprised me, I thought in NYC they'd be more lax on the sushi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222343 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:23:01 +0000 cookiemomster 2222343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's what my ob told me. He actually wanted me eating a moderate amount of low Mercury fish as it's supposed to help prevent preterm labor. My first trimester I had it a few times a week, it was one of my main cravings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222339 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:16:07 +0000 ms.line 2222339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Oh that's good to hear. My RE just advised against deli meats and I'm like, really!? I'm Italian, I can't give up cured pork entirely! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222288 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 01:12:38 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2222288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard the same &amp; ate sushi once. Ironically, I had cold cuts &amp; soft cheese (that may or may not have been pasturized), several different times. I'd have felt more comfortable eating sushi regularly, but just didn't. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222108 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:37:57 +0000 yoursilverlining 2222108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's the advise I got from my OB as well - it was the same advise I got for deli meat as well (fine at reputable places). I ate sushi and deli meat; no guilt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222095 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:21:59 +0000 blackbird 2222095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was my philosophy! I ate sushi in Seattle at a reputable place </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222092 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:20:11 +0000 MsMini 2222092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that! I couldn't stomach any kind of sushi when I was pregnant with DS (I had hyperemesis) but with DD I was feeling much better and partook of sushi the odd time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222077 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:51:40 +0000 ms.line 2222077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, heard the same thing. It's all flash frozen here in the U.S. (and in Japan, where it's not, pregnant women are still eating it!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222075 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:49:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 2222075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never heard this before... But I like it. :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222045 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:13:01 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2222045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor's handout says to avoid fish high in mercury. Cooked or raw doesn't matter. I've had sushi a handful of times so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222043 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:12:19 +0000 Rockies11 2222043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: I got that advice, and had sushi once a week or so throughout my pregnancy. The only thing here that they recommend against is uncooked bean sprouts and unpasturized dairy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222042 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:11:57 +0000 pui 2222042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like sushi but during this pregnancy I have had cold cuts a few times. I avoided it completely last pregnancy. I have the same logic as your doctor, in North America chances are food is pretty safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222038 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:09:32 +0000 wrkbrk 2222038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow no way! Good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222028 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:01:45 +0000 autumnlove 2222028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I heard the same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222027 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:00:36 +0000 youboots 2222027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not get that advice from my OB, but I did eat sushi with those same rules and ate sushi a handful of times while I was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222026 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:59:49 +0000 travellingbee 2222026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor said similar last time. He said to limit it to once a week. This doc gave me a list of high Mercury fish and how often each kind of fish could be eaten but otherwise didn't mention sushi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sushi-ok-in-pregnancy#post-2222024 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:57:38 +0000 raintreebee 2222024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I went to my first OB appointment today, and they told me that sushi was okay to eat so long as (a) you are going to a reputable place and (b) you aren't eating high-mercury fish. They are a high risk practice and generally conservative so this surprised me. Their reasoning is that sushi in the U.S. is flash frozen, which kills all the bacteria. Anyone else get this advice? I think this is a new position they are adopting because they didn't tell me this last pregnancy. </p>