Fish Oil for toddler

guinnski · by **guinnski** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:18 pm

At what age did you start giving fish oil to your toddler??? My DS is 17mo and I would like to start him on it, but DH thinks he is too young.

R o x a n n e · by **R o x a n n e** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:21 pm

Why would you give a kid fish oil? Not knocking it or anything, I just have never heard that before and I would like to know what it's for. Hehe.

gogreenmum · by **gogreenmum** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:25 pm

I give it to my child who is younger than yours. We are giving it because it was recommended by our naturopath to help with eczema.
It's one of the things we are trying for the inside, to work outside kwim?

Anonymous Posts · by **Anonymous Posts** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:43 pm

We have been giving dd "Arctic Cod Liver Oil" since she was 18 months, it helps a lot with dry skin and cradle cap. She loves it, as it is peach flavored.

WCM · by **WCM** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:56 pm

try the flavoured orange liquid. my kids found it okay, and once they were chewing safely we graduated to the strawberry gelcaps by nature something, you just chew the gelatin ball and there's oil inside. my kids love them.

fish oil is a source of EFA's and fab brain food for kids. also vitamin D and great for skin.

R o x a n n e · by **R o x a n n e** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:59 pm

For the eczema, if you haven't tried it.. what really worked for us after trying so many body creams for our ds.. the Huggies one that is safe for eczema (blue bottle) actually helped a lot with his dryness. Took away a lot of the redness as well. Didn't expect it from Huggies!

Lonnie · by **Lonnie** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:26 pm

We have been giving it to our daughter (who is now 2) since she was 1 month. We used to use Nordic Naturals peach flavoured oil but now use the strawberry capsules (bothe formulated for these ages groups). She loves them and it makes me feel better because her picky eating is extreme!!!

by **LoriB** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:40 pm

We give both of our sons the Nordic Naturals berry flavoured fish oil. Fish oil is so good for brain development. It has also been found to be particularly good for boys and helps them focus better, has a calming effect and is used in particular to help with ADHD and Autism. But it is helpful for anyone.
We started our first son around age one, then got out of the habit for a long time and now we're back into it again every day.

vj · by vj on Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:41 pm

I think I started my dd when she was 6 months old. It is excellent brain food.
I am from Europe so we are using it at very early age.

wonderwoman · by **wonderwoman** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:44 pm

Where do you find the flavoured fish oils/gel caps? I tried getting my 3 year old to take my regular omega oil in some juice and that did not go over very well.

by **LoriB** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:46 pm

You can get the Nordic Naturals at Thrifty's in the supplement section. It's a blue glass bottle and says DHA in large letters on it.

WCM · by **WCM** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:51 pm

ah yes lorib and others, those are the two we use. my kids didn't like the peach liquid, but love the strawberry gelcaps.

R o x a n n e · by **R o x a n n e** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:00 pm

What is the best kind to start off with? I want to look into this a bit more for my ds. He's almost 14 months old.

Also, how much does it cost and such?

by **LoriB** on Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:42 pm

I would try the Nordic Naturals berry or peach flavoured oil. You can just give it to him on a spoon.
If he doesn't like it then try it mixed in with yogurt, oatmeal or something like that. My guys take it straight, which is surprising because I can't stand the taste!
As for cost, I can't remember, sorry. It lasts awhile though, that's why I can't remember the price, I haven't bought it in awhile.