Prenatal

Prenatal vitamins are designed to support you and your baby’s growing needs at every stage of pregnancy. Ideally, you start taking prenatal vitamins 3–6 months before you conceive and continue taking them for the whole nine months of your pregnancy to ensure consistent nutrient support from your pregnancy supplements.

Read more about how long to take prenatal vitamins here. 

Prenatal vitamins are designed to give you and your baby critical nutrient support for a healthy pregnancy. Whether you’re trying to conceive or are pregnant, your body has extra nutrient demands that are difficult to meet with a whole-foods balanced diet alone. Supplements like prenatal vitamins help bridge that gap for optimal pregnancy support.

A great prenatal multivitamin will be formulated specifically for your baby’s brain development, with bioactive vitamins and minerals to nurture healthy brain development and unlock your baby’s cognitive potential.

These 10 ingredients help support you and your growing baby’s needs at every stage of pregnancy: folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, DHA, choline, vitamin D3, iron, zinc, vitamin A, and probiotics. These nutrients are essential components of high-quality prenatal vitamins and pregnancy support supplements.

Read more in our blog post, 10 Important Nutrients To Look For In A Prenatal Vitamin.

Most prenatal vitamins that include DHA don't come from the best source. They use synthetic ethyl esters because they can be compressed. Plus, they also don't use optimal amounts.

To provide expectant moms with the right amount and type of DHA, we needed to make a separate, easy-to-swallow, soft-gel capsule. Our Mama Bird Pre+Postnatal DHA is made from superior triglyceride oil. It’s real fish oil derived from Icelandic anchovies.

Like our prenatal vitamins, our DHAs are pure, natural, and made from the highest quality ingredients available.

The earlier you start, the better. Ideally, you’ll start taking prenatal vitamins before conception. In fact, it’s generally a good idea for women of reproductive age to regularly take a prenatal vitamin 3-6 months before trying to conceive as part of their pregnancy support supplements.

Read more about when to start taking a prenatal vitamin. 

Probiotics help balance intestinal flora, promote better digestion and healthy regularity, and influence the brain through the Gut Microbiome System. There is emerging research showing that probiotics taken during pregnancy and breastfeeding may confer immune benefits to the baby.

With the growing connection between healthy gut bacteria and stress management, the immune system, hormone balance, energy levels, and digestive health, maintaining positive gut health during pregnancy is essential. Probiotics are an important addition to any pregnancy support supplement routine.

There are a few differences between the Mama Bird Prenatal Multi+ and the Mama Bird Postnatal Multi+. 

Since nausea and a slower digestive system are no longer an issue, the herbal blend in the prenatal has been replaced by an organic wellness blend. The wellness blend provides vitamins, minerals and micro-nutrients that help support the demands of being a new mother. 

Since mothers are no longer supporting the baby in the womb, their bodies no longer need the higher amounts of methylfolate needed for their baby's neuro-development. The amount of methylfolate has been decreased to 600 mcg, which is 100% of the daily value for women.

Yes, all Mama Bird Prenatal Multi+ are vegan prenatal vitamins.