🍼 Planning Pregnancy? Take These 5 Supplements in the Next 6 Months!

Описание: 🍼 Planning Pregnancy? Take These 5 Supplements in the Next 6 Months!

3 supplements to never miss if you’re planning your pregnancy in the next 6 months!

2 more at the end of the caption (bonus for staying till the end!)

1. Omega Fatty Acids
Omega 3,6,9 are essential unsaturated fatty acids. Essential because our body can’t produce them and we have to rely on our diet. 3 and 9 are anti inflammatory, 6 is pro inflammatory.
Omega 3s - the FERTILITY SUPER FATS. They help with hormonal balance, oocyte quality, embryo implantation, menstrual cycle regulation and sperm health!
EPA, DHA, ALA.
⁠EPA and DHA are rich in fish oil while ALA is the highest in flaxseeds and hemp seeds.
⁠Studies have shown that omega 3 fatty acid supplementation improved / sustained egg quality in women beyond 35 years of age .
⁠WHO suggests a minimum amount of combined EPA and DHA should be 250-500mg per day. If you’re someone who wants to get this in your diet - 2 servings of oily fish per week, including salmon, mackerel, sardines.

2. Folic acid - there is no debate against this vitamin being essential for
Cell division
DNA synthesis
⁠Development of the brain and spinal cord of the baby.
(All the steps seem pretty much serious and required for a successful pregnancy and live birth).
The readily available Folic acid is the recommended supplement specially for someone who experienced neural tube defects / to prevent them
⁠The active form L methyl folate seems to be seeking attention. This comes from 40% of population having trouble converting this folate to its active form - L methyl folate due to a deficient enzymatic activity. (Benefit of doubt)
⁠If you ask the geneticists - they would always recommend getting the gene mutation checked (specially for someone going through long standing infertility).

3. Vitamin D - can never talk less about this sunshine vitamin. Influences every step of follicular development and growth, endometrial lining and its receptivity to the implanting embryo and the development of embryo. This sunshine vitamin is extremely crucial for fertility and never miss checking for its deficiency before starting your TTC journey!

4. Zinc - the essentiality of this supplement is proven in recurrent miscarriages / implantation failures.
Zinc is an essential micronutrient for oocytes during division, fertilization and embryo development.
⁠So the developing oocyte is surrounded by cluster of cells which provide nutrition and metabolic support during its growth.
⁠Zinc helps with maintaining the integrity of this and metabolic support.
⁠Embryo development in the blastocyst stage is also dependent on the zinc concentration in the body.
⁠The role of zinc in men with deranged semen parameters is immense!

5. Pre probiotic supplements - Yes, I get it. I’m a firm believer in deriving all the essential nutrients from food as the primary source. But sometimes you may need a reset. You may need a push. A healthy gut paves the way for a healthy conception. Pre probiotics help with fertility.


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Dr. Santoshi Nandigam is a Gynecologist and Obstetrician at TheBirthwave clinic, Nungambakkam, Chennai. With 13 years of overall experience, Dr Santoshi is one of the best gynecologists in chennai. She passionately supports natural birthing and normal delivery and has been conducting Childbirth Education Workshops in Chennai and Hyderabad for over a year.

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