Here are a few Health Pregnancy/Early Life Benefits my midwife handed me:
- Taking fish oil in pregnancy may decrease allergies in infants who are born to women with a history or hay fever or asthma
- Low levels of DHA are associated with increased risk of postpartum depression
- Breastfeeding babies whose mothers supplement with DHA score higher on developmental tests
- Babies of mothers with high DHA levels are better sleepers
- Taking cod liver oil during the first year of life decreases a child's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes
- For children with dyslexia and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, taking fish oil results in improved reading, spelling and behavior
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Parenting
Awesome! I take the omega-3 capsule thingies but there's nothing worse than a fishy burp. My coworkers and I actually commiserate about this so I'll tell them about this stuff.
ReplyDeleteso glad you have such a resourceful midwife! thanks for posting this... i used to take fish oil, and haven't for a while. now, i am going to start up again :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to the free sample!
ReplyDeleteI sneak flax seed oil w/ omega-3 into smoothies & under salad dressing.
This stuff sounds like something I won't have to sneak into anything. ; )
Merry Christmas!