24 weeks... Too late for Omega 3's?

myxunyamaexiong

Carmofrap

Nope! It is even more important than ever during the third trimester. https://americanpregnancy.org/first-year-of-life/omega-3-supplements-baby/

amandagrider

I don't think so! People suggest taking these while breast feeding also.

myxunyamaexiong

Thanks!!!!!

myxunyamaexiong

Any recommendations on which type?

Knottie86476496

I heard you need to get prenatal ones that are from fish sources (due to mercury). Walmart has some that a very reasonably priced.

Sballerina

Knottie86476496 said:

I heard you need to get prenatal ones that are from fish sources (due to mercury). Walmart has some that a very reasonably priced.

Do you mean NOT from fish sources?

twogirlsandagreen

I have been very pleased with this one (no fish oil in it)

gisjas

Never Too Late.. WorthStarting.. I Need To Remember ToTake Those Too... So Many ThinGs To Remember

myxunyamaexiong

How many a day? Bottle says 2 x'a a day....:?

KLHauck12

I was taking a prenatal that had DHA included. But I had to stop taking it because it had too much iron for me. So I went back to taking my women's multi vitamin. But I feel like I should supplement with DHA or fish oil. But I don't know what to look for in the dosage?

acp527

Nordic naturals DHA is great. I wouldn't chance it with Walmart brands as you will
get poor quality.

shanti20

Women's one a day prenatals are good it comes with a pill for omega 3

McRad

I also second the Nordic Naturals DHA. I take two a day with my Nature Made Prenatal vitamin.
I found buying them off Amazon is way cheaper than the Vitamin Shoppe.

jham201

I found that Nature Made and Nature's Bounty both make a prenatal vitamin that includes DHA in it.  I was able to find one of them at CVS and the other at BJ's.

dannie134

KLHauck12 said:

I was taking a prenatal that had DHA included. But I had to stop taking it because it had too much iron for me. So I went back to taking my women's multi vitamin. But I feel like I should supplement with DHA or fish oil. But I don't know what to look for in the dosage?

I've had a problem with iron as well, my midwife told me that now that I'm in the second trimester if I can't do the iron every day then I can alternate, so I've been taking gummies (without iron) one or two days in a row, and the multivitamin with DHA and iron the alternate days. Since they don't test my iron levels very often I'm hoping that's working, but I really don't want to develop anemia!

violetigerlily

I've been taking gummy prenatal vitamins (Vitafusion I think?) and they have DHA but no iron in them. Might be a good option. They're pretty tasty.

kindlycrystal

@dannie134, I have been doing something similar. I alternate every couple of days between the VitaFusion prenatal gummies and the Nature Made Prental vitamins which have a lot of iron. Also try to eat foods that are rich in iron (beans, spinach, raisins, meat, etc.). 

@violetigerlily, they are very yummy! I actually look forward to the gummy vitamins. They do contain DHA and Omega 3s from fish oil, but the bottle states that they have been tested for mercury and PCBs. And my doctor recommended them, too.