Vitamins during pregnancy: what is really important?

Both sides are right about one thing: pregnancy (especially the first trimester) is the most important period when the foundations of the baby’s health are laid. The expectant mother has a great responsibility: to ensure the supply of really necessary vitamins and nutrients and to choose the optimal forms of their receipt.

Of course, the speech (no matter what they write on the forums) should not go about the uncontrolled intake of all vitamins in a row, or about the complete rejection of them. There is a certain list of useful microelements, the intake of which is recommended by experts in most countries. Of course, individual appointments should be made by a doctor supervising the pregnancy, but we cannot but tell about general recommendations.

Folic acid (B9)

One of the most important vitamins, which plays a huge role not only during pregnancy, but also at the planning stage. Active compounds of folic acid (folates) are involved in DNA synthesis, in the processes of hematopoiesis, contribute to the nutrition of the mother’s and baby’s organs with oxygen … In the early stages of pregnancy, folic acid is involved in the formation of the placenta, in the processes of laying the foundations of the nervous system, spine and heart of the unborn child.

At the same time, you need to know that not all women have folic acid properly absorbed in the body. It is important not only to take complexes with “folk”, but also to choose those where it is contained in the most bioavailable form. One of the most active forms of this vitamin, designed specifically to maximize its absorption in the body, is metafoline.

B vitamins

The rest of the B vitamins are no less important in the early stages of pregnancy, because they are involved in the work of the nervous system (including in the transmission of nerve impulses), in the mechanisms of oxygen delivery to organs and tissues. In addition, B vitamins take part in most metabolic processes, help maintain the beauty and elasticity of the skin and hair.

These vitamins can be obtained from the usual food, but you need to understand that they are very dependent on environmental conditions and are often destroyed during the cooking process. In addition, every woman who has ever encountered toxicosis knows very well that sometimes very great difficulties arise with proper nutrition in the first trimester … In this case, specialized vitamin and mineral complexes for pregnant women can come to the rescue.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E plays an equally important role in the early stages of pregnancy as does folic acid. It takes part in the production of female sex hormones, in the growth and development of the placenta, and also has excellent antioxidant properties. Vitamin E is found in beef liver, olive oil, eggs and dairy products, and is usually found in specially formulated formulas for pregnancy and planning.

Iodine

Unfortunately, Russia is an iodine-deficient region. This means that our diet and the available food products contain insufficient amounts of iodine (important for the functioning of the thyroid gland, as well as for the normal course of mental activity). So the routine intake of iodine can be recommended for most residents of the country, and, of course, this recommendation applies to expectant mothers as well. After all, they must provide a sufficient amount of iodine not only in their own, but also in the developing child’s body.

Of course, the importance of the vitamins and minerals listed above is difficult to overestimate, so a pregnant woman must eat right and, in consultation with her doctor, use well-chosen vitamin and mineral complexes: for example, known to many Femibion ​​I.

Femibion ​​I specially designed for use during planning and early pregnancy. It contains folic acid, its most absorbed folate – metafoline, B vitamins, vitamins E and C and iodine in optimal dosages for the first trimester. In the second and third trimesters, as well as during lactation, it is better to take Femibion ​​II – its composition is optimized for the tasks of these stages.

Most importantly, remember that competent support of the body is the basis that should help a mother in a difficult, responsible and very joyful matter: growing a full-fledged new person inside herself!

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