Worried I’ve been eating too much fish

[zeena83]

Hi all,

I’m 24 weeks pregnant and have been having 2 portions of salmon and one of cod or haddock per week. Occasionally, I have also had an extra 50g of smoked salmon at the weekend and now I am worrying that this is all too much. I hope I haven’t been doing any harm. Can anyone put my mind at rest? I don’t eat the skin of the salmon. Each portion is about 125g I think, the cod is a little bigger.

Zx

First paragraph should be in bold as it’s quoting a pp.

That diet sounds great OP! While fish contains pollutants, there is strong evidence that any disadvantages of these are outweighed by the benefits of Omega 3, which supports healthy brain development. That is what the NHS guidelines are based on, and you are eating within those. So you’re doing exactly right by your baby, don’t worry