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Is it safe to eat Snow crabs/ crab legs and shrimp during pregnacy?
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971074 tn?1362759766
Yes, crab and shrimp are fine, they just have to be cooked and you don't want to eat a lot of it. It's just high mercury species and raw seafood that you have to avoid. There are lists on-line ...try looking up the lists.
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1328947 tn?1295011446
yes they are safe just dont eat to much of them!!!
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1493843 tn?1309256719
i was always told seafood should be avoided , i didnt eat it when i was pregnant with my son   (im a vegan)    you could put in  a call to your doc and ask :)
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