DHA and pregnancy?
I am pregnant, as you all probably know, and I stopped taking my prescription prenatals because they have fish oil in them (for DHA). I actually stopped taking my prenatals becuase the fish oil in them made me naucious. I am a vegetarian, so I don't eat fish. Should I be looking into taking a vegetarian source of DHA? I read that DHA is produced by our bodies from AHA, and AHA is abundant in flax seeds. Now I eat flaxseed because I love them. I grind some up and put in my pancake batter, or in yogurt and I also like it in my oatmeal. I went to GNC over the weekend looking for vegetarian DHA, they didn't have it. The guy there got annoyed with me because like he said, I am not getting it in my diet. But on the internet it said that our bodies produce it. Should I be concerned about it? Seems that when I read about vegetarian pregnancies and stuff they never mention it. Do I need to order some on the internet? I am currently taking GNC pre-natals and a folic acid suppliment, but nothing to suppliment DHA. I wanted to talk to my doctor about this, but I didnt' get to see him during my last appointment, and my next appointment isn't for another month.
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