Supplements question!

[atomic sagebrush]

That was 11 and 9 years ago and to be honest I don't remember! I had several different kinds. I find that brands change so quickly that I don't recommend specific kinds any more. Any name brand that you recognize and trust, that's easy to come by in your neck of the woods is just fine. Some believe the refrigerated kinds are better, although I feel we've had positive results with both varieties.

Don't get the One a Day Prenatals. I suggest just the straight up Women's One a Day, the orange ones. They have all the same nutrients and better than prenatals do. I took them as prenatals with my last three pregnancies and still take them and swear by them personally in addition to having everyone else taking them too. (PS One a Day, I'm availabel for endorsements, LOL)

So then I'd have u add on a DHA TO that Women's One a Day but if you prefer the prenatals with the DHA, then yes, you're right, just take those without any added DHA supp.

The important thing is that you're eating more protein than you WERE. So if you can't get up past 90 g protein or even 70 g that's ok, if you're going from eating 40 g protein to 70 that's still a huge improvement. You dont' need to get all those calories from meat, though. Meat is a hard way to get calories. Adding in some healthy fat (yep coco oil is fine! but butter is good too) and more fruit/veg are good ways to do that.

I would prefer you guys use the protein powders minimally on the off day now and then. Real food is best and there is no need to use any protein powder 3x a day, that is complete overkill.

[Sisiubr]

That was 11 and 9 years ago and to be honest I don't remember! I had several different kinds. I find that brands change so quickly that I don't recommend specific kinds any more. Any name brand that you recognize and trust, that's easy to come by in your neck of the woods is just fine. Some believe the refrigerated kinds are better, although I feel we've had positive results with both varieties.

Don't get the One a Day Prenatals. I suggest just the straight up Women's One a Day, the orange ones. They have all the same nutrients and better than prenatals do. I took them as prenatals with my last three pregnancies and still take them and swear by them personally in addition to having everyone else taking them too. (PS One a Day, I'm availabel for endorsements, LOL)

So then I'd have u add on a DHA TO that Women's One a Day but if you prefer the prenatals with the DHA, then yes, you're right, just take those without any added DHA supp.

The important thing is that you're eating more protein than you WERE. So if you can't get up past 90 g protein or even 70 g that's ok, if you're going from eating 40 g protein to 70 that's still a huge improvement. You dont' need to get all those calories from meat, though. Meat is a hard way to get calories. Adding in some healthy fat (yep coco oil is fine! but butter is good too) and more fruit/veg are good ways to do that.

I would prefer you guys use the protein powders minimally on the off day now and then. Real food is best and there is no need to use any protein powder 3x a day, that is complete overkill.

Thanks so much for your answers and suggestions.

After reading your reply, I just used a nutrition app to add up my daily protein consuming and found out that protein is probably not a big problem for us to get up past 70g.

However, calorie seems is the main problem. I am now trying to go online to find some high-calorie-food and see if there are anything that can fit our appetite and blue friendly for us to add to our diet.

About the dosage of the protein powders 3x a day is actually suggested by the manufacturer of the company. It made me laugh that you said it would be overkill. lol
I think I’ll take 3-4 eggs daily like you suggested vegetarians do instead of the powders thing.

Can you please help me to see if my supplements plan is ok:

DW:
1 tablet Women One a Day
500mg fish oil
up to 2800mcg extra folic acid besides woman one a day (I consume 1-2 cup of green tea daily)
1000mg Coconut oil supplement
Probiotic (yes or no, because still not sure how to choose one)

DH:
1 tablet Men One a Day 50+
400mcg extra folic acid besides Men One a Day 50+
1000mg fish oil

Again THANKS A LOT.

[Sisiubr]

Hi!

I’m currently taking a multivitamin, extra vitamin d (total 15mcg) and 1000mg fish oil in preparation for a blue sway next year. I noticed that people are taking 500mg fish oil or 1000mg every other day, why is this? I’m going to try and get hold of 500mg tablets when mine run out, but I just wondered if there’s any particular reason why 1000mg daily is too much..

Also interested to know how much vitamin d and how much folic acid is advisable daily (in mcg/mg). I will start taking extra folic acid closer to the time. Is there anything else I should be taking?? I feel like I don’t want to take too many different supplements but I also want to give myself the best possible chance of success.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Fabby123, sorry for posting my own questions in your thread. I hope you don’t mind and hope my questions can give you some more ideas about the blue-supplements information.
Wish both of our blue sways successful!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Re protein powder, the reason most protein powders are sold are for people trying to bulk up for weightlifting. That's who the manufacturers are marketing to. They aren't meant for swaying, they're meant for people who are working out very very hard and are trying to get the maximum protein intake for the least amount of calories. We have no evidence that eating a massive amount of protein helps with swaying at all, all we know is that upping protein intake via real food helps. Women need between 40-90 g protein a day to conceive; the lower range tends to be associated with more girl conceptions and so we try to get 70+ and 90+ is better, but this doesn't mean that anyone therefore needs to eat 200 g protein! It is just not a normal protein intake. I have seen lots of opposites in the protein powder users and I believe it's because your body doesn't really even know what to do with those sky high protein supplements. It can't even USE most of it and excretes it and when your body excretes stuff it doesn't need, that stuff often takes with it stuff it DOES need.

I don't think you need more than 2000 mcg folate or folic acid a day even with the green tea. the 2000 mcg recommendation takes green tea into account. But if you prefer to take that level that's fine, jsut be sure you continue all thru entire first trimester of pregnancy and then gradually wean off by spacing doses further and further apart till down to the amount in a prenatal.

[Sisiubr]

Thank you so much for explaining the protein information further and giving the advice of folic aid which I will definitely keep in mind.