Can a toddler overdose on fish oil?

[maize]

My twelve month old is obsessed with fish oil capsules--seriously, the rest of us were sitting around eating Girl Scout cookies and she rejected the cookies and demanded fish oil capsules instead.

 

I know, she is a really weird kid.

 

So my question is, are there dangers to too many fish oil capsules?

 

File this under "questions I never thought I would have to ask"...

[Daria]

Mercury?

[Laurie4b]

Yes, it affects blood clotting: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-993-fish%20oil.aspx?activeingredientid=993&

[maize]

Mercury?

It does say it has been purified to remove mercury, but I wonder if that is completely reliable?

[EKS]

I think excess fish oil can cause bleeding problems.

Edited February 4, 2016 by EKS

[maize]

Yes, it affects blood clotting: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-993-fish%20oil.aspx?activeingredientid=993&

Thank you, that is very good to know.

[Guest]

I eat one or two tins or sardines each day. Yes, you *can* have too much oily fish and their derivatives, but it's difficult to do. Two or three fish oil capsules per day wouldn't be a level I'd worry about for a baby. My little guy loves fish oil too.

[Terabith]

I use fish and cod liver oil as bribes for my youngest.

[Katy]

Does she respond the same way to fish?  Sardines, anchovies, pickled herring?  I'd rather a baby snack on fatty fish than on purified oil.  And yes, blood clotting issues.  But I bet it would be much more difficult to overeat the food than the supplement.

[trulycrabby]

Brain food. I wouldn't let her have more than one or two, and I would be sure to ask the pediatrician about it.

 

DS12 LOVES cooked salmon skin. He strips them from all of our portions and devours 4-5 at one sitting. :ack2: So, maybe give her a few of them to try.

Edited February 4, 2016 by trulycrabby

[SKL]

I had to stop giving my kids fish oil because it caused them to get nosebleeds.  So no, I wouldn't let them eat it like candy.  :)  Nosebleeds may not be life-threatening, but they are absolutely no fun.

[gardenmom5]

whats the source?  how many mgs? 

you can get her the fish oil gummies (which have very little fish oil in them that dudeling's ND considers them a waste of money if you're goal is to get fish oil in a kid.) - maybe she'll like those.  or gummy worms, or gummy bears, etc.

btw: dudling was on 1250mg of fish oil under his ND's direction by the time he was five.

 

I also read an interesting article recently that boys need 3 -4 times as much essential fatty acids (fish oil is one source) as girls for brain development.

[kroe1]

Yes, vitamin A toxicity can be caused in children getting fish oil supplements.

[maize]

Yes, vitamin A toxicity can be caused in children getting fish oil supplements.

 

I think this is a problem with cod liver oil but not regular fish oil?