11/12/2025
🌿 Why Methylated B Vitamins Matter in Your Prenatal 🌿
Not all prenatal vitamins are created equal — especially when it comes to B vitamins.
Many people have genetic variations (like MTHFR) that make it difficult to convert synthetic folic acid into its active form, methylfolate. Without this conversion, your body can’t properly use folate — a nutrient that’s essential for fertility, hormone balance, and fetal development.
✨ Why you want methylated Bs in your prenatal:
🧠 Supports baby’s brain and nervous system development
💪 Reduces risk of neural tube defects
💞 Optimizes methylation — crucial for hormone balance and detox pathways
🌱 Supports healthy egg and s***m quality
😴 Improves energy, mood, and resilience in pregnancy
💊 Look for:
✔️ Methylfolate (5-MTHF) instead of folic acid
✔️ Methylcobalamin (B12) instead of cyanocobalamin
✔️ A full B-complex to support the body’s natural methylation and energy production
✔️My fav brands are Thorne and Needed
Functional medicine takes it a step further — choosing nutrients your body can actually use. 🧬
🌸 Your prenatal should work as hard as you do to create a healthy foundation for life.
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👩⚕️ Elizabeth Amos, FNP-C, CNM, IFM-C
Helping women balance hormones, optimize fertility, and thrive through every season of life.
📍Serving patients in PA, FL, OR, OK, and KS
🌐 elizabethamosnp.com