What not to eat?

[Serenitylee]

So basically stay away from premade foods and deli foods that have been sitting around...and cheese? this is just the cheese with mould on it? and dont have to much caffeine? Luckily i dont drink tea or coffee or coke so i should be fine there! and i can eat fish but not fish like shark which is high in magnesuim?

[LaDeeDa]

yep ... but all soft cheeses unless piping hot - so ricotta, cottage , brie etc
and i think it's deep sea fish who also have high mercury?? but not sure on that one.
it's killing me I've had the worst cravings for oysters since being pg grrr!!!! ...LOL

[Serenitylee]

Oh what fish are classes as deep sea fish? Noooo not Oysters! I LOVE Oysters Kilpatrick!

[LaDeeDa]

me too....

no oysters, scallops etc nothing like that

um might need to google it but I no flake and orange roughy are no no's .....
not sure on the others

[Serenitylee]

That is all my favourite fish

Your not supposed to take panadol or any sort of tablets like that are you?

Gosh there is so much to know!

[LaDeeDa]

nah panadol is ok ....
but no nurofen or anti inflamatories....
no deep heat or anything like that...

have you got an pg books..... they normally list all the no no's ..... and there is a few of em ...LOL

[Serenitylee]

I haven't got any books yet. Planning on getting one this week though so will try and pick a good one which helps with foods to eat and not to eat.

I get bad Sinus so i went to take a Sudafed tablet but was told it's a no no

[kitten76]

Oh what fish are classes as deep sea fish? Noooo not Oysters! I LOVE Oysters Kilpatrick!

Oysters kilpatrick are cooked so as long as you eat them when its freshly made I dont think there would be a problem. But if your unsure avoid them until you can confirm with your OB. I too love fresh oysters but cant have em. At least the summer brings on all the yummy stone fruits

I was also told anything containing raw egg or partially cooked eggs.

[Serenitylee]

So no eggs unless they are completley cooked. So that would mean i cant have my eggs on toast with runny yolk

I bought a book last night so will start reading the things not to eat

[blondedoctor]

Re fish and mercury levels, it is only the long lived carnivores that are a problem as mercury is a metal that bioaccumulates, as in it stays within the body and doesnt get expelled with other waste products. Being a deep sea fish does not necessarily increase the amount of mercury it carries, but then many of the deep sea ones are carnivores anyway because of the lack of vegetation down there.

If you have to eat shark, salmon and tuna I would keep it to less than once a week. Port Phillip Bay is very high in mercury and the authority there reccommends that adults eat bay fish less than twice a week for that reason.

[Serenitylee]

Hi

I went to the doctor today and got a referral to a Gyno and also talked to her about what foods not to eat. In Tassie she said we are safe regarding fish, but she wouldn't recommend eating Flounder as they have a tendancy to be high in Magnesium. Other then that is was soft cheese which you guys mentioned and the obvious things like caffeine and salt and junk food etc.