I am totally craving sushi and sashimi...It consumes my mind/thoughts...I salivate while daydreaming about it, and it almost reduces me to tears because I want it so badly.
It has taken a lot of will power to avoid it.
I'm wondering...Did you have any raw fish when you were pregnant? If so, how many times?
DH already has strict instructions to bring me a platter of sushi and sashimi the second I birth this child.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
No and it killed me. But I did have medium rare steak and god it was good!
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
I had sushi rolls with mostly cooked ingredients (california rolls, tempura rolls, etc). I craved sushi like mad during the beginning of the 2nd trimestser. I had ONE piece of a roll with salmon on it, because it looked so flipping delicious. I was told that the majority of fish where we are is flash frozen on the boats, so that kills the majority of any bacteria that would be hanging out (still not indulging though).
Ugh...now I want to go for sushi.
honeydew / 7283 posts
I missed it so much! When I was craving it I would get these shrimp and lettuce spring roll things from whole foods. They have some kind of peanut dipping sauce that made me happy even though it wasn't sushi.
papaya / 10473 posts
I confess that I split a roll that had some raw fish w/ a friend when I was about 32 weeks. I've stuck to the cooked stuff since but geez it was good! I've instructed DH to get me a spicy tuna roll, a seaweed salad, and a beer as soon as this baby is here 
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Not with my first but I had it several times during my second pregnancy! Maybe 5 times?
nectarine / 2750 posts
I have had plenty of sushi, but I stuck to veggie rolls or rolls with cooked meat. But honestly that is what I usually get anyway.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I've only had veggie rolls or cooked rolls. But I don't get it that often and it isn't something I crave that much, so it isn't that hard for me. Raw oysters were harder, but again, not something I have that much anyway. I do look forward to a good raw roll after delivery at some point.
Even if I was craving it, I think that's one of the things I'd still steer clear of. Medium rare steak, at least it's sort of cooked, but sushi just seems like asking for trouble (though I know plenty of people who had it while pregnant with no problem whatsoever!)
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
No sushi/sashimi unless it was California roll with no Raw ingredients 
I've gotten really really really sick from sushi before (non pregnant) and didn't wanna risk anything happening. It was def hard
eggplant / 11824 posts
Sushi many times, raw fish a few (maybe 5?) times. I wouldn't go to a sketchy place, but I also didn't give my usual sushi joint a second thought.
pomegranate / 3003 posts
Just cooked or vegetarian rolls. However, I've limited visits to Japanese restaurants simply because the temptation is too much!
honeydew / 7586 posts
I eat raw sushi every other week or so. I live on the east coast and stick to reputable places. I've never had any issues.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
I didn't have raw sushi, but I had veggie sushi and unagi as well as cooked shrimp sushi and that quelled the cravings.
nectarine / 2886 posts
My doc said it was okay to eat it at nicer places so I had it maybe twice a month and stuck with a spot I trusted.
pineapple / 12053 posts
I had my regular sushi order when I was 38 weeks. At that point I figured it would be fine!
pear / 1812 posts
I did in the beginning. Just not feeling it now. Infact the thought of seafood makes me sick. I only eat crab though. LOVE me some Spicy California Rolls!
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
I did not but that's bc there's no good sushi here like there is back home, so it wasn't worth risking. I was obsessed with Subway Clubs (I did not even eat that before I was preg!) and I gave into that A LOT. Like I thought I was going to give birth to a 6 inch club on wheat w/extra pickles!
I would say just to indulge once or twice if it's at a respectable place:). I REALLY think that (along with the ban on cold cuts) is a little bit of the pregnancy FearMongery:)
apricot / 307 posts
Yes to both sashimi and sushi, but as the other repliers have said, I only ate it at places I knew were fresh when we were vacationing in Hawaii.
apricot / 423 posts
yep, at least a handful of times! i wish it were more often, because fish is good for you. but good sushi is expensive.
i've had a bunch of sashimi and nigiri, and only from reputable places. i do avoid tuna, yellowtail and mackerel because of their high mercury levels though.
pear / 1510 posts
My doc said it was OK as long as I got it from reputable places. I still waited until after the firtlst try, but then I had it whenever I wanted. No ill effects!
coconut / 8475 posts
I didn't and it's the reason I'm scared to get pregnant with #2. Ha
eggplant / 11716 posts
@Rubies: I have had raw fish sushi once, and other cooked types or rolls or california rolls many times.
pomegranate / 3577 posts
No, and I've missed it so much. I can relate to the obsessive cravings. Unfortunately, eating raw fish in the middle of Georgia would likely be akin to taking my own life into my hands, so I've abstained.
honeydew / 7488 posts
@PrincessBaby: I craved subway club like no tomorrow during my first pregnancy and just gave in during my second! I had it once a week!
As far as sushi goes, I stuck with cooked sushi, but I'm not a huge raw sushi fan normally anyway.
honeydew / 7968 posts
I had it a few times! My hubby was ok w it! I did get them at nice restaurants and not a deli so hopefully that means they are more fresh?
pear / 1693 posts
In the first tri I've avoided all rolls with raw fish (not that food sounded good anyways!). I'm mostly sticking to cooked and veggie rolls, but I've had a few bites of my husbands rolls with raw fish. I've only had it 1-2 times, and only from places I've been going to for years.
I'm pretty open with the food rules though.
grapefruit / 4049 posts
Didn't with my first... I don't think. If I did, it was cooked or veggie rolls.
Definitely did with my second! I was just more laid back about it since we always went to very reputable places with fresh fish.
bananas / 9118 posts
Yes! Sushi was one of the few things I actually felt like eating while I had morning sickness. We just went to reputable places and I ate anything raw in moderation.
bananas / 9227 posts
That was me! Sushi was the first thing I ate out of the hospital - we picked it up on the way home! My way to deal with it is kind of torturous though.
I played jigsaw puzzles online with sushi pictures. I don't know why, but staring at it for long periods of time helped me cope. Hahah!
I played here and searched "sushi".
http://thejigsawpuzzles.com/
pineapple / 12526 posts
I did. I had a few Philly rolls with salmon in them while Imwas pregnant. I also ate lots of cooked rolls. I love sushi and I craved it. I ignored several of the food "rules".
grapefruit / 4823 posts
yes, I had sushi. not as much as with #2, with #1 I craved it all the time. I had raw sushi maybe 5-7 times with #1. but only at places I felt comfortable eating it at.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Rubies: yep. I ate sushi and raw fish maybe 5x?
Women in Japan do it! Just make sure it's from a reputable restaurant!
watermelon / 14467 posts
I haven't eaten raw, but I have had grocery store sushi and it. Was. DELICIOUS! So good, yet it felt so wrong. Oh well.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I did, and I washed it down with a beer. Happened exactly one time, but I was craving it and my OB didn't expressly forbid it, so I felt comfortable knowing the source.
pomegranate / 3331 posts
My ob encouraged me to eat it as long as I avoid tuna, and sushi is a pretty big part of our diet so I've continued to eat salmon rolls and cooked rolls about once a week. Obviously only from places I trust, but that's my rule of thumb generally.
watermelon / 14206 posts
Yep. There's a place right next to the birth center, and I'd go get tuna rolls after my appointments. I figure these places are careful with what they serve anyways...they're not gonna want to serve bad fish and they know what to look out for.
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