Flax Seed Oil during Pregnancy? - Page 2

[momileigh]

My friend is ttc and she told me flaxseed oil causes contractions so she won't take it... I never heard anything like that before but she heard it on her ttc chatboards.

[mwherbs]

sex and orgasm cause contractions too is she going to stop doing that? flax seed oil and flax seeds really they are pretty much just source of essential fatty acids-- your body could make prostaglandins with the raw materials-

here is a web site by a naturopath Tori Hudson- she doesn't address pregnancy in this post but does discuss essential fatty acids--
http://torihudson.com/?page_id=8

and here you go with a conclusion of an animal study-- flax has long been used as food, medicine and supplement for farm animals-

J Dairy Sci. 2006 Aug;89(8):3066-74.Click here to read Links
Lower pregnancy losses in lactating dairy cows fed a diet enriched in alpha-linolenic acid. Ambrose DJ, Kastelic JP, Corbett R, Pitney PA, Petit HV, Small JA, Zalkovic P.
Dairy Research and Technology Centre, Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development/University of Alberta, Edmonton T6H 5T6, Canada. [e-mail]>>>>>>>>>>>skipping a bunch of info>>>>>last of the conclusion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Pregnancy losses were lower in cows fed FLAX (9.8%) compared with those fed SUNF (27.3%). Including flaxseed in the ration of dairy cows increased the size of the ovulatory follicle and reduced pregnancy losses.

[cfiddlinmama]

The thing with cod liver oil too is the vit. D and A. They are SO important. The way I understand it is: the issue with excessive A is synthetic A. Natural sources of A (esp in conjunction with D) won't be toxic. See http://www.westonaprice.org for more info. There's some excellent articles about CLO on there....

I use the Quantum brand high vitamin CLO from Radiant Life. Great stuff. It's healing my teeth!

[momileigh]

Originally Posted by mwherbs

sex and orgasm cause contractions too is she going to stop doing that?

That was my exact first thought when she told me that. But I didn't say anything... if avoiding flaxseed oil in favor of fish oil makes her feel like she's doing something, I can't see how it is hurting her. That cow study is really interesting though.