I am craving it sooo bad. I was thinking about going to our favorite place and ordering just veggie and cooked fish sushi but don't know if I should be worried about cross contamination from the raw fish....
So, when you were pregnant, did you eat regular sushi, stick to veggie/cooked, or completely abstain?
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hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I had some of DH's spicy tuna rolls tonight but most of my stuff was cooked...salmon skin and plain cucumber rolls!
pomegranate / 3716 posts
I'm not PG yet, but I'd like to think that I will occasionally eat sushi (the raw fish kind!) I think I would be more careful, no more buying it from Whole Foods or the cheap place down the street. I only have it once or twice a month, so it's definitely not in excess, but I LOVE it! I don't think I could go 9 months w/o it!
persimmon / 1453 posts
Yes, I've eaten it multiple times (cooked and raw). I eat it from the places I trust and avoid fish with high mercury levels. The fatty acids are good for baby's brain development!
grapefruit / 4819 posts
I love sushi and did not abstain whilst pregnant - but I only eat teriyaki chicken rolls, which are obviously cooked. I never worried about cross-contamination at all.
bananas / 9973 posts
I've only had California rolls. I crave it though and see other pregnant women eating sushi on occasion, I just haven't wanted to risk it yet.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I think I would eat cooked rolls from nicer places, but not for a little while-- like well into the 2nd trimester? I wouldn't risk the raw kind though-- it's one of those things I'm surprised people don't get sick from more as it is!
eggplant / 11824 posts
I did, and I would again. We have several very good sushi places in town, and my OB didnt have an issue with it.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
I'm not a sushi person (hello, midwestern flat lander, let's just think of my options!) but I totally did things you're not supposed to do. I had a bite of cookie dough (gasp!) coffee almost every day (double gasp!) and deli meat ALL the time (holycrapgasp!) and baby J is juuuust fine 
pomegranate / 3160 posts
@babyjmama: Haahaha, same. I never eat sushi and am terrified for having to do without cookie dough!
@knittylady: Thanks for the option to vote in your poll! 
grapefruit / 4136 posts
@ms.janedoe: I was not a good girl with the short list I didn't go get wastey pants or anything, but I still continued to live my life. I was much more worried about the drugs/alcohol side of things!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I have only had it once so far. I had a couple cooked rolls. Raw sushi isn't something I will take a chance on.
cherry / 116 posts
If I were in Japan? for sure...here in the US? Probably only okay at a handful of places...either way I would still ask to avoid large fish.
pear / 1510 posts
My doc gave sushi the thumbs up as long as it was from a reputable place and I stayed away from the high mercury fish. I've had it 3 or 4 times so far. Love it!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Yes, more than a couple times. But only the good quality kind!
bananas / 9118 posts
When I wasn't nauseous I had it regularly. I switched up what fish I had, so it wasn't the same thing every time.
We joke that our son is 90% sushi, shortly after conception I ate my weight in sushi on a cruise, and it was one thing I actually wanted to eat during a pregnancy where I had to force myself to eat.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
I've had cooked rolls throughout pregnancy. Ive had bites philly/specialty rolls that have had raw fish in it in late third trim. From a reputable local sushi place.
apricot / 458 posts
Half of my diet before I was PG was sushi so there was no way I could give it up. We have 2 great sushi restaurants by our house and I ate both raw and cooked rolls since my first trimester.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
I had poke bowls, salmon nigiri/sashimi, spicy tuna rolls, etc. from fancy places and strip mall places.
pomelo / 5093 posts
I don't eat sushi, but I would have while pregnant. If the entire country of Japan manages, I think that it can be done safely here. I'd just go to a really high quality restaurant.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
i did. i didn't eat it as frequently, but i still ate it(the raw kind too). i only ate it from reputable places, no grocery stores lol
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I don't like sushi. But if I did, I would have been fine eating the veggie and cooked stuff. I think I would have stayed away from raw though, better safe than sorry.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I ate the cooked stuff BUT if i lived on a coast and had a really nice, fresh sushi restaurant, I'd eat the raw stuff there. I live in the midwest, so I'm just not going to go there.
If you are concerned about cross contamination, realize that this would be an issue in ANY restaurant. There is raw fish, raw beef, raw chicken abounds in every single restaurant. There are many, many laws and regulations in place to keep things separate. Every restaurant I have ever worked at was extremely diligent about it because it would equate to a huge problem if someone did get sick.
pomegranate / 3212 posts
Nice! Thanks for all the responses! I certainly feel better about getting some cooked/veggie rolls and may even do raw.... I'm only 12 weeks but I'm already so sad without my sushi fix. Watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi on netflix didn't help either.... 
pear / 1986 posts
I was craving sushi so bad the other day that DH and I HAD to get it for dinner. I did only do cooked rolls and LOVED IT! I say go for it!
nectarine / 2797 posts
I ate all kinds of sushi while I was pregnant, in fact, we ordered it the day I got my BFP. I felt safe doing that since I was only eating it once a month or so, and getting it from a reliable place I had been eating at for years.
grapefruit / 4669 posts
I haven't had any, but I wouldn't hesitate to order cooked rolls! I have been avoiding sushi though b/c I would be bummed to miss out on the good stuff.
squash / 13764 posts
I didn't...but looking back, I really think I could have/wish I had! I mean, pregnant women in Japan don't stop eating sushi. Just make sure you're eating fresh fish from a reputable place.
pear / 1563 posts
I've only eaten cooked rolls so far (12w), but I don't have any concerns about those. I plan on probably going out to one of the better places in town in the next few months and ordering whatever I want. My midwife basically said that with the contamination issues (sushi, deli meats etc.) that if you were going to a place you knew was reputable and not eating it every day, you were probably fine.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Only the Cooked stuff twice from a reputable place.
persimmon / 1479 posts
Maybe cooked, but only form a reputable place. I would save the raw stuff for a special after delivery meal:)
grapefruit / 4923 posts
before getting pregnant i thought i would partake in raw fish sushi, but i was wrong--i've only had california rolls. guess i turned out to be a little more paranoid than i thought! wish i could throw more caution to the wind.
persimmon / 1361 posts
I would eat it if it were cooked. But nothing raw at all. I know most people do just fine, but intrauterine infections can be devastating so it wasn't worth the risk to me!
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