supplements are good both for the baby and mother. Inside the womb, the baby's brain start to develop at the first 4 weeks of pregnancy. During this time, most mothers won't know/realised that that they are pregnant in the first place!

Fish oil are excellent for brain development. So since baby's brain are developed much earlier, then it's wise to take earlier.
Supplements are generally harmless. I always tell my patients, even if they swallow the whole bottle of vitamin, they won't have problems, coz our system will wash them out. of course you will feel some stomach discomfort, but, who in their right mind will swallow the whole bottle, right?

Bear in mind, i meant 'swallow' not 'injected'. there are too many asthetics 'specialist' out there that recommend injection this and that. For this matter, i don't have any comments!

Fish oil in high doses also are anti inflammatory. Meaning, it can help prevent inflammatory conditions like heart attack, artherosclerosis, macular degeneration, as well as reduced risk of allergy.
These facts are well published in scientific journals.

cheers!

This post has been edited by Syd G: Dec 30 2010, 08:04 PM