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American midwife recommends: vitamins during pregnancy

'29.08.2017'

I share the list of recommendations of my American midwife, which I followed.

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During the whole pregnancy I took:

Multivitamin complex. Yes, I know that instead of consuming multivitamins, doctors advise to fully eat a pregnant woman (and a nursing mother), but my opinion is that it will not be worse:

  • firstly, in nine months of pregnancy, whatever one may say, you fall into months when it is tense with fruits and vegetables;
  • secondly, when you live in a megalopolis, even if you eat only organic fruits, vegetables and meat, you cannot be sure that you have received all the necessary trace elements.

DHA (DKG) is an essential polyunsaturated fatty acid of the Omega-3 class, which is important during the period of active growth of the fetal brain.
Probiotics for digestion - consult a doctor if you feel constant discomfort in the stomach, especially as the fetus grows.

From the middle of my pregnancy I drank raspberry leaf tea. You can drink it cold or hot at least once a day. This tea has been used in medicine for several centuries and it is believed that it helps ease contractions and attempts and strengthens the uterus.

Starting from the 35th week, I drank evening primrose oil, which helps prepare the body for childbirth - makes the cervix soft and elastic.
Here is how my midwife recommends using this oil in capsules:

  • 35-36 weeks - 1 capsule orally per day;
  • 36-37 weeks - 1 orally, 1 vaginally overnight;
  • 37 + weeks - 1 orally, 2 vaginally (in the morning and in the evening).

To use the oil vaginally, you need to make a hole in the capsule with a needle and squeeze out the oil, or you can use it as a lubricant during sex.

Who doubts - sex is even recommended in recent periods, since the hormone prostaglandin contained in seminal fluid also helps to make the cervix elastic.

A new recommendation from my midwife (in the first pregnancy, I was not advised that) since the 37 week, there are 6 dates per day. The enzymes contained in them shorten the duration of contractions and make the attempts more effective.

What did you do during pregnancy?

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