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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 .
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Dr. Anjali Maini
Pediatrician
33 yrs exp
Gurgaon
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
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
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12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
No need to take cod liver oil capsule
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
It's not needed
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings it's not needed as the breast milk has the required amount
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