I was wondering if any of you can recommend a brand or dosage of omega 3 for my son. ?He is 2 years old and has a speech delay. ?I have him on spectrum toddler DHA without fish oil however it doesn't seem like a high enough dosage. ?The whole topic confuses me and I can't find any concrete dosages anywhere. ?I also don't know if he should have fish oil or DHA without the fish oil. ?
I would appreciate any first hand experience advice.
Thank you so much.
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Re: Question about fish oil and omega 3's for speech delay.
If you still have the gummies you can call the manufacturer and see if the okay melting them in a small amount of water in the microwave for 10 or 15 second and then adding it to juice. ?That's what I do with my sons multi since he too will not eat gummies and I was given the okay by the company that makes them.
?As far as the DHA I can only find it in the organic section of my supermarket. ?It is Spectrum brand liquid DHA for toddlers. ?Recommended dosage is 1 ml and it contains 300 mg ALA, 125mg of DHA and 9 mg of EPA. ?He has just been taking this kind for about a week. ?A while before this I had him taking the kind for 3+ which was capsules and I would just break them into his milk. ?I believe the amounts of each was higher and I felt that I noticed a change in his speech quickly (new words, clearer). ?
After the first bottle I couldn't find them in the store, so I got the gummies (disney brand with DHA, which I melt and add to juice) but they hardly only contain 100 mg of DHA and it is from oil. ?I felt like I stopped seeing an improvement and I just now switched to this new kind.?
I just haven't been able to find anything conclusive about if the DHA should come from fish oil or it can be made without. ?I feel like most testimonies I hear of people seeing improvements from it say that its fish oil that they give the child. ?I don't feel comfortable buying him regular fish oil capsules since I have no idea of the childrens dosage. ??
At the rec. of our dev. pedi DS takes one packet of the coromega orange fish-oil. it's a pudding like consistency and tastes like a creamsicle - he LOVES it. the dosage rec. to us was one packet for every 25 lbs.
you can get it at most GNC's but we order it from vitacost.com at a fraction of the price.