to be panicking about out of date fish?

[MichiganSparkles]

DP did us fish cakes tonight. Bought them a few days ago. Opened the bin to put some recycling out, saw the fish packet. 4 days out of date!! Should've been eaten on the day they were bought.

I'm pregnant and panicking. Is this awful and how angry should I be at DP?!

If they smelt and tasted OK then theyre fine. It's only a problem (even when pregnant) if they make you ill and unless you ate very late, you you'd be ill by now if you were going to be.

Had they been frozen in the meantime maybe?

You’d know if th fish had gone off by the smell of them, before and after cooking. I wouldn’t worry. Also, shop bought fish cakes are mostly potato anyway, which you have to cook for a long time to get to “done”, which is plenty long enough to cook whatever fish was in them.

@ReadingRiot I finished eating them about 30 mins ago (late shifts). Super worried as I know immune systems in pregnant women aren't great!

@DragonsAndCakes no they hadn't been frozen

Trust me, you can smell off fish.

Why the face?

I really think you’d know if it was off. If not off, then absolutely fine. Calm down!

You know if fish is off, there's a definite smell. Try not to worry.

@DragonsAndCakes because I'm worried they weren't frozen.

Ok, slightly calmer now. I have a pretty high risk pregnancy for a number of reasons so anxiety is at an all time high!

I don’t really understand what you mean by
‘Because I’m worried they weren’t frozen’.

I was just trying to point out a chance that they weren’t out of date after all. I thought you could maybe check. It wasn’t clear from your OP that you live with your DP.

@DragonsAndCakes I'm confused. The face wasn't aimed at you. It was a 'oh no, they weren't frozen, that can't be good! ' kinda face. Wasn't meant to cause any offence.

Oh fine, I took it differently. Thanks for clarifying.
Hope all goes well.

@DragonsandCakes OP wasn't being offensive with the emoticon. She was using it to express worry not contempt or confusion.

@DragonsAndCakes no problem I am actually very appreciative of any input I get on mn and would never mean anything rudely! It's easy to misinterpret.

Thanks! I'll know by tomorrow morning...

Sorry... x-post!

Super worried as I know immune systems in pregnant women aren't great!

@NewYearNewMe18 what's with the ?

Thanks Mots I totally misread it.

The immune system is indeed affected by pregnancy, so I’m not sure why that’s being questioned.

You'd probably have known if they were dodgy.

@DragonsAndCakes see previous post from @NewYearNewMe18 for an example of a rude emoji

"You are at particularly high risk for foodborne illness because your immune system is altered during pregnancy. This is a natural condition, which helps you and your baby get along with each other. However, such an alteration may make it harder for your body to fight off harmful foodborne microorganisms."

From FDA.gov

I mean they don't tell you not to eat Brie and cured meats for nothin' you know!