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2025-05-09 03:49:19
Can newly brestfeed mother take cod liver oil capsules to fulfill babies DHA need from brestmilk? Whether she is not vitamin a difficient. Taking 1 capsule per day is safe for baby or algel oil capsules are best option?
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Unless carefully chosen and vitamin A content is low, daily cod liver oil during breastfeeding is not the safest choice.
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For a breastfeeding mother to increase baby’s DHA through milk: • Prefer algal oil DHA supplements (100–300 mg/day). Consider fish oil (without vitamin A) as a safer alternative if algal oil is not available.
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Usually full term babies, uneventful pregnancy and delivery , baby is fine , no indication as such .

Answered2025-05-12 10:50:51

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If mother is not having any known deficiency she need not take it - cod liver oil capsules will also have unknown levels of Vitamin A and D which get stored in liver and may cause their side effects. Baby will automatically have its essential DHA from from breastmilk. It only needs additionally Vitamin D supplements if breast fed exclusively

Answered2025-05-14 06:44:55

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No need to take cod liver oil capsule

Answered2025-05-12 16:31:06

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It's not needed

Answered2025-05-12 14:36:12

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Greetings it's not needed as the breast milk has the required amount

Answered2025-05-12 10:47:58

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