"When mercury-containing fish are eaten, we absorb 95 percent of the toxin and you cannot cook the mercury away," she explains. "Therefore it's best to avoid the four high-mercury fish - shark, king mackerel, tile-fish, and swordfish."ĭon't take that as a cue to avoid fish at all costs, though. Most sushi restaurants will mark items that have cooked fish, some even noting at what temperature, so you can order worry-free.īut there's also concern over mercury levels, given that babies' developing brains are sensitive to toxins, says Flynn O'Neill, a nurse practitioner at Bloom OB/GYN and co-founder of childbirth education company Stork. But it turns out the concern over raw fish is mainly related to the possibility of infection from bacteria like salmonella, and the truth is that a lot of the fish in sushi rolls can be cooked. The only problem: Nobody could explain why it wasn't a good idea. But I refused to give in to those cravings after friends and family members warned me that sushi was bad for pregnant women. I wanted everything - the ginger, the wasabi, and the crisp crunch of a well-done dragon roll.
But in my first trimester, I began craving it in the worst way. Hello, buoyancy!īefore I got pregnant, I could take sushi or leave it. The positive effect increased the more the mom exercised, so yeah, go to that yoga class and sign up for some swim time in the pool. The research showed that fetuses of moms who engaged in moderate to vigorous aerobic activity showed better heart health in the womb and as babies. Plus, a study out of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences suggests that mom's exercise benefits the baby's heart. And if you do high-intensity cardio, you might reduce the resistance a bit or slow down the speed." "Just keep in mind that you need to stay hydrated, as your blood volume has expanded and is redirected toward your uterus. "Generally, more exercise than less is a good thing, just modify your routine as you get larger and listen to your body when it tells you you're doing too much," explains Robin Berzin, M.D., founder of Parsley Health. They were advised to relax, avoid strenuous exertion, and minimize stretching and bending for fear of strangling or squashing the baby."īut those recommendations have now seen a huge shift, and the majority of doctors recommend that women try to maintain a more active lifestyle and continue exercising as often as they did before they got pregnant.
That's because, according to research in the Journal of Perinatal Education, "for much of recent history pregnant women were treated as if they had an illness and were subjected to a state of confinement. For those first three months of my pregnancy, I wasn't just afraid of exercising - I was pretty much terrified of moving at at all.
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