do u take any other vitamins besides prenatal?
Question by raerae: do u take any other vitamins besides prenatal?
i nurse & i also take Vit E & B, also aloe vera, garlic, fenugreek & bee pollen. Does anyone else take any extra supplements besides their prenatal? i haven’t had any side effects nor has my baby, have u?
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Nope. I take my prenatal and I chew Tums for my heartburn, so I guess I take calcium.
Graham's mama, 34 weeks
March 24, 2013 at 8:12 pm
See a doctor, girl.
Jennifer
March 24, 2013 at 9:06 pm
It is getting to be cold season you may want to beef up on your vitamin C for you and baby.
sarah.0727
March 24, 2013 at 9:51 pm
I also used milk thistle for lactation. I didn’t take garlic (poor baby probably has garlic breath LOL) or aloe or bee pollen.
She is cute BTW.
URAH8R
March 24, 2013 at 10:22 pm
It’s most likely unnecessary to take anything more than your prenatal vitamins, depending on what brand you’re taking. Most supplements provide above and beyond the recommended amount, and even above and beyond what your body is physically able to absorb in a single day. A large percentage of the vitamins and minerals in supplements pass right through your body without getting absorbed at all.
pillowcases20
March 24, 2013 at 11:05 pm
No. you do more that the average! Remember that when your mom had you…that stuff was not around…I’m assuming you came out OK!
VB626
March 24, 2013 at 11:25 pm
I take oxycotin and vitamin c and i feel great
guidi
March 25, 2013 at 12:04 am
I only take my prenatal vitamins. The problem with these “natural” supplements is that they aren’t regulated by the FDA, so you can’t be 100% sure of what is in there. I certainly hope that you at least talked to your doctor about possible side effects with these particular supplements and did some research on your own. Side effects are not always obvious right away.
Darcy
March 25, 2013 at 12:08 am
I take “Liver Aid”. Just clean my liver. It isn’t harm at all for the liver.
Vlad S
March 25, 2013 at 12:37 am
shoot, while i was nursing i didn’t even take my prenatal. i always forget so i jsut said screw it and gave them to my newly pregnant friend. i did take fenugreek so i could up my supply and pump more for my son while i was at work. both his and my iron and what not have always been fine
Jillian
March 25, 2013 at 12:44 am
A normal woman needs 18mg of iron per day, a pregnant woman needs 27mg per day, a breastfeeding woman ONLY NEEDS 9mg at least until menstruation resumes. The upper tolerable level is 45mg per day, that’s from all sources and almost all veggies and fruit have some iron, as does meat and meat alternatives, many packaged foods have added iron as well. While excessive iron intake by mom rarely causes problems for baby it can be very bad for mom.
Vitamin E on the other hand can increase to toxic levels in breastmilk, and should only be taken with caution.
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/reference-intake-table.html
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Per Hale (Medications and Mothers’ Milk), no pediatric concerns have been reported via breastmilk when mom is taking iron. Rarely, iron supplements taken by mom may produce constipation in baby.
Iron supplements taken by the mother will not increase iron levels in breastmilk, even if the mother is anemic. Anemia in the nursing mother has been associated with poor milk supply, however.
Nursing moms need 9-18 mg daily of iron (this includes all food sources) – the higher level would be for a mom who has resumed menstruating. If you are anemic, ask your DR what dosage of iron supplement (if any) is recommended. You can often bring your iron levels up just by changing your diet a bit – getting more food sources of iron and vitamin C (which increases iron absorption) – more on this in the link below.
The standard iron supplements are mineral-based (ferrous sulfate). There are also a chelated iron supplement (iron bisglycinate) and a liquid plant-based iron supplement (one brand is called Floradix) that are reported to be easier absorbed and non-constipating. Tinctures containing herbs such as yellow dock and dandelion (here’s an example) are also high in iron.
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/reference-intake-table.html
Vitamin E
It is not recommended that nursing moms overdose on vitamin E – the recommended intake for nursing mothers is 19 mg/day. Too much vitamin E can raise baby’s vitamin E levels to toxic levels.
http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/ref/herbs_a.html#aloe
Aloe Vera
Topical use of aloe vera gel is reported safe (toxicity is minimal). There have been no reports of adverse effects following maternal use or via milk ingestion. Do not use on nipples, as it should not be ingested by baby (see below).
Oral use of the aloe vera latex is strongly discouraged; can cause severe gastric irritation. Per the classic King’s American Dispensatory, “Administered to nursing mothers it will purge the sucking child.” Children, nursing moms and pregnant women should not use this (internally) at all. See also Herbals and Breastfeeding by Nice, et al in U.S. Pharmacist.
http://www.babyreference.com/BeyondBreastmilk.pdf
Needless iron supplementation: Excess
iron in the blood is thought to cause freeradical
damage to arteries
http://www.hindawi.com/GetArticle.aspx?doi=10.1155/S156536330300013X
Iron suppleme.ntation of pregnant individuals with adequate iron status may aggravate oxidative stress [Lachili et al., 2001], with the potential for oxidation of lipids and DNA [Schill and Reilly
2000], a factor which could contribute to preterm delivery,
Iron supplements to rats which have normal iron status at the commencement of pregnancy appear to induce toxicity in both the mother- a reduced immune function as well as to the offspring- reduced birth weight.
mystic_eye_cda
March 25, 2013 at 1:12 am