shrimp/shellfish...

I have been cravingshrimpfor a few days now, but i thought i had read somewhere that it is bad for you while your pregnant. I also thought i read that you can eat it, just in moderation,not all the time. Anybody know?? Thanks 

I think Shrimp is fine.......I dunno about shellfish though!

Quoting RoxyMay88:“ I have been cravingshrimpfor a few days now, but i thought i had read somewhere that it is bad for you ... [snip!] ... while your pregnant. I also thought i read that you can eat it, just in moderation,not all the time. Anybody know?? Thanks ”

yeah u can eat it but like u said moderation like once a week.

you can eat it, you can eat tuna, just dont eat it everyday... and no raw sushi...
b/c of mercury levels

Both my doctors said that i can eat as much shrimp as I want. Which was awesome since I was craving it like crazy in my second trimester. Since its a small 'sea creature/animal' or whatever ....it doesn't contain mercury like other fish can. Mercury is the only concern with seafood when your pergnant.

thanks so much! Im definatley making some for dinner tonight lol I cant ignore the craving any longer

Quoting RoxyMay88:“ I have been cravingshrimpfor a few days now, but i thought i had read somewhere that it is bad for you ... [snip!] ... while your pregnant. I also thought i read that you can eat it, just in moderation,not all the time. Anybody know?? Thanks ”

You're allowed to eat shrimp. Here's the American Pregnancy Organization website that lists each type of seafood for you and tells you how much you can have per week.

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/fishmercury.htm

Quoting JenniferLynn89:“ Both my doctors said that i can eat as much shrimp as I want. Which was awesome since I was craving it ... [snip!] ... or whatever ....it doesn't contain mercury like other fish can. Mercury is the only concern with seafood when your pergnant.”

All seafood contains mercury. Shrimp just has the least amount of mercury. And it's recommended to eat it no more than twice a week at a 6 oz. serving each time.

Quoting Nicola~ 8w3d left! [HBC]:“ All seafood contains mercury. Shrimp just has the least amount of mercury. And it's recommended to eat it no more than twice a week at a 6 oz. serving each time.”

thanks so much, very helpful and will check out the link you left