How much DHA is everyone taking?

missa8182 · August 2009

My rx prenatal comes with a 300 mg plant-based DHA supplement capsule, but I've read a few places you need more like 600mg of DHA per day. For those of you taking a DHA supplement, how much are you taking? I'm just wondering if perhaps I need to...well, supplement my supplement to get more DHA

Luv-a-Bug · August 2009

200mg a day, by way of Expecta Lipil DHA supplement.

Sookie16 · August 2009

Mine (OB Natal One) has 330mg of DHA. I've heard that you shouldn't have much more than that, I haven't heard that you need 600mg- that sounds like a lot.

I'd stick with your prenatal and a well-balanced diet!

meghann0409 · August 2009

Just got a 'scrip yesterday from my OB for Docosavit, to replace the Expecta Lipils. For 1, this way insurance pays. For 2, she said this was better - she said I could really take like 3 of the Expecta? But the info below doesn't show that much more of the DHA, so I am calling her back Monday. Check with your OB?

Breakdown of contents (taken in addition to pre-natal):

Vitamin C 20mg, Vitamin B6 25mg, Folic acid 1mg, Ferrous fumarate 15mg, Iron complex 15mg, Fish oil 310.1mg, DHA 215.12mg and EPA 53.56mg.

Anna&Matt · August 2009

I'm not sure how much is in it but I added the expecta DHA supplement to my prenatal. At my OB appt on Thurs they said they'd give me a sample of a prenatal with DHA already in it to see if I like that more.

Tonya_G · August 2009

I dunno, the one pill that comes with my prenatal. I didn't take any with DS, and he turned out ok!

aggielauren · August 2009

My prenatal vitamin came with a DHA supplement. It's 250 mg. I hadn't heard about needing 600 and it seems like most responses so far are between 200 and 330 or so.