Vitamins when breastfeeding

Becca@BellyBelly · August 4th, 2006, 10:49 PM

I was wondering which vitamins people are taking when breastfeeding.

I am currently taking iron supplements as my haemaglobin dropped in my third trimester. The ones I take a Fefol, which also contain folate. My problem is all the breastfeeding vitamins also contain folate, so a can't take them with my iron supplements or I'll go over the recommended intake of folate.

I don't want to change the iron supplements I'm taking as, apparently, iron commonly causes digestive problems and I haven't had any with this brand.

Does anyone know of breastfeeding vitamins that don't contain folate? I asked twice at the pharmacy and both times the ones they recommended DID comtain high levels of folate.

I wanted to take vitamin supplements as my skins become really dry since breatfeeding and I though I might be lacking something (maybe it's just sleep!).

Any help appreciated - thanks.

**BellyBelly** · August 5th, 2006, 07:08 AM

In-Liven

You just have to read the In-Liven thread to see how everyone is getting great results from it and it's not like artificial vitamins which are of really high dose because not all of it will be absorbed being artificial. You'll get a great boost and feel great - you'll notice the difference very quickly.

Becca@BellyBelly · August 5th, 2006, 09:29 PM

Thanks Kelly.I'll do a search for it.

**Lucy** · August 5th, 2006, 10:25 PM

I am a huge advocate of In-Liven (so I would go for that option myself!) but I also wanted to let you know that as far as I am aware, you can't "overdose" on folate.....it is a water soluable nutrient, so if you intake more than your body actaully needs, it will expel it easily through normal means (ie urine), without any adverse affects.........