*veg sushi and fried salmon skin sushi from Hokkaido in Norwood.
Today on Twitter I was having a conversation with acidicice and PinkPrincesse about the fact that I had sushi for lunch and I thought I would continue that conversation here.
It made me think of all the other pregnancy ‘rules’ that I have broken or bent.
Sushi – you are not supposed to eat raw fish as it can contain parasites and bacteria that can harm the growing baby.
With Aaron I stayed away from sushi entirely. This time I am eating vegetarian sushi and sushi that has been cooked. My view is that as long as the fish and other ingredients are fresh and the restaurant is clean and reputable, the chances are you wont have a problem. Besides japanese women eat sushi right through pregnancy…
Hot baths – hot baths can cause your body temperature to rise to unsafe levels and cause brain and spinal abnormalities in the baby.
It winter, Im freezing and the thought of a luke warm bath makes me ill. I run a hot bath and then let it cool while I relax. I don’t run a boiling bath but its hot enough that I turn pink. I also don’t add more hot water and I just let the bath cool gradually.
Hot dogs – they can be the source of a rare illness called listeriosis.
I cook them until they are boiling all the way through. This should kill the bacteria that can cause illness.
Coffee/tea/fizzy drinks – In short caffeine.
Im not a big coffee drinker but I do drink tea and fizzy drinks like Coke. I drink them in moderation but I do drink them.
Runny eggs – eggs that are not cooked properly can carry the salmonella bacteria.
To be honest I had never heard of salmonella until I met a group of Americans while on a kibbutz in Israel. They refused to eat runny eggs, and when I asked if they ever ate runny eggs they said no, even at home the ate them hard. Now I buy my eggs from Woolies, I make sure the expiry date is still good and we eat them within a week. Im pretty confident that they are clean, healthy eggs. So far I’ve eaten two runny eggs. Then again, I’ve eaten two eggs in the last 4 months…
What rules have you broken? Are there rules you absolutely will NOT break?