Comments on: Vitamin A and Pregnancy http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/vitamin-a-and-pregnancy/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: hayley http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/vitamin-a-and-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-450 hayley Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:00:49 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/2008/01/17/vitamin-a-and-pregnancy/#comment-450 I have been taking a multi-vitamin with added cod liver oil capsules which contain 800 mcg every day for 6 weeks since realising I was pregnant, often I have taken 2 a day beacause I was unaware of the risks of vitamin A overdose. I have now found out that too much vitamin A can be harmful and I am worried because I have been taking double the RDA. I have looked this up on several websites and in the most part it says that pregnant women should not exceed the RDA however most studies agree that consumption of 10,000IU (which I think is around 3000 mcg)is concidered safe. Reading this has helped but I am still a little worried - should I be concerned or not about this? I have been taking a multi-vitamin with added cod liver oil capsules which contain 800 mcg every day for 6 weeks since realising I was pregnant, often I have taken 2 a day beacause I was unaware of the risks of vitamin A overdose.

I have now found out that too much vitamin A can be harmful and I am worried because I have been taking double the RDA. I have looked this up on several websites and in the most part it says that pregnant women should not exceed the RDA however most studies agree that consumption of 10,000IU (which I think is around 3000 mcg)is concidered safe.

Reading this has helped but I am still a little worried – should I be concerned or not about this?

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