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Hi everyone,
Hopefully you can help me. I was recently advised to drink Milo to increase my Iron intake. I noticed the other day that Milo contains retinol acetate version of Vitamin A, which I've read can be harmful during pregnancy.
I rang Nestle this morning to get clarification, but did not receive any helpful advice other than being asked where I've heard about the safety issues with Vitamin A in pregnancy.
Can anyone help??
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Im not much help, but i had alot of Milo in my last pregnancy and again this time. No probs for me or my 2 DD's from having Milo
ETA: https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...amin-milo.html
I had heaps of milo during pregnancy (never heard of vit a being an issue during pregnancy and I was being extra extra careful) and my bubs popped out oerfect last week.
Yes its perfectly fine, I asked my dr & ob and both said fine :)
I ate a TON of milo during my pregnancy ... was the only thing I could keep down some weeks, and our son was born perfect ... regulation two heads and everything ...
But we ARE Taswegians so that's ok ... ;)
Enjoy with wanton abandonment sweetness ... heaven knows you need all the extra goodness you can get ...
Congratulations and enjoy your bonny baby belly ... :hug:
mmmmmmmm milo... yep i eat alot of it too :p
Vitamin A is only dangerous in high doses. There's no way milo would have high doses of anything but sugar. I've heard some people are recommended to have a bit of milo each day during pregnancy because it is fairly rich in the good vitamins.
Well thats good to hear as I have been scoffing into milo lately... :) Cant seem to get enough of it. :p
Mmmmmm yum milo!! I have to hide and ration it out for my DS #1... I thought I put a lot in a cup...lol. Damn now I feel like milo!
i lived off milo as soon as i found out i was pregnant..
I lived on Milo while pregnant too and also found it a help when breastfeeding...it was just like an extra meal supplement.
I had heaps of milo too.
What a stupid reply from Nestle (pfft just another reason to loathe them LOL) Everyone knows not to eat liver etc because of the excess vit A. It's a perfectly reasonable question to ask of the vit A content.
lol...not me *hides under her rock*... seriously not that I'd be tempted to eat liver EVER but I didn't know that. Didn't know about the vitamin A thing either. Sometimes I wonder how I ended up with normal babies!:
hehe - I thought it was listed on those handouts about foods to avoid?
I think we end up with normal babies by just being balanced with everything :) We don't go nuts on the latest fad vitamin/supplement (Omega-3 comes to mind!) and don't go nuts on the foods to avoid either :)
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and feedback. Its reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who loves a strong daily dose of Milo ;)
I'm another one who had HEAPS of Milo (on Rice Bubbles for brekky plus in hot drinks many times a day) while preggers with DS...and again so far with this one. I LOVE Milo when preggers, am addicted to it I guess... My DS is fine so I'm hoping/guessing that it's okay... :)