https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:35:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552468 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:15:11 +0000 tororojo 552468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would double check with your doc! Mine wanted me to take prescription prenatals for the first 20 weeks or so and they had a lot more DHA than the OTC ones I'm taking now. But I don't know what the actual level they recommend is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552425 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:59:02 +0000 Mrs.Someone 552425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure about pregnancy, but I was told to take 1000mg of DHA daily for TTC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552393 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:41:20 +0000 Lozza 552393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks y'all. I think I'm going to go ahead and take the extra supplement to get closer to that 300 mg/day level. I won't be surprised if I stop taking it regularly once nausea kicks in and I don't want to swallow a pill, but I figure if I can stomach 'em now, might as well take advantage of that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552319 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:10:42 +0000 banana 552319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took Citranatal Assure (prescription) when I was pregnant and it had 300mg of DHA. I still take it now since I'm nursing. </p> <p><a href="http://citranatal.com/vitamins/citranatal-assure" rel="nofollow">http://citranatal.com/vitamins/citranatal-assure</a></p> <p>I would ask your OB because I believe 200-300mg is what is recommended nowadays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552299 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:00:57 +0000 JerricaBenton 552299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My prenantal has 200 mg. I think the recommendation for pregnancy is 300 mg per day. I have an additional supplement (I'm not sure of the dosage) but I don't take it every day - a few, maybe three times a week with dinner. I treat it as though I'm eating fish (which I don't eat.) I think as long as you are using a high quality supplement, extra is good. I'd ask your doctor - receptionists don't always know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552281 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:51:25 +0000 lawbee11 552281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB told me DHA is very important. He recommended the Nature Made prenatal + DHA, so that's what I take. It has 200mg of DHA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552276 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:47:00 +0000 Smurfette 552276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lozza: Lucky you, I have a picture of the box on my phone, so my friend could get me some samples. 200mg of DHA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552275 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:46:55 +0000 yoursilverlining 552275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took DHA in addition to my prenatal; but my OB and prenatal chiropractor had me take the extra DHA mainly to battle inflammation I was experiencing which was causing hip/pelvic pain. I took an extra 1000mg/day of DHA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552266 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:43:29 +0000 Lozza 552266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Do you know how much DHA is in your prenatal? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552255 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:38:30 +0000 Smurfette 552255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am taking a prescription prenatal and my doctor told me to no longer take my fish oil since the prenatal had it in them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-take-extra-dhaomega-3-pills-along-with-my-regular-prenatal#post-552249 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:37:07 +0000 Lozza 552249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My prenatal vitamin has 65 mg of omega-3 fatty acids (from fish oil), including 50 mg of DHA.<br /> I felt like I should do something when I got the BFP so I went out and bought some additional DHA: 240 mg of Omega 3s including 200 mg of DHA.<br /> But then the receptionist at the OB office said just to take the prenatals and not anything else.<br /> Did y'all take extra DHA? I feel like they told me to take more omega-3 with my last pregnancy. </p>