I think I mentioned in another post that my husband and I are planning to hopefully have a baby. I arranged a pre-pregnancy consultation with an ob-gyn to talk through quite a few things including whether I would be fine to continue on the OMS plan as-is.
(The ob-gyn was THRILLED to hear I eat an ultra low sat fat diet - effectively vegan + seafood! I thought he was going to tell me I needed to eat some red meat through a pregnancy - nope! He was EXCITED to hear how I eat).
Anyway, he refered me to a service called MotherCare to check that the fish oil and Vitamin D supplements would be fine to continue when trying to fall pregnant and during pregnancy.
And the verdict is ...
I can continue on the plan as normal whilst trying (20g fish oil daily, 6000iu Vitamin D + 2 Mega B capsules). When I fall pregnant, they said I should reduce down to 10g / ie 10 capsules of fish oil daily, only because of the blood-thinning effect. I am happy with that! I should have completed the first full 9 months by then.
In terms of Vitamin D (I was most worried about this!) she said that they do not mind the level of supplementation per day (she didn't bat an eyelid about the 6000iu daily). She said Vitamin D is a natural substance - that many pregnant women suffer from a deficiancy and are actually encouraged to take Vitamin D during pregnancy. What they care about is your Vitamin D level (not supplementation level). Shortly after my first episode in July I had my levels tested and I was 76 - so I have a long way to go still within the "usual" healthy range. So this advice suits me fine. I guess it would be challenging for someone maintaining 200+ Vitamin D level ... but ok for people with very low levels like me.
(The ob-gyn was THRILLED to hear I eat an ultra low sat fat diet - effectively vegan + seafood! I thought he was going to tell me I needed to eat some red meat through a pregnancy - nope! He was EXCITED to hear how I eat).
Anyway, he refered me to a service called MotherCare to check that the fish oil and Vitamin D supplements would be fine to continue when trying to fall pregnant and during pregnancy.
And the verdict is ...
I can continue on the plan as normal whilst trying (20g fish oil daily, 6000iu Vitamin D + 2 Mega B capsules). When I fall pregnant, they said I should reduce down to 10g / ie 10 capsules of fish oil daily, only because of the blood-thinning effect. I am happy with that! I should have completed the first full 9 months by then.
In terms of Vitamin D (I was most worried about this!) she said that they do not mind the level of supplementation per day (she didn't bat an eyelid about the 6000iu daily). She said Vitamin D is a natural substance - that many pregnant women suffer from a deficiancy and are actually encouraged to take Vitamin D during pregnancy. What they care about is your Vitamin D level (not supplementation level). Shortly after my first episode in July I had my levels tested and I was 76 - so I have a long way to go still within the "usual" healthy range. So this advice suits me fine. I guess it would be challenging for someone maintaining 200+ Vitamin D level ... but ok for people with very low levels like me.