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Maternity/Postpartum/Breastfeeding Supplements
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items Two pregnancies later these vitamins & supplements I used. Some I recommend, some I don’t. I have listed my honest opinion in the description of each one.
💚 = recommend
👎🏼 = used but don’t recommend (my reason for not recommending will be list...
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Maternity Supplements
Increase Milk Supply Supplements
Supplements I Tried & Did Not Like
Maternity Supplements
💚 highly recommend! Best fish oil! I took this during my pregnancy and now also through my postpartum journey along with breastfeeding. Essential for baby’s brain and eye growth.
• It’s two capsules a day, I do sense a smell to them when taking them...
Omega 3 Fish Oil Supplement for Women and Men
💚 highly recommend! Vitamin D3 & K2 very important to take while pregnant & especially when breastfeeding.
• The bottle brings 120 capsules & its 1 capsule per day. Capsule does not seem to have a strong smell to it.
• Vitamin is also g...
Pure Encapsulations Vitamin D3 & K2 - Gluten Free
💚 = highly recommend! This is the four prenatal I tried after having difficulties keeping one down while pregnant and this was the only one that worked for me. The only downside is it does have a very slight smell to it when taking it. As long as yo...
Pure Encapsulations PreNatal Nutrients
💚 highly recommend! Great women’s probiotic containing 16 probiotic strains. I recommend even if not pregnant. Very clean formulation.
•Gluten-free • Dairy free • Soy free
Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Women's Probiotics
💚 I took this instead of folic acid during my pregnancy only. 5-MTHF is a bioactive, methylated form of folate, an essential B vitamin that supports heart, brain, blood, and bone health.
• Bottle comes with 60 capsules, take one a day.
THORNE 5-MTHF Methylfolate Active B9
💚 great alternative for your vitamin d3 & k2 if you do not want to take so many capsules.
• Two drops a day
THORNE Vitamin D + K2 Liquid w/ Dispenser
💚 = highly recommend! Always make sure to take a choline supplement while on your maternity journey. Super important to support baby’s healthy brain and nervous system.
• Bottle brings 100 capsules, take 1 a day. Not hard to keep down & no smel...
Pure Encapsulations Choline Bitartrate 275 mg
Electrolyte intake is essential during pregnancy and postpartum. This is my go-to electrolyte supplement. Also has great flavors.
Just Ingredients: Electrolytes
Increase Milk Supply Supplements
Supplemental must-haves for our personal set of girlssss….
Another great supplement for protein! Great snack to keep for on the go also. High level of nutrition helping increase milk supply.
Boobie Bar Superfood Lactation Variety Pack
Increased my milk within a few hours! Always keep in stock just in case. Never know when you’ll be low on liquid gold ✨
Legendairy Milk Pump Princess Lactation Supplement
💚 Do yourself the favor if you plan on breastfeeding and have this in stock! Mastitis is the seriously painful (speaking from experience) after my experience, I always make sure I have this available and if I ever even feeling any slight discomfort ...
Legendairy Milk Sunflower Lecithin 1200mg
💚 great to help increase milk supply along with pump princess supplement!
Legendairy Milk Liquid Gold Lactation Support
Great alternative for protein, helps increase milk supply along with increase your daily protein intake. Milk-boosting superfoods along with it being dairy-free, gluten-free, and nut free. Zero suger and low on carbs.
Boobie Body Pregnancy & Postpartum Protein Shake
Recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for optimal hydration and the flavors are AMAZING!
Boobie Hydromom Electrolyte Mix Hydration Boost
Supplements I Tried & Did Not Like
The following posted under this section is specifically to inform of supplements I tried throughout my pregnancy and I did not do well with for various reasons such as the smell, could not keep it down, or other body reactions. Also, I highly recomme...
👎🏼 don’t recommend. Over the counter option if you can not get the pure encapsulation prenatal recommended but it has folic acid. Folic acid is poorly processed.
Nature Made Prenatal Vitamins with Folic Acid + DHA
👎🏼 don’t recommend. The only reason I don’t not recommend is because I could not keep it down while I was pregnant with my first child. Although, it is a very good prenatal that contains the MTHF folate.
THORNE Basic Prenatal Folate Multi