09-11-2013, 18:00
(This post was last modified: 09-11-2013, 20:15 by surferjoe2007.)
Try 1/4 tsp kelp a day for iodine to lactate, and 1000-2000 iu vitamin D for calcium channel response to hormones, and for the health of yourself and the baby too. 2700+ mg omega 3s from seafood sources are important to reduce birth defects by 75%. Mercury doesn't bond to oil so fish oil is great, but most seafood has very little mercury and is safe to consume even during pregnancy. Mercury is in the large fish like tuna, swordfish and shark. Avoid those. Dunno if it helps NBE at all, but it is related to fatty tissue.
Anything hormonal substance at all during pregnancy does make me uneasy because a life is at stake, but I have heard of historical use on some. RC is an especially strong estrogen moderator, even though it's weak for NBE. Rather, it pushes towards the middle: when your estrogen skyrockets RC may actually block estrogen with great effectiveness rather than raise it. So you might have the estrogen but it isn't actually getting to the receptors as often. It might also have estrogen effects in the child. I'd get off the RC right away, at least for the child's sake let alone everything else. Here are some studies:
RC calves were heavier but less muscular compared to calves from grass fed mothers: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18765609
It does have an estrogenic effect on the rat uterus and ovaries: http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult.php?img=3104165_jvs-12-121-g002&req=4
Typical supplemental amounts of RC had no effect on rat uterus but a large amount did and could be risky in pregnancy: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18619951 . I think the extract they used was rather strong though.
I wouldn't mess with it because of risk to the uterus and the child, and for you I'm not even sure if it's NBE or anti-NBE right now.
If you do end up with low milk supply, 6 grams FG is often recommended (after birth), or enough to make you smell like maple syrup. But if you get too much reduce the herbs or the baby will get too much of the late milk making him/her bloated and gassy won't get enough of the early milk which includes immune system factors.
Anything hormonal substance at all during pregnancy does make me uneasy because a life is at stake, but I have heard of historical use on some. RC is an especially strong estrogen moderator, even though it's weak for NBE. Rather, it pushes towards the middle: when your estrogen skyrockets RC may actually block estrogen with great effectiveness rather than raise it. So you might have the estrogen but it isn't actually getting to the receptors as often. It might also have estrogen effects in the child. I'd get off the RC right away, at least for the child's sake let alone everything else. Here are some studies:
RC calves were heavier but less muscular compared to calves from grass fed mothers: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18765609
It does have an estrogenic effect on the rat uterus and ovaries: http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult.php?img=3104165_jvs-12-121-g002&req=4
Typical supplemental amounts of RC had no effect on rat uterus but a large amount did and could be risky in pregnancy: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18619951 . I think the extract they used was rather strong though.
I wouldn't mess with it because of risk to the uterus and the child, and for you I'm not even sure if it's NBE or anti-NBE right now.
If you do end up with low milk supply, 6 grams FG is often recommended (after birth), or enough to make you smell like maple syrup. But if you get too much reduce the herbs or the baby will get too much of the late milk making him/her bloated and gassy won't get enough of the early milk which includes immune system factors.