DHA supplements for children from pregnancy

In addition to strengthening vitamin supplements and folic acid during pregnancy, the doctors also recommend specialist sisters elected the pumpkin should be complemented with a type of other nutrients, which is DHA, during pregnancy and lactation.

DHA (Docosa Hexaenoic Acid), is an unsaturated fatty acid of the omega-3 essential nutrients, essential for the formation of the brain and the eyes of the child right from within the womb for up to 2 years. DHA is the main component of brain structure involved, important structural role in many parts of the brain such as the central nervous system, the cortex as well as in the retina of the eye. DHA has an essential role in your life, especially in early life stages of young children.

The baby's brain development was conceived right from the first week in the womb. From week 13 to week 24, she auditory and Visual form, can feel the light outside, listening to the voice of parents and started receiving information. Up to 40 weeks, your baby's brain gain size by about 25% compared to adults.

Phase 1: first 3 months

Calcium and protein are indispensable in the initial stages, the parents take care of baby care by choosing to buy nutritious food with DHA to reduce the risk of premature birth, disaster money, especially providing DHA will soon help brain development for your baby right away when new objects.

DHA has mainly in milk so I keep a daily milk supplements, which use many foods spinach leaves dark green, lean meat, fish, bread ...

Stage 2:3, between

This is the stage to "accelerate" additional source of DHA, Choline, Folic acid ... for the baby, because the time between your baby's brain, pregnancy needs continuous development and strong with 250,000 new neurons were formed in every minute. DHA was added which acts provides for liquid membranes, increases the speed of information between nerve cells.

Moreover, if the more DHA would increase concentration and memory, parents should make sure their meals consists of 1 part protein, fat and 6 part 3 parts powdered sugar, while the mother should drink enough water and essential minerals supplements.

Phase 3: last 3 months

In the last stage, the baby has more weight so I don't need to "accelerate" on nutrition as phase 2. Parents elected to just rest, maintain adequate nutritional food for the baby.

Especially in the last 3 months of pregnancy, your baby needs a very high intake of fatty acids: EFAs, 2 g/2 days for the development of the nervous system and blood vessels. Baby will aggressively absorb DHA from mother brain to be the best development.

Besides, parents can consult and eating according to "nutrition pyramid" to maintain the diet smart, efficient energy supply. The main food during this period is still milk, the food has iron content, zinc, Silica, Calcium, Protein, and B vitamins.

The richest food sources of DHA can mention such as salmon, mackerel, tuna, shrimp. However, the parents should note is the salmon, mackerel have high mercury content, so I vote should limit eating these types of foods. Instead, parents elected may take fish oil supplements or drink milk, is very rich food sources of DHA.=

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