Ladylike.Dietitian

What is DHA anyways? ➡️ DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid that serves as a primary structural component in the phospholipids of our nervous system and retina.
🐟
Often found in fatty fish like salmon, pregnant and breastfeeding women would have to eat a serving of fatty fish (low mercury fish please!) everyday to meet their DHA requirement for their baby.
🐟
Some (but very few) prenatals have DHA added, so you may need to supplement separately to equal a minimum of 300mg. My personal favorite is due to how they ensure low mercury fish are harvested for their fish oil for DHA and Vitamin D!
📚
Did you know studies are showing measurable improvement in babies at 12 months old in their problem-solving skills compared to moms who had low DHA intake!? Doi: 10.3390/nu10050529
🤱🏼
💞I help moms find POWER through nutrition 💞
🤰🏼 prenatal
🤱🏼 postpartum + breastfeeding
👩‍👦baby led weaning + toddler
➡️ tips on feeding yourself and your littles
👩🏼‍💼
Victoria Shoemaker, MSHP, RDN, LDN

🧠 From conception to 3 years of age, key nutrients play in an important roll in brain development (as well as every other development). 👶🏼👧🏽Not only can adequate nutrition reduce risks of variety of birth defects, but children who received adequate nutrition the first three years of life have measurably higher IQ and less behavioral issues. 😵‍💫 More later this week of specific foods that hit many of these rich nutrient areas!! 👩🏼 Victoria Shoemaker MSHP, RDN, LD