Pregnacare Breastfeeding

Pregnacare Breastfeeding is a dual pack providing a postnatal micronutrient tablet and fish oil supplement formulated to help support the nutritional requirements of new mothers throughout the postnatal period and while breastfeeding. It provides micronutrients including 700mg calcium and 10µg vitamin D3, the recommended levels for lactation plus an Omega-3 capsule to provide a rich source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) as maternal intake contributes to the normal brain and eye development of breast-fed infants**.

These fatty acids are passed to the baby via breast milk and helps in the development of the baby's brain and eyes. Pregnacare Breastfeeding provides 300mg DHA, the level recommended by international experts*.

Pregnacare Breastfeeding is recommended after childbirth to help safeguard your nutritional needs during the postnatal period. During breastfeeding, there maybe extra nutritional demands placed on your body and intake recommendations of certain nutrients maybe increased whilst lactating. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE BREASTFEEDING TO USE THIS PRODUCT, AS IT IS IDEAL FOR ALL NEW MUMS. The formula will also help new mums following pregnancy as a general postnatal supplement following pregnancy to replace depleted nutrients.

Only the purest pharmaceutical grade fish oil, has been used in Pregnacare Breastfeeding capsules. To ensure maximum benefit the oil is carefully concentrated to increase its DHA and EPA content and further purified. Each batch is rigorously tested, certified, and fully compliant with stringent EC and WHO rules on environmental pollutants.

Pregnacare Breastfeeding has been carefully developed by a team of medical experts including highly qualified pharmacists and medical consultants, and is based upon solid scientific research evidence, as a nutritional safeguard for women after pregnancy whilst breast-feeding. Pregnacare Breastfeeding replaces your usual daily multivitamin.

As a general rule, Pregnacare Breastfeeding can be taken alongside medications because it contains only moderate levels of vitamins and minerals. However, if you are already taking prescribed supplements or medications, seek advice from your doctor or health professional first. As Pregnacare Breastfeeding contains vitamin K, if you are taking oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) do not take Pregnacare Breastfeeding except on the advice of a doctor.

Pregnacare Breastfeeding contains 56 postnatal micronutrient tablets (two per day) and 28 Omega 3 DHA capsules (one per day).

Two tablets and one capsule per day is recommended with or immediately after your main meal, with water or a cold drink. Taking Pregnacare Breastfeeding with a large meal maximises the absorption of the nutrients, and can reduce nausea which is sometimes experienced if supplements are taken on an empty stomach. Pregnacare Breastfeeding should only be taken on a full stomach. Always ensure that Pregnacare Breastfeeding is taken with plenty of liquid to wash down the tablet and capsule. We do not recommend chewing the tablets or capsules because they have not been formulated as chewable preparations.

Pregnacare Breastfeeding has no known side-effects when taken as directed. Do not exceed the recommended tablet and capsule intake. In case of overdose, seek medical advice immediately.

No. Pregnacare Breastfeeding is not suitable for vegetarians as it contains a fish oil capsule. Adults can obtain DHA and EPA indirectly through the conversion of the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), present in vegetable oils such as flaxseed but this process is very inefficient. Pregnacare Breastfeeding contains fish oil as it provides a much more reliable, direct source of DHA and EPA. The foetus and infant in early life need to receive these fatty acids directly as they only have a limited capability to convert essential fatty acids to more active long chain fatty acids such as DHA.

The key nutrients found in our Pregnacare Breastfeeding product includes Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, Biotin, Magnesium, Calcium and Omega-3 DHA.To see the full list of ingredients for this product please click on the nutritional information tab found on this listing.

NRV levels are calculated to help prevent the most basic vitamin and mineral deficiency states. The levels contained in Pregnacare Breastfeeding are specific to normal requirements whilst lactating. This is why some levels of nutrients in Pregnacare Breastfeeding are higher than the NRV (e.g. Vitamin D, the recommended level is 200% NRV). Importantly, all levels are safe and well within upper safety guidelines for daily self-supplementation.

Pregnacare Breastfeeding does not contain any vitamin A either in the multivitamin tablet or the special fish oil DHA capsule. The multivitamin tablet has been carefully formulated specially for pregnancy to contain a moderate (non-excessive) level of betacarotene (provided as natural mixed carotenoids) instead of vitamin A. Betacarotene (pro-retinol) is converted into vitamin A naturally by body as required, and is safe and suitable for pregnancy. The Omega 3 capsule in Pregnacare Breastfeeding is produced from fish oils that are certified free from Vitamin A and therefore safe to take throughout pregnancy.

A regular intake is recommended, but don't worry, this will not have done any harm. Simply take Pregnacare Breastfeeding on the next day when you remember, and take as directed. You should not take more than the recommended amount on subsequent days to make up for any day(s) that you have missed. Whilst it is important to take a supplement every day, if you miss one day this is fine because the beneficial effects of the vitamins and minerals build over time.

Pregnacare Breastfeeding can be taken during pregnancy if required as you change over from Pregnacare, Pregnacare Plus or Pregnacare Max. It does not matter whether the day you change over to Pregnacare Breastfeeding is before or after giving birth.

Difficulty in swallowing tablets is quite a common experience. Vitabiotics have researched this extensively, trying different methods, and hope that our tips will help you swallow tablets with ease.

The usual advice for those who have difficulty in swallowing tablets, is to break the tablets into 2-3 pieces, before swallowing with plenty of liquid. For capsules (which contain liquid), and in cases where people have more difficulty in swallowing tablets we recommend after chewing some food (e.g. banana), just before you swallow, pop it into your mouth and swallow it together with the chewed food, followed by some liquid. The throat opens up wider automatically to swallow the chewed food and hence it should go down with greater ease. Alternatively the tablets or capsules may be swallowed with thicker liquids such as yoghurts or smoothies. We hope these tips are of help.

Each Pregnacare Breastfeeding pack contains 28 days supply (4 weeks). We recommend subscribing to 1 pack every 4 weeks.