Ever since Julie got pregnant, people have been giving us a load of information. People tell us to have a completely natural birth because the medicine they give to induce you is bad for the baby. Or that we should have an NT scan to test for Downs Syndrome so we can be prepared for it. We’ve gotten so much information that it’s hard to even know what to do, so we just do as much research as possible and try to make our best educated decisions based on what we feel is best for us and our child.
One thing we heard a lot was that Julie should take Omega-3 fish oil pills because it helps the baby’s brain and heart development. After talking to a midwife at the doctor’s office where we go, we learned that it’s the DHA in the fish oil pills that is good for brain and heart development. In addition to being healthy for the baby, DHA pills are a (supposedly) good supplement that help prevent Alzheimer’s and cancer.
You can get DHA by taking fish oil pills, but be warned… there is a horrible side-effect: burping the flavor of fish. The pill doesn’t make you burp, but when you do burp, you can taste the fish. However, you can buy a DHA supplement that is not made from fish oil.
