Is there any danger taking B12 supplements in early pregnancy?!
I just went vegan in June!. I realize I probably should have started taking B12 supplements right away, but since I have always been very healthy I wasn't too concerned about it!.
I had a positive home pregnancy test on Thursday, and I am probably only about 2!.5 weeks pregnant!. I can't even see a doctor until I am 2 weeks late and have another positive test!.
In the meantime, I was going to go ahead and get a B12 supplement, but I read the label and it warned that pregnant women should not take any supplement without consulting a doctor!.
Now I know it will probably be ok if I just wait a week and a half or two weeks until I can see a doctor, but I want to do everything right!. Is it really dangerous to take a B12 supplement, or would it be more dangerous not to!? Even exercise equipment warns you to consult a doctor, and of course I've never asked my doctor if it was ok to do ellipticals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I had a positive home pregnancy test on Thursday, and I am probably only about 2!.5 weeks pregnant!. I can't even see a doctor until I am 2 weeks late and have another positive test!.
In the meantime, I was going to go ahead and get a B12 supplement, but I read the label and it warned that pregnant women should not take any supplement without consulting a doctor!.
Now I know it will probably be ok if I just wait a week and a half or two weeks until I can see a doctor, but I want to do everything right!. Is it really dangerous to take a B12 supplement, or would it be more dangerous not to!? Even exercise equipment warns you to consult a doctor, and of course I've never asked my doctor if it was ok to do ellipticals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
B12 supplements are not really good to take either way, I can imagine especially during pregnancy!. It is best to get it from food!. It [supplements] can effect people differently though!. Some foods to get from fortified cereals, fortified soy/rice milks, meat substitutes/soy analogs, some brands of fortified brewer's & nutritional yeast (such as Red Star & Twinlab)!. Sea vegetables like seaweed, dried nori, & spirulina, may contain vitamin B12, but their content varies and may be unreliable, lactic acid fermented products such as like tempeh, msio, beer & sauerkraut, but their content as well varies and may be unreliable!. Marmite, & So Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt also contains B12 (Cyanocobalamin)!.
Some sites:
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/veganpregna!.!.!.
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/pregnancy!.h!.!.!.
http://veganpeace!.blogspot!.com/2008/02/v!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Some sites:
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/veganpregna!.!.!.
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/pregnancy!.h!.!.!.
http://veganpeace!.blogspot!.com/2008/02/v!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Technically, your body has enough B12 in reserves to last you for a few years of being a strict vegan!. I just started taking a B12 supplement and I'm breastfeeding, which the doctor said was completely safe!.
But, if you're like me, I'd rather wait and talk to the doctor!. I think you'll be just fine waiting a few more weeks so you can discuss it with your doctor!. I think you'll feel better asking first anyway!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
But, if you're like me, I'd rather wait and talk to the doctor!. I think you'll be just fine waiting a few more weeks so you can discuss it with your doctor!. I think you'll feel better asking first anyway!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i think b supplements are recommended during pregnancy!. i'm not pregnant, but i take b supplements and noticed this mentioned on the indications!. vitamins cannot hurt!. antibiotics are what we should worry about in such cases!. but vitamins are just ok!. besides, if there is a b vitamins surplus, nothing happens, it just gets eliminated in the urine!.!.!. nothing to worry about at all!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Stick with your pre-natals! They have enough B-12 for you and baby without that annoying warning!. It most definitely is a CYA sign!. Everyone else gave great advice too!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Most of these labels are just CYA but why chance it!. A few weeks off b12 is not going to hurt you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com