For pregnancy

Instructions for use

Food supplement suitable for pregnant women from conception through to birth and for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women post birth with the following recommendations:

• Take 1 capsule daily with food, preferably with breakfast, or as professionally directed.
• For anyone unable to swallow capsules, the capsule can be opened and contents mixed with a cold meal or beverage that aren't too acidic.
• Do not exceed recommended daily dosage.
• May be taken on an ongoing basis or as professionally directed.
• For best results use daily.

Supporting Information
Morning sickness and/or nausea is a common symptom in pregnancy and therefore pregnant women often prefer taking supplements in the form of capsules. To make taking ‘For pregnancy’ capsules as easy as possible, we recommend tilting the head forward to swallow the capsule. Details below:

• When swallowing tablets, it’s common to put the tablet in your mouth, drink some water and knock the head back to swallow it (i.e. look up before swallowing). Doing this uses the weight of the tablet to move it to the back of the throat and makes it easier to swallow successfully
• With a capsule, however, this won’t work because of the air in the capsule. Instead, while the capsule and water are in the mouth, we recommend to look down before swallowing. This will buoy the capsule to the top of the water (back of the throat) and make it easier to swallow, particularly if morning sickness and/or nausea are a problem for the individual

Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a healthy diet and lifestyle. Those taking any medication or with serious medical conditions should consult a doctor before use. OptiBac supplements will not cause dependency and may be used on an ongoing basis.

Storage

Like the rest of the OptiBac range, 'For pregnancy' does not require refrigeration. Store in a cool, dry place below 25°C and out of direct sunlight.

Safety

Live cultures are not recommended for those with serious medical conditions e.g. those who are severely immunosuppressed, have pancreatitis, are in the ICU, have melaena, have a central venous catheter or patients with open wounds following major surgery; unless under a doctor's care.

Keep out of reach and sight of children.

• Live cultures: Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001, Lactobacillus acidophilus La-14^®, Bifidobacterium lactis HN019
• Corn starch
• Vegetarian capsule: hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
• Fructooligosaccharides (FOS 30mg)
• Anti-caking agent: vegetable magnesium stearate

Check bottom of pack for Best Before date.

Suitable for vegetarian, vegan, dairy free and gluten free diets.

Following the taxonomic updates advised by a global team of scientists and published in April 2020, a reclassification has been proposed for the rhamnosus species. The L. rhamnosus strain in 'For pregnancy' may therefore now also be known as Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001.

Customer reviews

• I was looking for a probiotic designed for pregnancy and breastfeeding in order to take care of my baby and myself simultaneously. I was happy to find OptiBac ‘For Pregnancy’ which I started to take about one month before giving birth. My little girl was almost two weeks late and I have to say I have felt really well until the day she was born. Now, she is about 10 days old and I don't know if it has to do with the probiotic but she doesn't need burping and is very calm in general. For that reason, I ordered another box straight away! :-)

  Caroline Deléamont - 12th August 2020

• Great product, really made a difference when I started taking these to how my stomach felt along with the rest of me! It’s true sorting out your gut really helps many other things too and puts my mind at ease knowing these are designed especially for pregnancy!

  DS - 27th July 2020

• I absolutely love this product! After taking probiotics for over a year now for general health I was delighted to see Optibac had created one for Pregnancy! This is my first pregnancy and like most women, didn’t really know what to expect or how to feel. I’ve been fortunate enough to have blissfully sailed through my first 12 weeks, but after getting to 20 weeks & onwards I’ve noticed a lot of changes in my body. I started getting very bloated & uncomfortable when eating and going to the toilet started to get a lot more irregular, so when I started taking these probiotics I was so pleased to see the effects of it working just after 1 week! I feel a LOT less bloated, and also a lot less windy & belchy after eating. I love the thought of my body being in the best condition it can be in to house my baby, and I will continue take For Pregnancy after he arrives!

  Devon - 20th July 2020

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