Please don't "detox" with chelating agents/ tablets. That maybe the worst thing that you could do while pregnant!
yes, I have read that. I am eating foods that are detoxifying in that they are sulfur-containing, but not taking the more serious tablets.
Also if you want real evidence about SMALL constant exposures to mercury and have access to full journal papers please review the evidence on medical/ dental care workers who work with amalgam/ mercury products and their child/ baby outcomes. They have lots more exposure than you had in one visit. There is NO evidence of increased birth defects. Please stay away from google or Wikipedia - there is sooooo much bended truths on the sites.
I am not that concerned that there will be a noticeable birth defect. Just because it doesn't appear anything is wrong doesn't mean there is no effect. It is said that mercury exposure causes impaired neurological development in fetuses. Now, it will be hard to know if these children aren't as smart as they would have been without having had that exposure. I am able to weed bended truths from real data. Google is a powerful tool and it guides my research. I do have full journal access and read up when I find relevant citations or leads.
I feel very bad for dental professionals to be going through so much exposure. I can tell you that this facility was not well-ventilated. That poor tech. The dentist makes his choice, it is his office and he is able to stop using those fillings or at least provide better ventilation and better measures to keep exposure down, but she is just trying to keep a job. That's not right!
Your mercury exposure was "highest" ( it was such a small amount) when it was being removed and placed only. Now it is it's most stable form. Eating seafood especially tuna during your pregnancy gives your baby a higher dose. Everything with toxicity is relative.
Are you sure that eating tuna gives higher exposure than getting the fillings placed and removed? I see lots of sites touting that having a filling is not as bad as eating tuna daily, but they don't talk about the exposure when the filling goes in and comes out, which is clearly more.
Here's a true statement that I could publish - WATER is toxic!--------(but at certain levels). Everything is relative to amount.
lol! Yes, I am aware that everything is toxic and it depends on concentration/qty. I took a course in toxicology, actually. Water being toxic does not concern me. I did not over-drink water. And, water toxicity is acute. I am either sick or I'm not. It's evident. Mercury, otoh, may be affecting me imperceptibly. My fetus as well. It could be doing neurological damage to both of us right now.
The filling has been done. There is nothing that you can do now to change anything for the better so try and let it go.
It does seem that's the case. I am still doing what I can do understand what, if anything, I can do to minimize any risk. I did swallow mercury today. That's concerning. There is possibly a conversion going on in my system right now whereby it is forming methymercury before passing through. It seems probiotics may help this. I have taken some today and will continue for awhile, just in case it helps. There is no reason for me to simply accept my fate. It just happened, I am still being exposed as we speak. It is important to combat this to the extent possible while I have that ability.
"Detoxing" ( especially with chelating agents) wont help but possibly release into your blood stream a high level of toxic substance from all the toxic metals you have ever come across in your life. If you don't let this go you will do baby more harm with the stress you are under. Stress has been proven to affect the baby.
I would be more stressed if I were not doing what I could to keep toxicity low. Trust me. But, that is just me. I am learning and taking action, not just sitting here stressing out. It helps.
If you have a real concern about mercury and your baby then have no seafood at all and stay away from omega 3 capsules ( I don't really believe that you shouldnt eat it because in my opinion the goodness in seafood outweighs ANY potential risks.) But relative to the filling you had the mercury would be higher.
Well, I only eat small fish because large fish accumulate a great deal of mercury. I take omega-3 that is purified by multiple distillations to remove mercury. I hope that helps. Again, I would love if you could send me the source you are using to determine that eating fish is more exposure than getting and removing an amalgam filling. Truly. Thanks. 
yes it is true about telling someone not to worry and them not worrying is hard. Do the research I recommended and remember its done; nothing you can do to change things for baby- It's hard because it has upset you but Let it go.
Good luck- I hope you feel better about things soon. x
Thank you. I will do what I can to get this stuff through my system with as little damage as possible. In a couple of weeks I will resign myself as at that point I'm sure I'll be in equilibrium where nothing short of real detox pills will help, and, as you said, that may be more dangerous from what I have read. This, too, shall pass.
