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Do you take supplements?

Poll Results: DO you take supplements while breastfeeding?

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 12% (4)
    no, none at all, I stopped at birth or never started taking them.
  • 25% (8)
    yes, prenatal vitamins.
  • 41% (13)
    yes, prenatal vitamins and omega 3's
  • 0% (0)
    yes, just omega 3's
  • 6% (2)
    yes, prenatal vitamins but only while im EBFing
  • 0% (0)
    yes, I take omega 3's but only while im EBFing
  • 12% (4)
    I take something else (please share)
31 Total Votes  
post #1 of 13
11/11/09 at 12:01am
Thread Starter 
Im wondering what other mamas do about prenatals, as I get lots of different responses.
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post #2 of 13
11/11/09 at 12:04am
I take a general (food grade) pre-natal, probiotics, fish oil and calcium. I am planning on getting pregnant within the year, so I am staying on all of the above. DD is 17 months old.
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post #3 of 13
11/11/09 at 12:29am
I used to take fish oil, but not so much anymore. I'm not big on vitamins - I'd rather get my nutrients the old fashioned way, from food!
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post #4 of 13
11/11/09 at 1:35am
i take prenatals (have since ttcing dd) and a calcium. the calcium is for reasons unrelated to ebfing. i used to take fish oils but i stopped.
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post #5 of 13
11/11/09 at 1:18pm
I take a multi vitamin, omega 3's, probiotics, and calcium w/D. Sometimes I also take extra B
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post #6 of 13
11/11/09 at 1:26pm
Fish Oil, Cal/Mag, Vitamin b.
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post #7 of 13
11/11/09 at 3:40pm
I take prenatals, D2, and a calcium/magnesium. I only took prenatals while pregnant though. I feel like I just want to cover any and all possible gaps since I'm a very picky vegan.
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post #8 of 13
11/11/09 at 4:39pm
I take Floradix Iron and Herbs, a vegan DHA capsule, and a multivitamin.

I will stop taking them after my daughter weans but she still nurses a lot at 12 months and I was started to feel sluggish from lack of sleep.
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post #9 of 13
11/11/09 at 4:51pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulamc View Post
I used to take fish oil, but not so much anymore. I'm not big on vitamins - I'd rather get my nutrients the old fashioned way, from food!
This, exactly!
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post #10 of 13
11/11/09 at 5:43pm
I take prenatals but not daily, I also take other supplements but not daily.
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post #11 of 13
11/11/09 at 6:41pm
I take Vitamin D3 drops and folic acid daily, and SA powder and cod liver oil when I feel myself fighting off an illness. The rest of my vitamins I try to get from food.
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post #12 of 13
11/11/09 at 10:53pm
I take a multivitamin, vitamin D, and flax oil.
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post #13 of 13
11/12/09 at 2:18am
I take prenatals and fish oil because my diet is pretty good, but not perfectly well rounded and I'm making sure my bases are covered. It's worth it to me. I started taking them before I started trying to conceive my first and I kept them up while nursing and now I'm preggo again so I don't see an end in sight.
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