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The Benefits of Probiotics While Breastfeeding

October 17, 2014

Bacteria are infamous for causing disease, so the idea of ingesting them for your benefit may be counter intuitive. In fact, bacteria are naturally occurring in our bodies. Your mouth, gums, tongue, throat and stomach house over 500 different types of bacteria.1 So contrary to what you may think, not all bacteria are bad.

In a healthy person there is a balance of good and bad bacteria. But things like stress, poor nutrition antibiotics and different pathogens can compromise the good bacteria in your gut. But the good news is that taking a probiotic daily can help keep the bacteria in your gut balanced. Plus, recent research indicates that taking a daily probiotic may benefit you in a variety of other ways.

Benefits of Probiotics to Mom & Baby

The full extent of the benefit of probiotics is not yet known. Although research is ongoing, there have been studies to indicate a daily probiotic may have the following benefits:

  • Promote digestive health and regulate the movement of food through the intestines2
  • Improved immune system2
  • Promotes a strengthened and more resilient stomach lining2
  • Deter the growth of bad bacteria from in the gut lining2
  • Produce B vitamins necessary for metabolizing food, warding off anemia and maintaining healthy skin and nervous system2

Benefits of Probiotics for Mom & Baby

How Does Baby Acquire Probiotics

It all starts at birth. During the birthing process, babies are exposed to their mothers’ bacteria. After birth breastfeeding provides additional exposure to the mothers’ beneficial bacteria. The bacteria from mother transfers to baby during the feeding process.

Choosing the Right Probiotic

Managing your digestive health and nutritional intake is important for everyone. But the importance is amplified when you are eating for two. Prenate® Restore is a postpartum dietary supplement designed for the needs of breastfeeding moms and nursing infants.. It’s the first and only postnatal vitamin with probiotics, DHA and 13 other vitamins and minerals.3-7  Finding the best postnatal vitamins is crucial to ensure you and your baby are getting proper nutrient intake. The Prenate® Vitamin Family is the gold standard of prenatal vitamins. Click here to learn more about Prenate® Restore.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

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