Shellfish! Bugger.... :(

Ah I'm a bit worried about this now....we went out to  a special themed engagement dinner last night and even though the groom-to-be knows me quite well, it turns out they didn't cater for vegetarians AT ALL so the only thing other than bread that I felt I could ethically eat (and that was questionable) was the shellfish. EVERYTHING was shellfish, prawns....or beef.  Seeing as I very very occasionally eat a piece of fish-and never ever beef-  then I thought that was the best option. I asked the chef if it was ok for pg women to eat shellfish & prawns and he said yes they're cooked and hot etc.  (although the shrimp weren't)...but now I'm worried cos apparently we're NOT meant to eat shellfish!!! Grrrrrr

So I'm annoyed with myself, with the chef, and with our friend for not remembering to cater for me lol. I feel ok so far (touch wood), should I tell my mw or GP or just hope it was ok? I mean, I'll know if I get sick....right?

Edited by Emmecat

You would know by now if you were going to get sick from dodgy seafood...

I dont think you need to tell mw/gp unless you start to feel unwell...

If it was dodge you'd know about it by now, and if it was cooked you'll be fine.
The main reason its on the do not eat list is cause most people eat their shell fish either raw or cold.

I'm sure they'd have taken lots of care at an event like that (imagine the repercussions if a bunch of guests got food poisoning!), and since everything was hot and freshly cooked, I'm sure it'll be fine. Shellfish can be prone to food poisoning, but I think under the circumstances it's not too likely to be an issue, and as has been mentioned, you're not showing any signs of being crook yet.

Grr at them for not providing for vegetarians, though! I thought everyone did that these days!!

Edited by Hopes

I am sure it will be fine, and as someone else mentioned if you were going to get ill from it, it would've happened by now. There is no harm in mentioning it but try not to stress about it!

Thanks guys   Feeling fine here apart from a rotten cold and I'm pretty sure the shellfish didn't cause that lol

Well that's my first and last foray into fish for a while! Not worth the trouble lol

You'll be fine Emmecat.

I ate loads of (cooked) shellfish throughout my pregnancy - mussels, scallops, prawns, oysters etc... I love it WAY too much!

ETA: I totally get the annoyance factor though! I went to a friend's wedding when I was pg, and DH brought me a glass of the supposedly non-alcoholic punch. It wasn't til I'd drunk about 1/2 a glass that someone mentioned there was vodka in it!   

Edited by Joscia

Joscia wrote: ETA: I totally get the annoyance factor though! I went to a friend's wedding when I was pg, and DH brought me a glass of the supposedly non-alcoholic punch. It wasn't til I'd drunk about 1/2 a glass that someone mentioned there was vodka in it!

Oh, that's so frustrating! I'm always really cautious of punch, it's so often the 'non-alcoholic' option that you kind of get used to assuming that, people should make it clear if it's not!

Ah the joys of being a vegetarian...man I found it hard to find things I could 'safely' eat while out when pregnant. Oh when I say that I mean lunches etc when on the run...not supposed to eat salad so that rules a heck of a lot of vege stuff out!
Probably why I got such a sweet tooth, just ate muffins haha! Oh and hot chips...the one thing you know almost every cafe has...

Hannahbil wrote: Totally off the topic - I read this post as SELFISH BUGGER.... thought your DH had done something wrong lol

LOL me too!

How frustrating they didn't have a vege option. Glad to hear you haven't had any adverse effects though Emmecat.