Can you eat sushi while pregnant?

Any moms eat sushi while pregnant and baby still be okay? I’m craving sushi so badly right now and the internet is so back and forth

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California rolls is safe and prawn tempura

I just ate sushi tonight. My prenatal doctor has told me that as long as the seafood is cooked u can eat it. The only thing we can’t have is the skipjack tuna cans. This is also my second pregnancy as well.

Depends on the type of fish and it’s usually recommended that it’s cooked as well, its not just about raw fish but some fish have high mercury levels, like deep sea fish. I was also told as long as it wasn’t a habit I was fine to eat cooked tuna rarely, but some would probably say never during pregnancy

I ate sushi with all my three pregnancies.

Iv eaten them with raw n cooked meats n fish n im pregnancy

I ate sushi when I was pregnant just a few times didn’t eat a lot so you will be fine

I ate a California roll and the deep fried rolls. But that’s just me, I would ask your doc just in case. I also ate subway or Jimmy John’s cold cuts all the time lol.

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You totally can! You can also eat cold sandwiches and the best news? You don’t have to rehome your cat and CAN clean your cats litterboxes. Use gloves and/or wash your hands after.

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We can’t eat prawns.
Sushi is a no due to the bacteria growing on the rice.
When was the rice made??

I ate sushi, sashimi, and poke throughout both pregnancies. I live in Hawai’i so it’s pretty unavailable lol

I was told by my ob during my pregnancy that if it’s from a reputable place (and in moderation), it’s fine. Unfortunately I also ended up with gestational diabetes, so I only indulged once per trimester lol…all that rice would have wreaked havoc on my blood sugar.

All depends on the mercury content of the food. Mercury is very well documented to cause impaired vision and hearing for babies in the womb. Oysters salmon scolops shrimp, squid are safe to eat while pregnant becuase of the low mercury in these seafoods

Ever heard of salmonella?

I did with both of mine but I only ate the deep fried rolls

You can eat tempura sushi (Sea food that’s cooked)

I eat a California roll maybe once a month lol

California rolls are safe just not raw fish sushi

My obs have all said no sushi with raw fish. Of course there is sushi that can have other ingredients especially if its cooked thats fine but nothing raw. California rolls are fine while pregnant bc the imitation crab meat is low mercury and cooked.