What seafood can you eat during breastfeeding?

Seafood is something that many people like to eat very much, but there are many things we need to pay attention to when eating seafood. For example, some people are allergic to seafood and cannot eat too much seafood. In addition, there are some special periods when you cannot eat seafood, such as breastfeeding. However, it does not mean that you cannot eat seafood during breastfeeding. It is okay to eat less of some seafood. So, what seafood can you eat during breastfeeding?

Can I eat seafood during breastfeeding?

The mercury content in seafood is getting higher and higher. If pregnant women and breastfeeding women eat seafood frequently (more than 4 times a week, more than 100 grams each time), it will affect the nervous system development of the fetus and newborn, and some symptoms will not appear until the child is 7 or even 14 years old. Experts believe that pregnant and breastfeeding women should eat less seafood, no more than 1-2 times a week, less than 100 grams each time, and avoid eating tuna, swordfish and other marine fish with high mercury content.

The mercury content in various fish is ranked as follows:

1. Fish with the highest mercury content (best not to eat: grouper, marlin, bluefin salmon, orange roughy, tilefish, swordfish, shark, mackerel;

2. High mercury content (do not eat more than 170 grams three times a month): sea bass, halibut, tuna, sea trout, lobster (America/Maine);

3. Low mercury content (do not eat more than 170 grams six times a month): carp, crab (Dungeon crab), turtle, blue crab, herring, snow crab, perch (freshwater, river perch, golden perch), ray, cod;

4. Low mercury content (170 grams twice a week): anchovies, squid, fish roe (farmed), king crab, haddock, catfish, whitefish, sea bass, scallops, cage, haddock, hake, Atlantic herring, lobster (spiny, rock), American shad, sole, crayfish, salmon, shrimp, clams, tilapia, oysters, sardines, farmed sturgeon, freshwater trout.