It's okay not to take DHA supplements. Eat more fish and nuts, absorb enough nutrients and promote children's brain development.
I started eating after more than six months of pregnancy. I bought three bottles, but I haven't finished one. I didn't think much.
Hello! I am a bamboo mom who loves cooking. I'm glad to answer your question.
First of all, do pregnant women have to eat DHA?
Answer: Not necessarily! Mother Zhu tells you from personal experience that first of all, when our mother was pregnant with us, she never even heard the word DHA, let alone ate it! And I didn't eat bamboo seeds when I was pregnant. This is because the popularity of DHA in 2005 was not as high as it is now. At that time, folic acid, calcium and iron supplements were popular, but not many people ate DHA, which may be related to the poor recommendation of doctors!
Although I didn't eat DHA, bamboo gave birth to six ounces of 7 pounds, which was a whole circle bigger than my sister in nature. And I didn't like getting sick since I was a child. Now I am 14 years old, and my height is 162, but it's ok!
The second question you asked is what will happen if you don't eat?
Before answering this question, we must first understand what DHA is and what it does.
DHA is docosahexaenoic acid, commonly known as brain gold, and it is one of the important substances for the development and growth of human brain. DHA is the main nutrient for the growth and maintenance of cells in the nervous system, and it is also an important part of the brain and retina, with a content of 20% in the cerebral cortex. Therefore, it is very important for infants' intelligence and vision development. DHA, as an essential fatty acid, plays a significant role in enhancing memory and thinking ability and improving intelligence. Egg yolk, seaweed oil extracted from marine unicellular algae and deep-sea fish oil all contain DHA, which is still very important in terms of its function.
To sum up, Zhu Ma concluded that DHA is a good thing. If conditions permit, pregnant women had better supplement some. But even if it is not supplemented, it will not have a bad influence on children. To put it bluntly, it will play a icing on the cake.
I am a bamboo mom who loves cooking. I hope my answer is helpful to you!
Choose to eat if family conditions permit. There has been a lot of research on DHA. Many businesses promote that children who eat DHA will be smart, but parents will feel that eating or not is not smart and cannot be measured. Perhaps because of this doubt, many pregnant mothers will feel that it is the same if they can't measure it.
In fact, the obsession with this issue is more about the lack of understanding of DHA. It is not entirely because the child is smart or not that DHA is recommended for pregnant mothers, nor is it determined by this nutrition. However, DHA, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, is essential for brain structure and optic nerve development. Mom doesn't supplement, what should the baby do if he still needs this substance? Then the DHA in the mother's body was expropriated, so many mothers found that their brains were not working well after pregnancy. There is a saying that they are pregnant for three years.
You can still make it up after 7 months of pregnancy. The third trimester is the peak of baby's brain development, and it is not too late to supplement it. Many babies will have eczema, nervous system disorder, restless sleep and other symptoms after birth, which may be related to the lack of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Therefore, family conditions permit, it is still recommended to supplement from pregnancy. It would be better if we could supplement the composite products. At present, DHA in the market is unilateral, and there are few compound DHA, but there are some DHA. Composite products are more expensive than unilateral ones. After all, in addition to DHA, there are some nutrients such as taurine and lecithin needed for brain development.
I'm glad to answer your question.
DHA is an unsaturated fatty acid, which is beneficial to the development of baby's brain cells.
Pregnant mothers who do not eat DHA during pregnancy do not have to worry too much. As long as the diet is balanced, pregnant mothers can synthesize DHA by themselves.
The diet needs to be rich and varied during pregnancy, but it is good to ensure that vegetables and meat are fresh during the epidemic, and now it is not easy to buy marine fish, so DHA should be supplemented.
Do you have to eat DHA when you are pregnant? What happens if you don't eat? DHA is the main component to maintain the growth of nervous system cells, which is often called "brain gold". In recent years, some doctors have suggested that pregnant women should supplement DHA appropriately when they have a pregnancy check-up in the hospital. We never ate specially when we had children before, and the children were still very smart.
Since it is a physical need, many foods are rich in DHA. Generally, it is more contained in fish. For example, sardines, tuna and saury have the highest DHA content in fish. The DHA content in walnuts and beef is also relatively high, and DHA is also contained in some other meats and nuts.
DHA in health products is expensive. We can choose to eat more foods rich in DHA in our daily diet, and we can also ensure that the fetus absorbs enough DHA. These foods are not only rich in DHA, but also contain other nutrients needed by the fetus, which are cheap and good.
Now pregnant for seven months, it is just the peak of fetal brain development. I can eat complementary food and some fish, peanuts, walnuts and black sesame seeds every day to achieve comprehensive nutrition.
When a child is born, breast milk also contains a lot of DHA. So breastfeeding is also very important. The truth is that nutrition should be comprehensive.
Pregnant women can eat DHA, which is an unsaturated fatty acid. It mainly comes from deep-sea fish, egg yolk, algae, dried fruit, etc. in food, and has the functions of promoting infant brain development, reducing postpartum depression and preventing premature delivery. However, if you can ensure a balanced intake of nutrients, you don't need to supplement it.
You don't have to eat it. You can eat walnuts and nuts instead Although you don't have to eat it, eating it is not a bad thing.
I ate two bottles of DHA when I was pregnant with Dabao. I bought two bottles because I didn't like nuts.
I don't know if it works. Dabao was proud when he was a child.
Whether to eat or not depends on the individual. No one said that you must eat it, but eating it is not a bad thing.
DHA contributes to the baby's brain development. You can eat some during pregnancy. If you don't eat DHA, you should eat more nuts, deep-sea fish and other foods. These foods are rich in DHA.
Eating as much as possible is good for both children and pregnant women. The first child didn't eat, and the second child insisted on eating. This also depends on my personal economic situation and habits. I sometimes forget to eat. Now Bauer is five months old and occasionally gives him DHA supplements.