Everything you need to know about choosing supplements while pregnant or postpartum.
Know that you are getting exactly what you and your baby need to grow, be safe, and thrive during your pregnancy and postpartum.
About 1:1 Prenatal and Postpartum Supplement Counseling
Are you overwhelmed by choosing the right prenatal supplements for you and your baby?
Are you confused about the ingredients in your supplements and not sure if they are safe for you and your baby?
Do you want to get the nutrients you need to heal from childbirth and to give your baby nourishing breastmilk but don’t know what to take?
IT CAN BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
1:1 Prenatal or Postpartum Supplement Counseling takes all the guesswork out of choosing a supplement(s) and gives you the confidence you need to choose the best supplements for you and your baby.
WHETHER YOU ARE PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM, 1:1 SUPPLEMENT COUNSELING CAN HELP YOU AND YOUR BABY GET WHAT YOU NEED TO THRIVE.
Do I need supplement counseling?
whether you just found out that you are pregnant or if you are three months postpartum and breastfeeding, it is never too late to get on safer, more effective, and higher quality supplements for you and your baby.
Nutrition Risk Factors in Pregnancy & Postpartum
Facts
Nutrient deficiencies among women of childbearing age are incredibly common.
47% of pregnant and breastfeeding women (in the US) are deficient in at least one nutrient.
Nutrient needs in pregnancy are high— and pregnancy is an independent risk factor for nutrient deficiency for several nutrients.
Nutrient deficiencies, from pregnancy, can carry through to postpartum and become more difficult to correct.
Women who breastfeed are at greater risk for nutritional depletion.
The physiological process of healing and recovering from pregnancy and childbirth, is nutrient-intensive, and may require greater amounts of nutrients than pregnancy.
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Consequences of Inadequate Nutrition in Pregnancy
& Postpartum
Facts
Women who do not meet the high nutrient demands of postpartum may not heal and recover well from pregnancy and childbirth.
Women with nutrient deficiencies have been shown to produce nutrient deficient milk and transfer those deficiencies to their nursing babies.
Nutrient deficiencies have been linked to depression, anemia, thyroid dysfunction, inadequate breastmilk production, cognitive impairment, pregnancy complications, and more in pregnant and postpartum women.
Children must receive crucial nutrients (in utero and breastmilk or formula) to support brain development in the first 1,000 days (conception-2 years old) and prevent lifelong mental deficits.
Women who do not sufficiently replenish nutrient stores, after pregnancy, may experience infertility, miscarriage, childbirth complications, give birth to a low-birth-weight infant, and much more when pregnant (or trying to become pregnant) again.
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HOW DO I MITIGATE RISK FACTORS AND REDUCE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR ME AND MY BABY?
It’s important, first, to know the risk factors that make pregnant and postpartum women more susceptible to nutrient deficiencies and to be aware of the consequences that can occur when you and your baby do not get all of the nutrition you need.
Then, you can work towards making educated choices about how to nourish yourself and your baby through food and supplements. This can be made a LOT easier with the help of…
1:1 Prenatal & Postpartum
Supplement Counseling
SO MANY REASONS…
√ Most prenatal supplements are lacking nutrients that are crucial for baby’s development
√ Most prenatal supplements aren’t offering active or well-absorbable forms of nutrients
√ Most practitioners aren’t trained on optimal amounts of nutrients to support pregnant and postpartum women
(and nutrition guidelines for pregnant and lactating women haven’t been updated in a long time… current research supports higher amounts for several nutrients)
√ Navigating what supplements to buy, how much to take, and when to take them can be tricky (or a nightmare!)
√ Your doctor is too busy to keep up with all of the current research… and, even if they did, nutrition is not their area of expertise
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO… AND IT’S TOO IMPORTANT NOT TO GET IT RIGHT.
Why should I sign up for
1:1 Supplement Counseling?
What 1:1 Supplement Counseling Includes:
1.5-HOUR VIRTUAL SESSION
I answer all your questions about choosing a prenatal or postpartum supplement. This includes:
Helping you understand if you need a prenatal multivitamin and mineral supplement
Analyzing your current multivitamin and supplement regiment for safety, quality, and effectiveness
Providing insight on current nutrient intake recommendations for pregnant/postpartum women vs. what current research shows to be optimal
Giving you advice on what supplements to add or change
Giving you advice on choosing the best formulated, safest, and most absorbable supplements
I help ensure that you get the maximum benefits from any supplements you take. This includes:
Giving you tips on how to enhance the absorption of nutrients from supplements
Giving you tips on how to improve the palatability of supplements
BONUS guidance to help you up-level your supplement plan and diet. This includes:
Giving you advice on lab testing to request from your provider to help you determine if additional supplementation is needed
Giving you advice on foods to incorporate into your diet, based on the supplements you take
IN ADDITION TO THE 1.5-HOUR VIRTUAL SESSION, YOU WILL RECEIVE:
A comprehensive pre-screening evaluation
Including questions that help me recommend supplements based on your unique stage of pregnancy or postpartum, diagnosed conditions, and lifestyle
A personalized prenatal or postpartum supplement plan
Including recommendations for multivitamin (and other) supplements to take in the form of capsules, powders, or liquids
Including recommendations for how much to take, when to take, and what foods, beverages, and other supplements to consume or avoid with your supplements
A detailed follow-up email
Including a recap of everything we discussed during the 1:1 Prenatal or Postpartum Supplement Counseling Session
An exclusive discount on a future prenatal or postpartum counseling session package
$400 off the 12-Month Postpartum Package
$300 off the 6-Month Postpartum Package
$200 off a 6-Session Package for pregnant and postpartum moms
TOTAL VALUE: $999 CURRENTLY OFFERED AT: $199
LIMITED TIME OFFER!
Access to 1:1 prenatal or postpartum supplement counseling: $199 (instead of $999)
About Your Counselor
Claudia is a postpartum and prenatal nutritionist who practices evidence-based nutrition for birthing women (and their babies). Claudia is on a mission to fill the nutritional gaps left behind by conventional health care, so that women (and their babies) can thrive in pregnancy and postpartum.
In 2010, Claudia completed a Bachelor’s of Science degree, and graduated with honors, from a nutrition and dietetics program at Texas State University. Claudia has worked in the nutrition field since graduation and officially launched her private nutrition practice, in 2018.
After giving birth to her second child, during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Claudia realized how few resources were available to postpartum women—that, and her own mental health and physical recovery challenges, spurred her to learn everything she possibly could about prenatal and postpartum nutrition. The magnitude of evidence for the importance of nutrition in postpartum (and pregnancy) floored Claudia and she was flabbergasted at the lack of research-based nutrition education and therapy offered to pregnant and postpartum women.
Since 2021, Claudia has been on a path of exclusively serving pregnant and postpartum women and has immersed herself in all of the evidence-based courses and clinical evidence she possibly can on the topic. Claudia has a HUGE heart for postpartum women and wants to serve as a frontline provider for women who have just given birth, a time where typically few providers meet their needs. However, Claudia recognizes the importance of prenatal nutrition in helping women better prepare for the postpartum, and also helps pregnant women optimally nourish themselves and their growing babies.
Claudia plans to obtain additional certifications in perinatal mental health and lactation to compliment the extensive support that she already provides to pregnant and postpartum women.
Claudia lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two beautiful daughters, and enjoys training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, spending time outdoors, and cooking. Learn more about Claudia here.
“Nutrition is of utmost importance, no matter what your stage of pregnancy or postpartum.”
FAQS
Do I need to take supplements during pregnancy if I eat a healthy diet?
This is a great question that we discuss in detail during our 1:1 Prenatal or Postpartum Supplement Counseling. But the recommendation I often make is for all pregnant women to take a prenatal supplement (and possibly other supplements). I am a huge proponent of eating a nutrient dense diet and I believe that a varied diet is foundational for any pregnancy or postpartum period. However, supplements can help fill the gaps on the days when our diet isn’t perfect (which can often be several weeks of the first trimester and a lot of the time when we are taking care of a newborn). In addition to that, despite our best efforts to eat healthy in the 21st century, many of the most nutrient dense foods that our grandmothers or great grandmothers relied on to provide critical nutrients in pregnancy (for example, organ meats) are not commonplace, in, even, “healthy” diets. Soil quality has also impacted our ability to get nutrients from food, and plant-based foods (which are often fed to animals raised for food) are not as nutrient-dense as they once were due to modern farming practices which have depleted our soils of important nutrients. Pregnancy (and postpartum) is a critical period of time where getting optimal nutrition can make a huge impact towards you and your baby’s health and well-being, so a little insurance, through the use of supplements, is highly recommended.
Why would I need to take supplements, in postpartum, when I am no longer pregnant?
Although it is not well communicated by conventional healthcare providers, nutrition needs in postpartum can actually be higher than during pregnancy. This is acutely true, especially after childbirth when your body has to work extra hard to rebuild, remodel, and repair. But during lactation, current research and guidance supports that many nutrients are needed in greater amounts than in pregnancy. This happens for two main reasons: (1) Baby’s needs are particularly high and mothers must take in higher amounts of nutrients to ensure that baby’s breastmilk provides adequate nutrients, and (2) the output of nutrients to breastmilk is high and greater amounts of nutrients are needed to ensure that mom does not become deficient, despite baby getting what they need.
Shouldn’t any prenatal supplement do?
For the most part, that is exactly what I used to think, but unfortunately, the answer is no. Prenatal supplements vary widely and prenatal supplements contain different nutrients, in different amounts and different forms (that may not be well absorbed by the body). Current research supports higher amounts of several nutrients, in pregnancy and postpartum, than what has even been reflected in current guidance, and most prenatal supplement manufacturers have not caught on. From my own personal experience, I can attest to picking up what seemed to be a popular brand of prenatal supplements off a grocery store shelf and seeing that several nutrients that have been deemed to be crucial, in pregnancy and in the first two years of life, were completely missing from the ingredient list. In addition to that, not all supplements meet high-quality standards, and many popular supplement brands do not have practices in place that ensure nutrient potency and test for contamination. Lastly, one size does not fit all and, as bioindividual beings, our nutrient needs, at certain points in time, may vary from those of someone elses.
What if I am vegan or vegetarian?
If you are vegan or vegetarian, a carefully planned diet, which likely incorporates the use of supplements, is especially important. Animal-based foods are an abundant source of several nutrients that are crucial in pregnancy and postpartum. If you do not consume, or if you limit, animal-based foods, getting the nutrients you need for a healthy pregnancy and postpartum can be very challenging. In fact, vegan and vegetarianism is an independent risk factor for nutrient deficiency of several nutrients. Rest assured that vegan and vegetarian forms of most nutrients are available, and we can likely find a supplement that works for you. For those nutrients that cannot be derived from plant-based foods, I can work with you to determine your comfort-level with temporarily incorporating certain animal-based foods or supplements into your diet, to help ensure that you and your baby get the nutrients you need.
Can you help me find herbal remedies that are safe in pregnancy and postpartum?
For the 1:1 Prenatal or Postpartum Supplement Counseling, I limit the scope of our session to helping you choose supplements that are nutrient-focused (vitamin, mineral, essential fatty acids, etc.) vs. herb-focused or those that are predominantly made up of ingredients with medicinal qualities. If you are already taking supplements that contain some of these ingredients, I can offer advice and help to educate you on the potential safety or harm of consuming those herbs or ingredients, in pregnancy and postpartum. If you book future sessions with me, I can certainly help educate you on the potential safety or harm of herbs or other ingredients you may be interested in taking. That being said, I am not a physician, and I ALWAYS recommend that you consult with your doctor before taking any new supplements, herbs, or medications.