Complan

Hi there,

Just wanted to get some thoughts on drinking Complan during pregnancy. I'm always worried that I don't get enough nutrition for baby.

I've been feeling very tired, all the time, and am thinking that baby is sucking out all he can get from me.

Is Complan good to have every day or should it only be taken once of a few times a week?

I had the chocolate one with milk, hoping that the milk will boost some calcium for baby. But any thoughts on whether it is better nutritionally to have with water or milk?

I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

D.

Hi Tracey,

Thank you for your reply. Yeah, I saw all those vitamins and things and thought it couldn't be good to have all of that each day!

I'm a bit worried about the diet thing, as I don't eat red meat, and am worried that I don't eat enough, but my body can only take so much in a day!

Do you have any suggestions on Calcium intake a day. I'm not a big milk fan, and am trying to stay away from Milo because of the sugar. I'm only seeing my mw on Monday, saw a mw consultant on Friday and she was going to send me a recipe to mix a specific low fat ice cream with milk and a banana, and she said a glas of this a day will make up all my calcium requirements. But I still haven't received it. I eat 150g of yoghurt daily, and have milk with my cereal in the morning, but that's about all the calcium I have.

I do take Elevit each day.

Thanks again.

D, maybe you could ask your midwife to refer you to a dietician to discuss your current requirements and where you can get them from. 

There are also some really good books available.  I got one out from the library yesterday called "healthy pregnancy" by Dr Miriam Stoppard.  There's a whole section on dietary requirements.

You can get iron from: fish, eggs, cereals, molasses, apricots and haricot beans

You can get calcium from: tinned sardines, cheeses, yoghurt, leafy greens veges, broccoli, soya products.

If you need a vitamin/energy boost try some V8 vege or fruit and vege juice.

Ok, I was just about to make myself a smoothy with complan but might just skip the complan ( and add milo for the choc taste)

 

NZpiper - Milo also has vitamin A added to it. Not heaps, but I wouldn't overdo it.

Danaj - I wouldn't worry too much about the vege juice. Studies have shown a difference between preformed vitamin A (from multivitamins and animal products) and beta-carotine from fruits and veges. Apparently it is only the preformed vitamin A that you need to worry about overdosing on during pregnancy.

Thanks for that Nikki.

I think it shouldn't do any harm, especially if taken in moderation.

I have been suffering from tiredness from day 1 of my pregnancy, and I had one sachet of Complan on Sunday, and I felt so revived. Definately needed that.

Thanks again.

Really?!? Milo!!!!! I was having about 3 cups a day with my first pg! Sheesh, I only have one 3 or 4 times a week with this pg but geez, its everywhere!

I have been having complan from time to time this pg. In the first trimester it was once a day (before breakfast) to give me the boost I needed to get going. I have it with milk too because I don't have a heap of calcium in my diet usually, so it's probably good for me. And I bet it tastes better too

For those of you who don't like milk, try smoothies with coconut cream. It's something my mw got me onto when I was bf #3. Yum