Foods that you can't have while you're pregnant?

Does anyone have a list somewhere? My sister just found out that she is!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm trying to get her a quick reference.....

Thanks ladies!!!!!!!

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have her ask her doctor, that's the best adcivce I can give you. every doc is different on what foods to eat while pregnant!

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I would definitely X-post this to the Pregnancy board, they will have the most updated advice. And definitely consult her doctor.

off the top of my head...
unpasteurized cheeses
also they recommend limiting (not stopping completely) eating some fish, b/c of mercury levels (mostly fish at the top of the food chain, like tuna and shark)
uncooked meat/fish (sushi)
anything with raw eggs

I know there may be more though so she should talk to her ob

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Message edited 9/19/2007 8:56:54 AM.

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There are 3 main dangers lurking in the
food pregnant women eat. They are:
• Listeria – a dangerous bacterium that can
grow even in cold refrigerators.
• Mercury – a harmful metal found in high
levels in some fish.
• Toxoplasma – a risky parasite found in
undercooked meat and unwashed fruits
and vegetables.
These things can cause serious illness or
even death to you or your unborn baby.
Follow these food facts to help keep you and
your baby healthy:
• DON’T eat raw or undercooked
meat, poultry, fish or shellfish (sushi
or sashimi).
• DON’T eat swordfish, tilefish, king
mackerel, and shark.
• DON’T eat refrigerated smoked
seafood like whitefish, salmon and
mackerel. These products are usually
labeled “Nova-style,” lox, kippered or
jerky.
• DON’T eat refrigerated pâtés or meat
spreads.
• DON’T eat hot dogs and luncheon
meats—unless they’re reheated until
steaming hot.
• DON’T eat soft cheeses like feta, brie,
camembert, “blue-veined cheeses,”
“queso blanco,” “queso fresco,” and
Panela unless the label says they are
pasteurized or made from pasteurized
milk.
• DON’T drink raw or unpasteurized
milk or eat foods that contain
unpasteurized milk.
• DON’T eat unwashed fruits and
vegetables.


SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Re: Foods that you can't have while you're pregnant?

Bump.

Re: Foods that you can't have while you're pregnant?

Thanks for the long list of foods we should stay away from. Hopefully this will eliminate my many questions pertaining to food

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The FDA site lists everything...

FDA Food List for Preggos

the American Pregnancy Association also has an extensive list:

American Pregnancy Association Foods To Avoid

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Bumping for jimibearswife

Message edited 11/10/2007 10:40:43 AM.

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Message edited 3/29/2011 6:50:50 PM.

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One of my friends who's had 2 kids told me whitefish was fine... so I had a whitefish (made like tuna with mayo) on a roll the other day. Is it really true this is bad? I can't keep up - I think I'm going to stop eating at this rate I've run out of food to eat anyway!