Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has heard about any risks of taking flax seed during pregnancy. I was reading an article in our local mother's club newsletter and it said that flax seed should be avoided because it is a uterine stimulant and can potentially cause miscarriage or preterm labor. I want to find out more about this since I am pregnant and want to take flax seed oil. Any help or info would be very appreciated! Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 I've never heard of this before. Perhaps you should do some internet research to see if there is any published/legitimate studies about it. I took flax oil all during my pregnancy and had a great pregnancy and healthy baby. I've also read that it's important for pregnant/nursing mothers to take flax oil or some other source of Omega 3s to assist with baby brain development as omega 3 fats are the important precurser to the fatty materials which line the brain... Non vegetarians can get some Omega 3s through fish oil or fatty fish...but of course these same fish can be high in heavy metal deposits etc. Flax oil is the best source of Omega 3s for vegetarians. Hemp Oil also has Omega 3s but the ratio is more favorable in Flax Oil. Other foods high in Omega 3s include walnuts, soybeans, leafy greans etc. Just a note I read was that you want to balance your Omega 3s and 6s as much as possible. If you have too many Omega 6s in your diet as compaired to Omega 3s it isn't good. Penut butter is really high in Omega 6 so if you limit your use of this (use other nut butters) then you can go a long way to improving your Omega 3/6 balance. Melanie. > > mudpuddle [mudpuddle] > Friday, September 19, 2003 8:58 AM > > Flax seed & Pregnancy > > > Hi all, > > Just wondering if anyone has heard about any risks of taking flax seed > during pregnancy. I was reading an article in our local mother's club > newsletter and it said that flax seed should be avoided because it is a > uterine stimulant and can potentially cause miscarriage or > preterm labor. I > want to find out more about this since I am pregnant and want to take flax > seed oil. > > Any help or info would be very appreciated! > Melodese > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG > website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful > for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Melanie Mobbs wrote: > I've never heard of this before. Perhaps you should do some internet > research to see if there is any published/legitimate studies about it. I have also never heard of flax seeds or flax seed oil being dangerous. I'd love to see the research if anyone can find any. > I took flax oil all during my pregnancy and had a great pregnancy and > healthy baby. > > I've also read that it's important for pregnant/nursing mothers to take flax > oil or some other source of Omega 3s to assist with baby brain development > as omega 3 fats are the important precurser to the fatty materials which > line the brain... Non vegetarians can get some Omega 3s through fish oil or > fatty fish...but of course these same fish can be high in heavy metal > deposits etc. Flax oil is the best source of Omega 3s for vegetarians. > Hemp Oil also has Omega 3s but the ratio is more favorable in Flax Oil. There is also a vegan Omega 3 supplement available from Vegan Essentials <www.veganessentials.com>. > Other foods high in Omega 3s include walnuts, soybeans, leafy greans etc. > Just a note I read was that you want to balance your Omega 3s and 6s as much > as possible. If you have too many Omega 6s in your diet as compaired to > Omega 3s it isn't good. Penut butter is really high in Omega 6 so if you > limit your use of this (use other nut butters) then you can go a long way > to improving your Omega 3/6 balance. Canola oil is also fairly high in Omega 3s. Safflower and sunflower oils, on the other, are high in Omega 6s. ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 An old friend of mine told me that flax oil isn't good during pregnancy, she teaches Bradley Method is very well informed when it comes to pregnancy and nutrition. She said that it is safe to take a low dose of evening primrose oil during pregnancy then go back to flax afterwards, she is also a LLL leader and says that flax is one of the healthiest things a nursing mother can take. Sara - " Patricia Bullington-McGuire " <patricia Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:17 AM RE: Flax seed & Pregnancy > On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Melanie Mobbs wrote: > > > I've never heard of this before. Perhaps you should do some internet > > research to see if there is any published/legitimate studies about it. > > I have also never heard of flax seeds or flax seed oil being dangerous. > I'd love to see the research if anyone can find any. > > > I took flax oil all during my pregnancy and had a great pregnancy and > > healthy baby. > > > > I've also read that it's important for pregnant/nursing mothers to take flax > > oil or some other source of Omega 3s to assist with baby brain development > > as omega 3 fats are the important precurser to the fatty materials which > > line the brain... Non vegetarians can get some Omega 3s through fish oil or > > fatty fish...but of course these same fish can be high in heavy metal > > deposits etc. Flax oil is the best source of Omega 3s for vegetarians. > > Hemp Oil also has Omega 3s but the ratio is more favorable in Flax Oil. > > There is also a vegan Omega 3 supplement available from Vegan Essentials > <www.veganessentials.com>. > > > Other foods high in Omega 3s include walnuts, soybeans, leafy greans etc. > > Just a note I read was that you want to balance your Omega 3s and 6s as much > > as possible. If you have too many Omega 6s in your diet as compaired to > > Omega 3s it isn't good. Penut butter is really high in Omega 6 so if yo u > > limit your use of this (use other nut butters) then you can go a long way > > to improving your Omega 3/6 balance. > > Canola oil is also fairly high in Omega 3s. Safflower and sunflower oils, > on the other, are high in Omega 6s. > > > ---- > Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia > > The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered > three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the > purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each > nonexisted in an entirely different way ... > -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Sara wrote: > An old friend of mine told me that flax oil isn't good during pregnancy, she > teaches Bradley Method is very well informed when it comes to pregnancy and > nutrition. She said that it is safe to take a low dose of evening primrose > oil during pregnancy then go back to flax afterwards, she is also a LLL > leader and says that flax is one of the healthiest things a nursing mother > can take. According to my midwives, evening primrose oil should only be taken when you're full term and ready to deliver because it contains prostaglandins that soften the cervix. That is good if you're at term, but bad if delivery would be premature. In fact, the midwives prescribe primrose oil to encourage labor once their patients can deliver safely. ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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