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Mercury in Fish Oil Supplements?

JennM205JennM205 member
in September 2013 Moms

Please forgive my stupid question...

I know DHA is important for developing babies and that many women take a prenatal DHA supplement.

I have not been taking a DHA-specifc supplement because I was already religiously taking fish oil pills long before I became pregnant and my doctor said I could continue taking them.

I'm assuming the supplements have mercury in them but thinking the amount is probably negligible...  Does anyone know?  If the amount of mercury is 'more than negligible' should I be counting that as a weekly or monthly 'fish' serving?

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Re: Mercury in Fish Oil Supplements?

  • OpheliaChemOpheliaChem member
    No worries! Most supplements are made from bottom feeders, or fish that don't eat other fish. So their levels of mercury are very low. You can check your supplement and then check the gov website online to compare. You want to steer clear of the big boys,


     

      
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  • IrishPiratessIrishPiratess member

    my SO discussed this in length with the OB when we went to our first appointment.

    It may start out there, but by the time the process is completed, its so far removed there's none left/negligible

     


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  • tbw8664tbw8664
    I switched over from fish oil to DHA but I'm sure fish oil is fine if your OB says it is.
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  • PrettyInPearls23PrettyInPearls23 member
    My pre-natal came as a multivitamin & fish oil capsule combo pack. I would assume it's perfectly fine.

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  • CDMay2006CDMay2006 member
    The supplements are more concentrated than the oils in fish and (i think) in fish oil liquid supplement (i could be wrong on that part -- haven't looked into it specifically).  It is purified, but the method and extent to which it is purified depends
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  • atcwagatcwag member
    My fish oil pills say "purified to remove mercury" on the label. They are NatureMade I think. 
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