Alfalfa

Benefits of Alfalfa include: Helps ease morning sickness  Can increase milk supply Powerhouse of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K provides eight digestive enzymes How do fat soluble vitamins promote healthy pregnancies, births and babies? Vitamin A for mom helps in postpartum tissue repair, maintains normal night vision and strengthens immune function. For the baby, vitamin A assists in bone and eye development, promotes fetal organ development, helps in the formation of epithelial tissue Vitamin K may decrease postpartum bleeding or chance of hemorrhaging Vitamin D improves your chances for a vaginal delivery, improves your immune system Vitamin E may reduce risk of developing Gestational Diabetes and strengthens maternal vein walls. While there are definite benefits to having adequate vitamin D levels, there is no need to overly supplement Vitamin E. Dose recommended by the Midwives of New Jersey for their clients: 1 capsule a day in the first trimester  2 capsules a day in the