A healthy baby and healthy mommy are the goals during pregnancy. The best way to accomplish this is to give the mom all the tools that she needs to maintain a healthy body so that she can provide her baby with optimum nutrition. We want to begin with simple building blocks: a great prenatal vitamin. Vitalea is the best prenatal vitamin you can find, and at $10 per month, it is actually more economical than most prescription prenatals. Vitalizer of course contains vitalea, and is your best choice for all of your body's needs during pregnancy. If you are on a budget, at a minimum, use:
Vitalea with iron, and if possible add in
B complex (for extra folic acid)
OmegaGuard (for DHA ).
Another building block would be 180 shakes. These are great for a simple, fast, super healthy breakfast. Similar options would be to add in the Soy Protein or Meal Shakes, although the Soy Protein would be in addition to breakfast, not a replacement. The protein needs during pregnancy are so high, that it is hard to get as much as you need unless you are supplementing.
Additional options would be to add:
Optiflora (a probiotic for a healthy intestinal tract and immune system),
Osteomatrix (added calcium),
VitaD (most breastfed babies are low in vitamin D),
VitaC (to help boost your immune system and help prevent stretch marks),
Stomach Soothing complex and EZ gest (if nausea or indigestion are issues). The Stomach soothing complex can be crushed and made into a tea to sip throughout the day to calm the stomach.
After the baby is born and if breastfeeding is an option for mom and baby, you would use a similar program:
Vitalizer or simply Vitalea (with iron)
Osteomatrix (for extra calcium)
Lecithin (helpful with plugged milk ducts)
Alfalfa (will increase milk supply and also acts as a natural decongestant)
Optiflora (a probiotic for a healthy intestinal tract and immune system)
180 Shakes (to get enough protein and also quick healthy meals for a busy new mom)
Clean water filtering pitcher (as mom needs plenty of water to keep up a healthy milk supply)
A helpful webinar to watch, from which most of these recommendations are taken, is "Pregnancy Plan for Happy Healthy Moms and Babies," found here:
http://www.betterhealthin31days.com/ellen-reynolds/vp/PregnancyPlanForHappyHealthyMomsAndBabies
For help finding any of these products, use the "Contact Me" button on my website (http://wholelifewellness.myshaklee.com) and I would be happy to help you!
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