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When should you stop taking prenatal vitamins after you give birth if you are breastfeeding?
I recently read that the vitamins/nutrients in prenatal vitamins is good for baby if you are breastfeeding. Is that true? If that is true, should mom still take prenatal vitamins while they are still breastfeeding?
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#2 written by Marylu 2 years ago
Vitamins are vitamins whether you call them prenatal or not . You need vitamins everyday, especially in this over processed food world we live in . How long does it take to swallow a vitamin and hopefully aid yor immune system , and many other processes our body goes through ?
BY THE WAY THAT IS A VERY CUTE AVATAR . -
#4 written by Gwendolyn 2 years ago
The vitamins in prenatal vitamins might be good for your baby, but they often upset their stomachs. If you find your baby is fussy and their stomach is bothering them the prenatal vitamins are the first thing you should probably cut out of your diet. I got this info from personal experience and a lactation support class I went to after my son was born.
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#5 written by cambay 2 years ago
My doctor advised me to keep taking them throughout the duration of breastfeeding. I actually continued them for five months after breastfeeding, at which point I planned to (and did indeed) get pregnant with my second child. I initially started them several months before I tried to get pregnant the first time around. My ob/gyn advised it to ensure I was getting optimum nutrients, particularly folic acid.
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#6 written by born2bmommy :) 2 years ago
Yes moms absolutely should keep taking their prenatal if they are breastfeeding. The difference between regular vitamins and prenatals is the folic acid, which is good for you whether pregnant, not pregnant, or breastfeeding. I am ttc baby #1 and I’ve been taking a prenatal and DH supplement for 2 years now.
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My answer is short and sweet…
I took them the whole time I was nursing both my children. I felt that they needed the nutrients while I was pregnant, so why not continue taking them as I nursed. They got most of their nutrition from me in those first few months, so I needed to make sure I had enough of the vitamins in me.
(I would recommend taking them at least until the baby is on more solid food…)
It can’t hurt, but it can only help!