Do you enjoy protein shakes, adding protein powder to your smoothies, or using pre-workout mixes with protein? My friend, Emily, is currently in her first trimester and loves getting extra protein. Before she got pregnant, she started power lifting, which also came with extra protein supplementation. Once she got pregnant, Emily asked me, like so many others in her position, if she could continue her protein supplementation during pregnancy and when breastfeeding. With any pregnancy, there is …
The Baby Blog: Vitamins, Minerals, & Supplements
Not Too Much, Not Too Little: Finding the Goldilocks of Vitamins and Minerals
Ever wonder if you’re getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals during pregnancy or breastfeeding? Like Goldilocks, you don’t want too little or too much — you want just right. Even though it took Goldilocks multiple tries to find the right size chair and the right bowl of porridge, it doesn’t have to take you that long to find the right amount of vitamins and minerals for you! Everyone has a 3% chance of developing a birth defect during pregnancy. Getting the right amount of vitamins …
Shake it Up, Baby? Maybe Not. Considering Nutritional Shakes in Pregnancy
“I just found out I’m pregnant. Can I keep drinking my energy shake in the mornings?” “My doctor gave me the go-ahead to work out. Okay to have a protein shake after the gym?” “My immunity-boosting drink is a life-saver. Can I keep using it while I’m pregnant?” These are common questions during pregnancy, and ones that we hear a lot at MotherToBaby. Perhaps you’ve wondered the same thing yourself. As teratogen information specialists, we provide facts about how a woman’s exposure in pregnancy …
The A.B.C.’s of Prenatal Vitamins
If you are researching prenatal vitamins, we are guessing that you might be considering a pregnancy, or you just found out that you are pregnant. How exciting! We’re also guessing that you have some questions. Pregnancy does that to a woman: it makes us start questioning the safety of everything that we used to take for granted. At MotherToBaby, we answer many types of questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. But hands down, the most common question I’m asked about involves …
Natural Remedies, Fertility and Lead: An All Too Common Mix
By Kurt Martinuzzi, MD, Asst. Professor in the Dept of Ob/Gyn at Emory University and Claire D. Coles, PhD, MotherToBaby Georgia Director Aryan* and Shanaya had been married for two years and very much wanted to start a family. When they were not successful at getting pregnant, they were tested for fertility (all tests came back as normal) and months of expensive medical treatments were tried without success. Emotionally and financially spent, the couple sought the counsel of friends and …
