It is always recommended for people with sperm to take prenatals if they are trying to conceive at any age! Sperm are known to be fast swimmers, but they need essential nutrients to be able to make their way to the egg safely and fertilise it. The Prenatal Essentials for Males helps boost your count, enhance sperm motility and morphology, and provide protection from DNA damage.

Each prenatal pack includes three capsules: two Male Daily Essentials and one vegan DHA. The Prenatal Essentials for Males formula offers high-quality ingredients that are bioavailable, or ready for your body to use, at just the right dosage recommended by our doctors.

Sperm can take up to three months to fully mature, which is why it is safe (and even recommended!) to take these prenatals at least three months before trying to conceive (TTC). You can take these supplements daily as you try to conceive, and safely stop taking them once pregnancy is confirmed (though if you’re feeling good, this formula is a great way to continue getting your daily dose of nutrients indefinitely)!

The Prenatal Essentials for Males and The Power Prenatal for Males share the same foundation of essential nutrients needed to optimize pregnancy outcomes:

• Vitamins A, B12, C, E
• A hybrid of Folic Acid and Methylated Folate (5-MTHF)
• Selenium
• Zinc
• Choline
• Vegan DHA

What’s different about The Power Prenatal for Males is that this formula gives your sperm an extra dose of lovin’ if you want to further support your swimmers. The Power Prenatal for Males will give you a boost of CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine), Trans-Resveratrol and other antioxidants to provide your sperm cells with the fuel they need to perform optimally.

However you identify, our products are named for your biology, not your gender. The Prenatal Essentials for Males is inclusive of all individuals who are trying or preparing to conceive.

Have a specific question about our products? Please send us a message at hello@birdandbe.com and we will be happy to help you find the right products for you and/or your partner.

Yes! It is safe to take them all at once, after a meal, and three hours before or after other medication. In the morning, afternoon or at night.

Yes! The Prenatal Essentials for Males is vegan.

You might’ve noticed that our formula’s 500 mcg of Vitamin B12 is well above the amount that’s typically recommended per day in a multivitamin. But there are good reasons for that! First, it’s important to understand how crucial B12 is for sperm production and the male reproductive organs. Along with its better-known counterpart Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 helps keep homocysteine from building up. That’s crucial because high levels of homocysteine have been linked to poor sperm quality, low sperm count, reduced motility and higher DNA fragmentation. This can often result in longer times to conception and early pregnancy loss.

Unfortunately, it can be hard for your body to get enough B12 without a little help. In your diet, you can only get it from animal products, and your absorption can be affected by certain autoimmune conditions or even just taking antacids.

Because it’s so critical for sperm DNA replication, it’s important to cover your B12 bases with a prenatal supplement. Sperm reproduce every three months, so you’ll want to give them a steady supply of B12 while they’re regenerating. There’s no set upper limit for Vitamin B12 nor is there an established toxic level, but optimal levels need to be much higher than the recommended daily allowance in order to have a therapeutic effect on sperm quality. That’s why we pack 500 mcg of a bioavailable form of Vitamin B12 called Methylcobalamin in The Prenatal Essentials for Males and The Power Prenatal for Males. Learn more about Vitamin B12 on The Nest.