hi!
its my 5th week goin on .am very fond of chinese food. is it harmful in pregnancy?how often can we have chinese?actually i cant resist it.i also crave to eat spicy food now adays.waitin for ur reply.kindly advice.
shveta Lakshmi replied. Hi Shveta

I am from the July 2004 board.

You can surely have chinese food. But ensure that there is no MSG in the food. You can specify this when you go out to eat in a restaurant and they can make your order without MSG.

Take care
Lakshmi newmom replied. hey, you can have chinese food but make sure that the dishes dont contain MSG...
and yeah raw eggs,under cooked meats are a no no.. Mansi replied.
Shveta,

I too love chinese/Tai dishes and I do have it very often. I am in my 9th month now and so far I had a normal pregnancy and my doc also didnt restrict me from having any type of food.

But like archie its better to avoid fast foods, cola, raw egg and some types of fish which are rich in mercury.

Take care & congrats!
~ mansi Archie replied. Hi Shveta,
As long as you are comfortable you will not need to avoid any type of food. Word of caution: You may want to stay away of greasy food, these type of food can aggrevate your morning sickness. You should talk to your Dr about sticking or not to Chineese food (may be fine -just confirm).
Eating spicy or craving is fine, I have had the same and my care provider did not prevent me eating these things.

You should stay away from caffinated drinks and raw egg containing stuff.

Hope I am of some help.
Archie