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By coincidence I went vegetarian right before this pregnancy (or it actually coincided with the beginning of the pregnancy). I still take fish oil and had fish once, and I'm vegetarian for ethical reasons so I think fish would be fine based on that, I just don't really ever crave it or anything. But, I am totally craving tuna now! What I wouldn't give for a tuna sandwich with a pickle on the side, or a tuna melt, or a tuna macaroni salad... OMG I WANT TUNA!!!
The problem is twofold. Mercury and BPA. I know I can't eliminate all BPA, but canned foods have some of the highest concentrations. There was a recent study that showed that small amounts of BPA can kill cells on a placenta, so it was theorized would also kill cells in a fetus. Since I read that study, I have eliminated all canned foods except the Eden Orgnanics brand because they don't use BPA's. Then there is the mercury. All tuna has mercury because it a large fish that lives longer. I know that small amounts are supposedly okay, but it still bothers me that I would knowingly put any amount of mercury in body with a growing developing little brain in there.
Anyway, my Mom says I'm being way too OCD (even though she has eliminated canned food herself), and that I don't need to be so diligent when pregnant. Do you think I'm being too OCD, or just playing it safe? Is there any tuna that is mercury free and uncanned? Is there any fish that is safer that might be similar to tuna?
The problem is twofold. Mercury and BPA. I know I can't eliminate all BPA, but canned foods have some of the highest concentrations. There was a recent study that showed that small amounts of BPA can kill cells on a placenta, so it was theorized would also kill cells in a fetus. Since I read that study, I have eliminated all canned foods except the Eden Orgnanics brand because they don't use BPA's. Then there is the mercury. All tuna has mercury because it a large fish that lives longer. I know that small amounts are supposedly okay, but it still bothers me that I would knowingly put any amount of mercury in body with a growing developing little brain in there.
Anyway, my Mom says I'm being way too OCD (even though she has eliminated canned food herself), and that I don't need to be so diligent when pregnant. Do you think I'm being too OCD, or just playing it safe? Is there any tuna that is mercury free and uncanned? Is there any fish that is safer that might be similar to tuna?