Ovitae

At Ovitae, we’re passionate about supporting aspiring parents to start and grow families.

Ovitae Pre-Conception Support leverages the latest science to create the optimum nutritional state for you and your baby throughout conception and pregnancy

08/07/2026

Let's do a Q&A! These are the ones that come up most often 👇

👉️ When should I start taking a prenatal?

Ideally 3 months before you start trying. Key nutrients like folate, choline, and DHA need time to build up.

👉️ Do I really need DHA separately?

If your prenatal doesn't include it at a meaningful dose... and most don't... then yes. The molecule is too large to include properly in a standard multivitamin.

👉️ My prenatal makes me nauseous. Help!

Take it with food, and check the iron dose on the label. High iron is the most common reason. Might be time to switch to a gentler formula.

👉️ Can I keep taking my prenatal while breastfeeding?

Yes, and please do! Nutritional demands stay really high during breastfeeding, especially for DHA.

👉️ Is a more expensive prenatal always better?

Nope. Price isn't the measure... the formula is. Check what's actually in it and whether it reflects current research.

What else have you been wondering about? Drop your questions below and we'll answer 💚

05/07/2026

Alcohol & TTC... the honest version. This one comes up a lot, so let's just talk about it openly 💚

Current Australian health guidance recommends avoiding alcohol when you're trying to conceive. Part of the reason is that you could be in very early pregnancy before you get a positive test, and that's the window where it matters most.

That said, most of the research on alcohol and fertility focuses on regular or heavy drinking. The odd glass here and there is unlikely to be the thing standing between you and conception.

Some practical things worth knowing:

🔸 During the two-week wait, cutting out alcohol is a sensible call

🔸 If you're in an IVF or medicated cycle, your specialist is the right person to ask

🔸 Regular heavy drinking is clearly linked to hormonal disruption and reduced fertility

🔸 If a glass of wine occasionally is keeping you sane through a really hard journey, that's a conversation for you and your GP, not a reason to feel guilty

No judgement here, ever. Just want you to feel informed 🫶

03/07/2026

Proudly Australian... all the way through 🇦🇺

Not just made in Australia. Developed here, manufactured here, and owned here too.

We think that matter, and here's why.

When a supplement is developed locally, it can be formulated to reflect Australian health guidelines and the specific needs of Australian women. When it's manufactured here, quality standards are high and we know exactly what's going into every bottle. And when it's Australian-owned, the people making decisions about what goes into the formula actually care about the outcome, not just the margin.

There's no outsourcing the important parts. No cutting corners on ingredients because a cheaper option exists overseas. Just a product we're genuinely proud to put our name on 💚

Oh, and we're endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives too, which honestly means everything to us 🌿

Australian mums deserve an Australian prenatal that's built for them. That's always been the idea.

02/07/2026

Did you know less than 5% of Australian women get enough choline 😲

And during pregnancy, your baby needs THREE times more choline than you do. Demand goes up at exactly the time most women have no idea they're running low.

Choline supports:

🔸 Baby's brain and nervous system development
🔸 Placental health
🔸 Cell construction and gene expression
🔸 Protection against neural tube defects alongside folic acid

Some researchers put it right alongside folic acid in importance for a healthy pregnancy. And yet most prenatal vitamins still don't include it at a meaningful dose.

Ovitae's Advanced Pregnancy DHA + Choline was created specifically because of this gap... to make sure you're actually covered, not just technically 💚

Are you currently getting choline in your prenatal? It's worth a label check!

Shop now 👉️ https://www.ovitae.com.au/

30/06/2026

This is one that doesn't come up enough in fertility conversations, so let's talk about it!

Your thyroid regulates metabolism, energy, and hormone balance, all of which are directly connected to reproductive function. Even when thyroid levels look "normal" on a basic test, they can still be affecting ovulation, your luteal phase, and early pregnancy.

Thyroid conditions like hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's are way more common in women of reproductive age than most people realise.

Nutrients that support thyroid function:

🔸 Iodine: essential for thyroid hormone production
🔸 Selenium: protects the thyroid and supports hormone conversion
🔸 Zinc: involved in thyroid hormone metabolism
🔸 Iron: deficiency can actually impair thyroid function

If you've been trying for a while without clear answers, asking your GP for a full thyroid panel (TSH, free T3, and free T4... not just TSH alone) is really worth doing 💚

28/06/2026

As a fertility nutritionist, I get asked to recommend prenatals all the time. And for years my honest answer was "none of them tick every box" 😅

That changed when I found Ovitae.

What I needed to see on a label:

✅ Two forms of folic acid: including the methylated form for better absorption

✅ Choline: so important for brain development, so rarely included

✅ Iron at an appropriate level: not so high it causes nausea

✅ Full B vitamin complex: not just B12 in isolation

✅ Vitamin D at a meaningful dose

✅ Formulated with nutrient interactions in mind

✅ Australian-made

Ovitae ticked every single one. Which is genuinely why I recommend it... not because I'm supposed to, but because it's the one I'd take myself (and have!) 💚

Questions about whether Ovitae is right for you? Drop them below, I'm always happy to chat.

Kat 💕

26/06/2026

Egg freezing has become such a common conversation lately and we love that... more women having more options is always a good thing 🫶

We get asked about it a lot from a nutrition standpoint, so here's what we'd focus on in the 3 months before a retrieval cycle...

🔸 Antioxidants: to protect eggs from oxidative damage during stimulation

🔸 CoQ10: supports energy production inside the egg, which matters for fertilisation

🔸 DHA: for egg quality and the inflammatory environment in the follicle

🔸 Choline: for cell construction and membrane integrity

🔸 Vitamin D: especially if your levels aren't already in a good range

Three months matters because that's how long eggs take to develop. Starting a quality prenatal well before your retrieval date gives these nutrients time to actually make a difference.

Questions about preparing for egg freezing? Drop them below, happy to help 💚

24/06/2026

If you're in your second trimester right now, we just want to say... you did it! 🥳

The exhaustion of the first trimester. The worry of those early weeks. The constant body-checking. You got through all of that.

The second trimester often brings more energy, less nausea, and hopefully a bit more room to actually enjoy being pregnant.

Keep going with your prenatal. Eat as well as you can. Rest when you need to. You really don't have to be perfect at this.

How are you feeling? We'd love to know 💬

21/06/2026

The prenatal vitamin shelf is a lot. So when you're trying to choose one, here's a straightforward guide to what actually matters 👇

Look for these ✅

🔸 Two forms of folic acid, including methylated 5-MTHF
🔸 Choline at a meaningful dose (most don't include it)
🔸 Iron at an appropriate level (not excessively high)
🔸 A full B vitamin complex
🔸 Vitamin D at a therapeutic level
🔸 DHA covered, either in the prenatal or a companion supplement
🔸 Australian-made with transparent manufacturing

Watch out for 🔴

🔸 Very high iron doses (the most common cause of prenatal nausea and constipation)
🔸 Only one form of folic acid
🔸 No choline or DHA
🔸 Lots of ingredients at doses too small to actually do anything

Save this before your next shop 💚

https://www.ovitae.com.au/

19/06/2026

A lot of women stop taking their supplements once the baby arrives. We totally get it... life gets a little hectic! But DHA is one worth keeping up with.

During breastfeeding, your baby gets their DHA through your breast milk. And the amount they get reflects your intake... if you're running low, they are too.

Research links good DHA levels during breastfeeding to:

🔸 Continued brain development and cognitive growth in baby
🔸 Healthy visual development
🔸 Potentially better sleep in infants (early research looks promising on this one!)

And for mums, higher DHA levels in the postpartum period are consistently linked to lower rates of postnatal depression. Which matters a lot.

Ovitae's Advanced DHA + Choline is designed to take you all the way through pregnancy AND breastfeeding... because the need really doesn't stop at birth 💚

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