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JolleyGirl86 · Mar 7th, 2010, 18:33 PM

I take Pure alaska Omega Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil. On the label it says its mercury free. Thats something you wanna check is make sure your fish oil doesnt have mercury in it.

SRTBaby · Mar 7th, 2010, 22:54 PM

I take Omega fish oils too, i mentioned it and my doctor didn't say anything.

barasti · Mar 7th, 2010, 23:17 PM

Ok, here's what the midwife told me: even though I don't eat fish, I eat tins of tuna in springwater quite a bit. She said that if I can manage about four cans a week and maybe one dinner with some kind of fish (I can only bear salmon) then i'll be getting a good amount and there's no need for any kind of supplement.

I'm wary of mercury levels too, I know Tuna is one of the higher content ones - so if I stick to the 4 cans plus a small piece of salmon I should be right.

bky · Mar 7th, 2010, 23:34 PM

Sardines are better (if you like them!) as they are a lower food chain fish so accumulate less mercury. I ate sardines quite regularly before becoming pregnant and after until MS put a stop to that.

Something like a couple teaspoons of flaxseeds (ground or whole, though whole is better as the oils can degrade once ground) gives you a good amount of the omega 3 as well. Plus it helps with constipation! I put some in my oatmeal/porridge every day. (Though again, one of those things that you don't want to overdo)

Sarahkka · Mar 7th, 2010, 23:56 PM

http://www.motherisk.org/women/herbal.jsp
This is one of several really great sites with pregnancy/herbs/supplements info. If you usually take either, this might be a good place to browse.

barasti · Mar 8th, 2010, 02:45 AM

SARDINES........ ack!!!

But who knows... Maybe my tastes will change?!

mordino · Mar 8th, 2010, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by barasti

SARDINES........ ack!!!

But who knows... Maybe my tastes will change?!

Yeah, that is exactly how I feel about sardines!! I know their benefits especially in pregnancy but unfortunately I don't like them. I cannot bring myself to eating them. I wish I could!

apple123 · May 11th, 2011, 07:08 AM

hi I`m now 13 weeks pregnant and i took nature made fish oil with EPA and DHA 273mg for almost 40 days with 1 tablet per day bottle precsribed to take 4tablets per day will it harm my baby please help

mummy2anangel · May 11th, 2011, 07:35 AM

i use pregnancare plus which has an omega 3 capsule included aswell as the multivitamin. maybe switch to these as they're specifically for pregnancy x

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JolleyGirl86 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Utah United States Posts: 25	I take Pure alaska Omega Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil. On the label it says its mercury free. Thats something you wanna check is make sure your fish oil doesnt have mercury in it.

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SRTBaby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,773	I take Omega fish oils too, i mentioned it and my doctor didn't say anything.

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barasti Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 565	Ok, here's what the midwife told me: even though I don't eat fish, I eat tins of tuna in springwater quite a bit. She said that if I can manage about four cans a week and maybe one dinner with some kind of fish (I can only bear salmon) then i'll be getting a good amount and there's no need for any kind of supplement. I'm wary of mercury levels too, I know Tuna is one of the higher content ones - so if I stick to the 4 cans plus a small piece of salmon I should be right.

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Mar 7th, 2010, 23:34 PM	#14
bky Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, NZ Posts: 4,013	Sardines are better (if you like them!) as they are a lower food chain fish so accumulate less mercury. I ate sardines quite regularly before becoming pregnant and after until MS put a stop to that. Something like a couple teaspoons of flaxseeds (ground or whole, though whole is better as the oils can degrade once ground) gives you a good amount of the omega 3 as well. Plus it helps with constipation! I put some in my oatmeal/porridge every day. (Though again, one of those things that you don't want to overdo)

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Sarahkka Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 8,750	http://www.motherisk.org/women/herbal.jsp This is one of several really great sites with pregnancy/herbs/supplements info. If you usually take either, this might be a good place to browse.

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barasti Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 565	SARDINES........ ack!!! But who knows... Maybe my tastes will change?!

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apple123 Pregnant (Expecting) New BnB member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2	pregnant hi I`m now 13 weeks pregnant and i took nature made fish oil with EPA and DHA 273mg for almost 40 days with 1 tablet per day bottle precsribed to take 4tablets per day will it harm my baby please help

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mummy2anangel Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: uk Posts: 1,744	i use pregnancare plus which has an omega 3 capsule included aswell as the multivitamin. maybe switch to these as they're specifically for pregnancy x

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