What vitamins and supplements do you need in pregnancy? #health #pregnancy #womenshealth #vitamins #supplements #doctor
If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you need to watch this video because I’m going to explain exactly what supplements you do and don’t need during pregnancy. Current NHS guidance states that you should not be taking any highdosese multivitamin supplement during pregnancy and definitely don’t take any cod liver oil or anything containing vitamin A. This is because cod liver oil contains vitamin A, which is also known as retinol. And too much vitamin A can be harmful to the development of your growing baby. First things first, eating a balanced, varied, and healthy diet will usually give you all of the nutrients and minerals that you need during pregnancy. In reality, the only two things that most people will need to supplement are vitamin D and folic acid. In terms of folic acid, you should be taking 400 micrograms every single day for at least 3 months before you become pregnant and for the whole of the first trimester of pregnancy. Some people will need to take a higher dose of folic acid, which is 5 milligrams per day, and that’s usually if there’s an increased risk of spinobipa in the family. if there’s a history of epilepsy, diabetes, the pre-preg BMI is high. There are lots of other reasons as well, but those are some of the main ones. The other supplement that’s recommended is vitamin D. So, the NHS recommends 10 micrograms per day between September and March. Many people will want to take it all year round, particularly if you have darker skin. Some people might need higher doses. NHS guidance states that you shouldn’t be taking more than 4,000 units a day. If you have a vegetarian, vegan, or special diet during pregnancy, you may become low in things like vitamin B12 and iron. But these are very easy to check on blood tests.