Postnatal and Breastfeeding Vitamins by Pregnacare
After pregnancy vitamins for you
For your little ones
What’s inside Pregnacare?
Calcium needed for the maintenance of normal bones
Maternal intake of Omega-3 DHA contributes to the normal brain & eye development of breast-fed infants**
Biotin contributes to the maintenance of normal skin
Vitamin D has an important role in the process of cell division.
Vitamins B2, B6 and B12 contribute to normal red blood cell formation
Specifically formulated with an ideal, moderate level of Iron
These are core nutrients. For a comprehensive nutrients list, please refer to the individual product pages.
** A beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 200mg DHA in addition to the recommended daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids for adults.
Did you know
Babies are born with the ability to swim.
Newborns naturally hold their breath underwater and splash about with their arms and legs. Your baby will be able to show off their instinctive talents at a swimming class. It’s important to wait until after your 6 week check to ensure you’re healing well if you want to take baby swimming yourself.
Did you know that newborns do not cry tears?
A newborn can holler and scream, but he or she cannot actually cry tears right away. Tears do not show up until about 3 weeks of age because their tear ducts only produce enough tears to lubricate the eyes. As his or her glands develop, the baby will produce more and more tears.
It takes around two to four days for your milk to come in.
Immediately after your baby is born your breasts produce a rich and creamy substance called colostrum, which helps to give your baby a protein and immunity boost in the first few days. Following this your breasts start to produce more "mature" milk.
Why do babies need to feed so often?
A newborn's stomach is only the size of a hazelnut. Reaching the size of an apricot by the end of the first week, and the size of a large hen's egg by the end of two weeks.
Babies learn much faster than adults
Once the little one has arrived, your baby is surrounded by stimulation and is learning all the time. Babies brains form connections at an incredible rate, as they discover more about the world around them.
What can my newborn see?
Your baby’s eyesight develops rapidly in the first six months as vision is closely linked to brain development. Newborns will see shapes, light and movement in shades of grey. Babies love seeing facial expressions but can only focus 20cm to 30cm away so hold your little one close!
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Pregnacare Scientific Research
Study on Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Vitamins A, C & D for children
An original study using Pregnacare assessed the effect of supplementation of vitamin D throughout pregnancy on vitamin D status of women and on the cord blood of their infants. (Alhomaid, R., Mulhern, M., Cassidy, L., Laird, E., Healy, M., Strain, S., Livingstone MBE, Parker MJ & McCann, M. (2020). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on Vitamin D status in pregnant women: Findings from the MO-VITD study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(OCE2), E99).
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Growing children sometimes don’t get enough vitamin A and C. It's also difficult to get enough vitamin D through food alone. To find out more go to: www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/vitamins-for-children/
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Facts About Post Pregnancy Supplements
Postnatal nutritional supplements are designed to help replace depleted nutrients and assist the body with recovering after childbirth which has been through a lot after pregnancy and labour.
Specialist postnatal supplements, contain higher levels of essential nutrients like Calcium and Iron compared to general multivitamins.
Pregnacare Breast-feeding and New Mum postnatal supplements provide comprehensive nutrients to safeguard the diet of new mums after birth.
Pregnacare Original is formulated to provide nutritional support throughout the whole of your pregnancy. It can be taken after birth and whilst breastfeeding when extra demands are placed on your body, but you may wish to consider the more specialist postnatal formulations: Pregnacare Breast-feeding or Pregnacare New Mum. Both these comprehensive formulations include Calcium, at a time when a woman’s calcium requirement is particularly high. Calcium contributes to normal bones and teeth.
Pregnacare Breast-feeding also includes Omega-3 capsules which provides 300mg of DHA. Maternal intake of DHA contributes to the normal brain and eye development of breastfed infants. (A beneficial effect can be obtained from a daily intake of 200mg DHA in addition to the recommended daily intake of 250mg of DHA/EPA for adults). It also includes 10µg of Vitamin D as recommended by the UK Department of Health for when you are breastfeeding.
Pregnacare New Mum tablets are an alternative/next stage after Pregnacare Breast-feeding, New Mum includes Iron and Vitamin B12 help to reduce tiredness and fatigue, plus Biotin helps to maintain normal skin and hair, which can undergo changes postnatally.
Pregnacare Stretch Mark Cream is specially formulated for pregnancy, this is a rich, luxurious moisturiser enriched with natural extracts, vitamins and minerals to support stretching and contracting skin. It provides the nourishment of vitamins and botanical extracts for your skin with Vitamins C and E, Calendula, Aloe Vera and Evening Primrose oil.
Pregnacare Stretch Mark Cream is safe and effective during the months of pregnancy and may be continued to be applied after giving birth, to help the contracting skin to stay supple. In UK user trials with pregnant women, 73% of the women reported that their skin was more supple after just two weeks of applying Pregnacare Stretch Mark Cream.
Breastfeeding is strongly recommended for newborn babies as it provides essential nutrients and antibodies for long term health.
Certain nutrients can play an important role during lactation and milk production for your baby.
Pregnacare Breast-feeding has been formulated to help support the nutritional requirements of new mums after delivery and while breastfeeding. It provides a comprehensive formulation of 20 nutrients including 700mg Calcium. Calcium contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth. It also includes 10µg of Vitamin D as recommended by the UK Department of Health for when you are breastfeeding. Pregnacare Breast-feeding also includes Omega-3 capsules which provides 300mg of DHA. Maternal intake of DHA contributes to the normal brain and eye development of breastfed infants. (A beneficial effect can be obtained from a daily intake of 200mg DHA in addition to the recommended daily intake of 250mg of DHA/EPA for adults).
Yes. It is perfectly safe to take any of our Pregnacare products at any time before, during or after pregnancy.
Therefore, it is perfectly fine for you to take Pregnacare Breast-feeding during pregnancy if you wish.
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