Anybody else taking fish oil?

If so, how many mg? I don't want to OD on the vitamin A...

I didn't know they had Vitamin A in them? I'm taking 3 a day and now quietly freaking out and frantically google searching

ETA:
Ok so I take 3000mg of fish oil a day, and in this study they gave pregnant ladies 4g a day, so it must be ok.

I don't actually think they have Vitamin A in them?? Off to do more google searching....

Edited by arohanui

"Some fish oil supplements have vitamin A, D and E. It is known that excess of vitamin A can lead to liver problems. It is best to avoid cod liver oil and, in general, any fish oil obtained from the liver. The fish oil obtained from the flesh of the fish is safe, as it does not have any vitamin A."

Article

Ok so Cod Liver Oil does have Vitamin A in it but Fish Oil doesn't.... phew... so as far as I've read you can't take too much Fish Oil

You can get the anti-reflux ones. They're double coated. I recommend those because the other ones always made me burp fish and it was

I bought some expensive fish oil capsules from Hardy's about 6 months ago. They were mercury tested, and made in Australian from salmon oil. I can't remember the brand name, but the label was red. There was a warning on the label saying too much vitamin A causes birth defects. It was quite confusing, but I think it said pregnant women should not exceed 8000mg. Then it said that each capsule contained 25IU (I may have gotten the mg and IU around the wrong way).

At the time, I wasn't PG so I didn't take any notice. However since falling PG, I've swapped to a cheaper brand and it carries no warning on it whatsoever. My herbalist has told me to take the maximum amount of fish oil I can to control my eczema, however I don't know what that is. I can't find anything on it when I google it.

I've read the articles that say as long as the fish oil is not made from the liver it's fine, but how do I know it's not? This cheaper brand (Nature's Way) doesn't even tell you what sort of fish it's made from let alone what body part.

Hmm, I'm going up to the shops soon. I might pop into Hardy's while I'm there and do some investigating.

i never knew all that...my mw doesn't recommend anything except iron tablets if needed ....she said it's the latest recommendation told to her? but everyone seems to be told different things..

I was put on it last time for joint pain as well as the fact that in second trimester it's meant to be good for baby's brain development.

I didn't notice it helping my eczema though.

i take salmon oil 1000mg so 1 a day.
I like this brand because it's just salmon oil and not other random fish or fish parts such as liver e.t.c

should take more ......naturalopath recommended 2 but keep forgetting!
Fish oil should make me remember!