Can I still inject while pregnant?

[Blackbeauty876]

Currently I inject EOD 1 ml methylcobalamin . I think I may be pregnant and was wondering if doing so is recommended during pregnancy,would that be harmful to a baby in any way? Should I inject less frequently or stop altogether?

[wedgewood]

There is no danger to you or your unborn baby from B12 injections . Most important that you continue with injections whilst pregnant . If you are pregnant , then congratulations . , and good that you are cautious. If not , and you wish to be , again , great that you are cautious .

I am ancient , so I remember the Thalidomide scandal of the late ‘50s, early 60’s . In Germany , where I lived at the time , pregnant and with horrific early morning sickness , Contergan ( German drug with thalidomide ) was offered to me by my doctor . For some reason ,and I don’t know why , I refused it , thank goodness .

You will be too young to know of that tragedy. But it has served to make women more aware of what they take in the way of drugs during pregnancy ( including alcohol )

Best wishes .

[Nackapan]

Don't stop.Confer with your Midwife.

Any deficiency is mord detrimental to a pregnancy .

B12 is tested. So do point out your levels will be high ad on injections

Pregnancy multivitd usually recommended .

B12 naturally declines after childbirth.

You may need them more then especially if you decide to breast feed.

Exciting times ahead !!

[Narwhal10]

Congratulations Blackbeauty876,

Midwives will give you information about diet including folate, iron and at the moment, vitamin B12 is not at the forefront but given time it will be.

I was very fortunate to hear a fabulous surgeon speak on B12 deficiency. He stated that during pregnancy, women will require more B12. So, inject away and listen to your body and note your symptoms.

All the best.

🐳

[Technoid]

I was recently reading a book on vegetarian nutrition requirements during pregnancy. I was astounded to read that the iron requirement for vegetarians during pregnancy is 49mg. To give you some idea of the difference between that and normal requirements, the iron RDA for non-vegetarians is 8mg for men and 18mg for women before menopause.

This is due to recommendations by the US FNB (Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine) to multiply iron requirements by 1.8 because of decreased absorption of non-heme iron.

I get 29mg a day of iron (without supplementation) (have never been iron deficient), but it seems to me that this vegetarian iron target during pregnancy would be next to impossible to reach without specific prenatal supplementation.

In any pregnancy, regardless of diet, there are also increased requirements for Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, Folate, B12, Choline and Vitamin C but they are not of the same magnitude. Also consider adequate DHA intake or supplementation.

[phoebegrant]

I've read that those using Methylcobalamin should also take Adenosylcobalamin tablet to aid conversion. Nobody else has mentioned this but I've added a link in case it helps.healthline.com/nutrition/me...

[Technoid in reply to phoebegrant]

This is not the case. All forms of B12 are converted to base cobalamin before being converted to the active forms. The methyl and adenosyl parts of methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin are not used in the rebuild process. The article mentions this briefly.

[phoebegrant in reply to Technoid]

I apologise for the mistake. I was always advised to take adeno if injecting methyl and truly thought I was being helpful.

[Technoid in reply to phoebegrant]

no need to apologise, there's a lot of conflicting and confusing information out there! It can difficult to verify information sometimes.