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Sweet Momma Pregnancy Supplements

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Nutrition is the prime factor in bringing a healthy baby into the world.
Now you can get the right supplement, even before conception. Sweet Momma introduces its new line of supplements designed for each stage of pregnancy: preconception, prenatal, and lactation. These multi-vitamin, multi-mineral programs were developed by leading nutrition professionals and are based on the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) and the latest scientific evidence in nutritional sciences—for the best and safest in pre- through post-natal nutritional support.

Always:

  1. Stomach-friendly
  2. No glucose, lactose*, artificial sweeteners/colors, yeast or gluten
  3. Pharmaceutical grade ingredients for quality and assurance
  4. Suitable for a vegetarian diet

*DHA supplement may contain traces of lactose

A Focus on Quality
Particular care was placed on the forms of vitamins and minerals used to ensure the best bio-availability and stomach friendliness.  The capsules are vegetarian, easy to swallow, and are very well tolerated.

The levels of nutrients are based on the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for essential nutrients, providing an ideal complement to a balanced diet. The Dietary Reference intake is the gold standard for the dose, and the ratios of essential nutrients.

Addresses Common Problems
Regularity | Sweet Momma® supplements use a highly absorbable form of iron to promote stomach-friendliness. This is in contrast to the heavier form found in common pregnancy supplements, which tends to affect regularity, a frequent complaint of pregnant mothers and especially those taking supplements.

Bioavailability | The minerals in Sweet Momma® supplements come in a unique HVP chelate form, where the mineral is bound in a protein. Your body recognizes proteins more readily than straight minerals and will benefit more greatly from this format. This also allows the formulation to avoid excessive mineral levels to compensate.

Vegetarian Needs | Sweet Momma® supplements rely on vegetarian ingredients—including the non-gelatin capsule—to provide a solution that is suitable to vegetarian diets. 

Planned
Multivitamin & Multimineral Supplement for Preconception

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  1. 'Hers and His' formulations
  2. Nutritional support for couples trying to conceive
  3. High in zinc and antioxidants for reproductive health
  4. Stomach-friendly
  5. No glucose, lactose*, artificial sweeteners/colors, yeast or gluten
  6. Pharmaceutical grade ingredients for quality and assurance
  7. Suitable for a vegetarian diet

Statistics show that one out of every 6 couples, and one out of every 3 couples in their late 30's, has difficulties conceiving a child. While many may think the problem rests with one of the partners, it is more likely that both partners in the relationship may be having fertility-related issues. Many experts believe that nutrition has a major influence on fertility. What's more, the health of both partners has an impact on the health of the sperm and ova. Couples hoping to conceive a child can improve the likelihood of conception, and set the stage for a healthy pregnancy, by maximizing their dietary and nutritional health.

Health surveys routinely find that North Americans are not consuming the minimum daily recommendations of fruit and vegetables. Balanced nutritional supplementation helps to round out dietary intake. This is especially important when it is otherwise difficult to eat healthy, wholesome meals throughout the day, and in particular for a couple hoping to conceive a child.

Designed by leading nutritional scientists and registered dieticians, the Sweet Momma® Planned preconception supplement system provides the Dietary Reference Intake (DR) for essential nutrients, to complement a healthy, balanced diet.

Highlights

Gender-specific

Antioxidants

HVP chelate

The dietary needs of men and women differ for some vitamins, minerals, and other components. The Planned system offers custom formulations for both partners, designed to accommodate differences in the DRI for each gender.

Oxygenated iron in the body (aka free radicals) causes direct damage to cells. Antioxidants have been shown to reducte oxidative stress, thereby improving reproductive dynamics. Planned supplements feature antioxidant-rich grapeseed extract.

Retail supplements tend to use forms of minerals that your body has difficulty absorbing (low bioavailability). Sweet Momma supplements use minerals in the unique HVP chelate form that the body utilizes more readily, even allowing for a lower dosage level with greater bioavailability.

Planned Preconception supplements for men and women provide excellent nutritional support for promoting fertility, and set the stage for a healthier conception and new baby. The dose and ratio of the nutrients helps to correct nutritional inadequacies, while the provision of plant-based extracts provides valuable antioxidant intake. The capsules come in an easy-to-swallow format, and are free of synthetic dyes and sweeteners, gluten, glucose, wheat and yeast. The capsules are suitable for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.


Grow
Multivitamin & Multimineral Supplement for Pregnant Women

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  1. Nutritional supplement designed exclusively for pregnancy
  2. Acts as a supportive therapy for morning sickness
  3. Helps prevent neural tube defects
  4. Stomach-friendly
  5. No glucose, lactose*, artificial sweeteners/colors, yeast or gluten
  6. Pharmaceutical grade ingredients for quality and assurance
  7. Suitable for a vegetarian diet

Once a woman becomes pregnant, good nutrition becomes vital for supporting the health of both the expecting mother and the growing baby fetus. Proper nutrition during pregnancy is needed to meet the demands of the increasing blood volume, growth of the mother’s tissues, development of the baby fetus, and the loss of mother’s tissues at birth. Proper pregnancy nutrition may reduce the risk of low or high birth weight, neural tube defects, and growth retardation.

Well-nourished pregnant women who gain an appropriate amount of weight show the greatest likelihood of giving birth to a baby with a healthier weight, which is the best predictor for immediate and long term health for the baby.

Unfortunately, eating sufficient well-balanced nutrition can be very challenging for most pregnant women, and this is where supplementation becomes very important to fill in any nutritional gaps. For this reason, most health care professionals will recommend a prenatal multivitamin supplement for nutritional support.

Designed by leading nutritional scientists and registered dieticians, the Sweet Momma® Grow prenatal supplement system provides the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for essential nutrients, to complement a healthy, balanced diet.

Highlights

B6 Boost

Folic Acid

Includes DHA

Vitamin B6 is shown to reduce symptoms associated with morning sickness. The Grow supplement is formulated with a therapeutic—yet safe—dose [30mg] of Vitamin B6 to help alleviate nausea.

Firstly critical in the development of the baby's neural tube, a deficiency of folic acid (or dietary folates) can lead to defects. The Grow supplement includes a healthy dose of this vital nutrient [800mcg].

The Omega-3 family of essential fatty acids are of paramount importance during pregnancy. The Grow system includes our unique, plant-source DHA supplement.

Grow Prenatal supplements provide excellent nutritional support for promoting fetal development, and set the stage for a healthy baby. The dose and ratio of the nutrients helps to correct nutritional inadequacies, and the included DHA supplement provides essential Omega-3 fats. The capsules come in an easy-to-swallow format, and are free of synthetic dyes and sweeteners, gluten, glucose, wheat and yeast. Our supplements are suitable for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.


Nourish
Multivitamin & Multimineral Supplement for Breastfeeding Women

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  1. Focused on boosting nutrients in demand during lactation
  2. A factor in the maintenance of good health
  3. Stomach-friendly
  4. No glucose, lactose*, artificial sweeteners/colors, yeast or gluten
  5. Pharmaceutical grade ingredients for quality and assurance
  6. Suitable for a vegetarian diet

Lactation nutrition is of key importance during a new baby's development, whereby the expecting mother’s nutritional requirements are increased to meet the demands of breastmilk production. A well nourished mother will support her body's production of healthy milk, which is of utmost importance to the child. It is critical that the mother eat well and consume enough foods from each of the four food groups for complete nutrition and adequate calories.

However, hectic lifestyles along with many other variables can make this very challenging, potentially setting the stage for nutrition inadequacies. Nutritional planning with a balanced, evidence based multivitamin and mineral supplement can be instrumental in filling in the nutritional gaps.

Designed by leading nutritional scientists and registered dieticians, the Sweet Momma® Nourish preconception supplement system provides the Dietary Reference Intake (DR) for essential nutrients, to complement a healthy, balanced diet.

Highlights

Full Spectrum

Regularity

Includes DHA

By having directly referenced the DRI, the Nourish formulation ensures a smartly designed complement to your diet. Our multivitamin, multimineral system rounds out dietary intake to support lactation.

A major complaint with standard supplements is the common nausea associated with iron supplementation. Sweet Momma uses minerals in an HVP chelate format—a protein that your body can use more effectively and avoid regularity problems.

The Omega-3 family of essential fatty acids are of paramount importance during pregnancy. The Nourish system includes our unique, plant-source DHA supplement

Nourish Lactation supplements provide excellent nutritional support for breastfeeding mothers, and help ensure a healthy baby. The dose and ratio of the nutrients helps to correct nutritional inadequacies, and the included DHA supplement provides essential Omega-3 fats. The capsules come in an easy-to-swallow format, and are free of synthetic dyes and sweeteners, gluten, glucose, wheat and yeast. Our supplements are suitable for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.


DHA Information

Essential Fatty Acid Supplement

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  1. Plant source is the safest available
  2. Non-fish derived, mercury-free, PCB-free
  3. Supports development of the eyes, nerves and brain
  4. No glucose, artificial sweeteners/colors, yeast or gluten
  5. Pharmaceutical grade ingredients for quality and assurance
  6. Suitable for a vegetarian diet

Omega-3 essential fats are 'essential' in that they are required in our diets—our bodies can not produce them from other nutrients. Unfortunately, the average intake of these fats by most North Americans has dropped tenfold over the last century. Studies show that these fats are very beneficial to heart, cognitive and emotional health, and as awareness of the omega fats increases, their benefits are being realized.

Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, is a long chain omega-3 fatty acid. DHA is critical during pregnancy, particularly in supporting healthy brain and visual development. Maternal supplementation with DHA during pregnancy or nursing significantly increases the availability of DHA to the fetus and infant. Without sufficient DHA intake, the mother's body draws upon her own supply—the brain, in particular—to augment the supply made available to the baby via the placenta and later via breastmilk. Therefore, the intake of essential fatty acids becomes doubly important during and after pregnancy.

Some studies have shown the following benefits to infants with maternal DHA supplementation:

  1. Improved eye-hand coordination
  2. Improved motor skills
  3. Improved attention span
  4. More mature sleep patterns

Fish and seafood are the chief dietary sources of omega-3 fats, but ocean contaminants can cause accumulation of heavy metals and PCB's in many of these marine foods. The Sweet Momma® DHA supplement features Life’s DHA by Martek, produced from algae and is a non-genetically-modified, vegetarian source of DHA. This form is produced under the strictest levels of quality control, and since it is plant derived it contains no ocean-borne pollutants. Life’s DHA is accepted by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States for use in infant formulas.

Highlights

Plant-sourced

Benefits Mom and Child

Correct Intake

Omega-3/6/9 supplements are often formulated with fish-sourced essential fatty acids. There is some concern about the potential for mercury, PCB's and other contaminants to be present in these EFA's. Our plant (algae) source DHA is both vegetarian-friendly and contaminant-free.

Dietary intake of DHA is directly beneficial to every human being, let alone a mother and her baby. The Sweet Momma® DHA supplement provides this vital building block for brain, eye and nerve tissue—essential for a newborn, and highly valuable for an expecting or new mother.

Supplemental DHA rounds out the dietary intake of these essential fatty acids, to account for what could otherwise be a deficiency with both short- and long-term detrimental effects.