Sisu Sisu - Supreme Multi Expecting, 120 vcaps
Sisu Supreme Multi Expecting - Pregnancy brings unique nutritional needs for both the mother and the baby, therefore it is essential that pregnant women and even those who are planning on becoming pregnant take a multivitamin specially formulated to suit their needs. Sisu Supreme Multi Expecting provides a full range of vitamins and minerals to support women’s nutritional needs before, during and after pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $36.48 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
- Covers the everyday basics
- Fills the gaps a normal diet leaves behind, so your baseline nutrition is handled.
- Active, bioavailable forms
- Built with the forms practitioners actually choose, not the cheapest raw material.
- Made for daily use
- Gentle and consistent enough to take every day, long term.
Best suited to: someone planning a pregnancy, a pregnant person whose stomach hates iron, someone queasy in the first trimester.
What the research supports
One capsule twice daily, built around 1,000 mcg of folic acid and 30 mg of iron as citrate. 120 capsules lasts two months.
Studies use 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid a day before conception.
- Fetal development (evidence: strong, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Folic acid is needed to close the neural tube in the first weeks, often before pregnancy is confirmed. That is why it matters to start before conception, not after a positive test.
- Low iron (evidence: strong, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Iron needs roughly double in pregnancy to build extra blood volume for you and the baby. Daily iron in this range reliably keeps maternal stores from running low.
- Nausea (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- Why B6 eases nausea isn't fully understood, but trials in pregnant women at 75 mg a day found it reduced nausea scores against a placebo.
- Thyroid development (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- The fetal thyroid needs iodine to make its own hormone, which drives brain growth. This formula supplies 150 mcg a day against a pregnancy need of 220 mcg.
Read the literature: Fetal development on PubMed, Low iron on PubMed, Nausea on PubMed, Thyroid development on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- someone planning a pregnancy
- folic acid matters most in the weeks before and just after conception, and 1,000 mcg daily is the high-end amount used for that window.
- a pregnant person whose stomach hates iron
- the 30 mg of elemental iron comes as iron citrate and arrives as two 15 mg doses with food, which is easier to tolerate than one large ferrous sulfate tablet.
- someone queasy in the first trimester
- B6 sits at 75 mg a day split across two capsules, inside the range studied for pregnancy-related nausea.
Look elsewhere if
- someone counting on it for calcium
- there is no calcium on this panel, so plan on roughly 1,000 mg a day from food or add a calcium citrate.
- a shopper who wants DHA in the same bottle
- prenatal omega-3 guidance runs near 200 mg of DHA daily, which no capsule multivitamin can hold, so buy a fish or algae oil alongside it.
- anyone told to keep extra iron out
- an iron-free multivitamin plus only the nutrients you were specifically asked to add is the safer structure.
What to expect
Iron is the part you will notice. Stool darkens within the first few days and constipation is common, which is why the label splits the dose and puts it with food. Nothing else in here produces a sensation. Iron and folate status shift over weeks and show up on bloodwork rather than in how you feel.
How it compares
- Compared with a general adult multivitamin
- the folic acid and iron here are several times higher, and preformed vitamin A is held to 1,200 IU rather than the 3,000 to 7,000 IU common in general formulas. The tradeoff: iron is the most constipating thing in any multivitamin, and outside pregnancy or planning one, most adults need neither dose.
- Compared with a prenatal built on L-5-MTHF with DHA included
- this splits into two small capsules across the day, which tends to stay down better than one large softgel in the first trimester. The tradeoff: folate is folic acid rather than methylfolate, B12 is cyanocobalamin, and there is no DHA in it.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Vitamin C, Vitamin A (palmitate), Beta-Carotene, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and 16 more
- Ingredient form
- vcaps
- Servings per container
- 120
- Suggested use
- Take 1 capsule 2 times daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- independent third-party labs
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Sisu
How to take it
Take 1 capsule 2 times daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each vegetarian capsule contains
- Vitamin C
- 125 mg
- Vitamin A (palmitate)
- 600 IU
- Beta-Carotene
- 300 IU
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- 200 IU
- Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopheryl acid succinate)
- 50 IU
- Thiamine (hydrochloride)
- 25 mg
- Biotin 150 mcgCopper (cupric citrate)
- 0.5 mg
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- 200 mcg
- Folate (folic acid)
- 500 mcg
- Zinc (citrate)
- 7.5 mg
- Manganese (citrate) 1 mgIodine (potassium iodide)
- 75 mcg
- Potassium (citrate)
- 5 mg
- Molybdenum (HVP* chelate)
- 25 mcg
- Iron (citrate)
- 15 mg
- Pantothenic Acid (calcium-d-Pantothenate)
- 25 mg
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride)
- 37.5 mg
- Niacinamide
- 15 mg
- Riboflavin
- 25 mg
- Selenium (HVP* chelate)
- 25 mcg
- Chromium (HVP* chelate)
- 50 mcg
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Non-medicinal ingredients
Microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate (vegetable), dicalcium phosphate. Capsule shell: Hypromellose.
Free from
Contains no dairy, gluten or peanuts.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Sisu - Supreme Multi Expecting
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.