OMEGA 3 FISH OILS IN PREGNANCY???

[My3boys9910]

Has anyone taken omega 3 in pregnancy...ive read good things online...But when i asked my g.p she said "Hold on a minute and i will look it up" (Types in her own google search) 🙄 It says theres no evidence to say if its good or bad...so i would say no!!...Annoying...i want to get as much nutrtion to this baby as possible...Im eating well...taking folic acid...But i would love to give the supposed benefits of fish oils aswell...

Surely they wouldnt sell it if it was dangerous.

Unfortunately I don’t think the manufacturers considered the potential danger to my fanjo of having a gigantic-headed baby lol.

Now doing well at school though...

The child, not my fanjo.

I took a vegetarian version of pregnacare. The health visitor told me my baby could have a risk of being retarded as I didn’t eat oily fish (I didn’t). It was about 19 years ago. Both babies had heads over the 100th centile.

....Both teenage DC are very bright. One still has a larger than average head.

Thankyou all very much...Really apreciated info...I can see omega 3 has his benefits...but im thinking maybe a daily intake can maybe result in a large head?...So i think im going to take one or 2 a week...That will meet in the middle for me lol

I had a scan appointment yesterday and the sonographer suggested Omega 3 supplements IF I didn’t eat a lot of oily fish. I explained that I had heard it wasn’t necessary but like the PP, she said that it was v good for brain & eye development.
She recommended a supermarket brand as they’re essentially the same and cheaper than the more expensive ones. Hope this is helpful!

Thanku @Mewe Is there just an omega 3 suppliment...mine are omega3 fish oils...no vitA says nothing about fish liver ect...

I've been part of science team doing mega reviews on possible benefits of Omega3 supplements.

As a result I no longer believe in any of the claimed benefits, except for people who are risk of high deficiency (eg IBD problems or obese). Or people who take n3 for at least 5 yrs (and even then the benefits are statistically significant but almost certainly not important).

I think I'm just saying that coz pregnancy is such a hassle. I don't think anyone needs to feel obliged to take omega-3 if you're already trying to follow so many other strict rules.

Good news: we didn't find evidence of harm. PCBs & heavy metals were our concerns.

Bad news: commercial plans to harvest omega-3 from krill in polar regions to avoid the PCBs & heavy metals. :( Makes me hope, for environment sake, that everyone stops taking them.

MedSchoolRat that’s interesting. When I was pregnant with my first in 2000, the ‘fish oil’ mania had just started and even Heinz started putting it in baked beans. Obviously being veggie from age 10, I didn’t want to start eating fish. Heinz soon got a veggie backlash and dropped it but it shows how prevalent hype can be. I remember from uni days that they said 30% fish in the Atlantic tested positive for all types of cancers etc from heavy metal poisoning so felt a bit better but the HV made me really fearful I wasn’t eating fish. Afterwards Dd did not sleep very well and HV suggested one bottle of formula last thing at night (didn’t work!). I noticed that the baby formulas in the local supermarket all have fish oil in them nowadays. I liken it to autism and vaccines - once there’s a supposed link it’s difficult to stop it.

Thanks for you replys ladies...god its so complex & differing with pregnancy & babies & diet in general...

Yep....just wait til they’re teenagers!