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Hydration for nursing moms
Best Electrolytes for Breastfeeding: Replace What Nursing Drains
Nursing pulls fluid and minerals out of you faster than usual, and plain water puts back only the fluid. Saltivate adds 800mg of sodium per serving with zero sugar, and Mango Pineapple makes it a drink you actually want to finish between feeds. Talk to your doctor, midwife, or lactation consultant about your hydration plan.
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- Made in USAthird-party tested
Why nursing leaves you thirsty
Plenty of nursing moms describe a thirst that hits the moment the baby latches, and it makes sense: making milk draws on your fluid and minerals, so you are giving some away with every feed.
Plain water replaces the fluid but not the sodium, the electrolyte you lose most through sweat and daily life, and most drink mixes add only a token amount alongside a lot of sugar. Saltivate leads with 800mg of sodium per serving so the water you are already drinking does more.
If you started with our electrolytes for pregnancy guide, this is the next chapter. Your fluid plan is worth a quick conversation with your doctor, midwife, or lactation consultant.
Signs you are running low
- Intense thirst the moment your baby latches
- Headaches by the afternoon, even when you have been drinking water
- Dry mouth and chapped lips that lip balm does not explain
- Feeling foggy or drained on days you forget to drink
- Refilling your water bottle constantly and still feeling thirsty
What actually helps you stay hydrated while nursing
Hydration runs on fluid and minerals together, not water alone. Sodium is the electrolyte you lose most in sweat, and many people find that pairing it with water helps them feel more hydrated than water on its own, while potassium and magnesium round out everyday fluid balance.
For a nursing mom the practical move is steady sipping: keep a big bottle within reach at every spot you feed, rather than chugging once thirst gets loud. One Saltivate serving delivers 800mg sodium, 240mg potassium, and 60mg magnesium and mixes into 16 to 32 oz of water, so a single stick can cover a whole feeding session.
Your own fluid and sodium targets are a conversation for your doctor, midwife, or lactation consultant.
Why Saltivate fits nursing life
Saltivate is built around the mineral most drink mixes underdose, with 800mg of sodium plus 240mg potassium and 60mg magnesium per serving and zero sugar.
Mango Pineapple is the easy pick for nursing: tear one stick into a glass or your water bottle, give it a stir, and the bright tropical flavor makes it a drink you finish through a long day of feeds.
Each stick is single-serve and pocket-sized, so you can keep a few by the feeding chair, in the diaper bag, or in the car and tear one open wherever you land, with 30 to a box.
It is sweetened with Reb M from OnoSweet, made by fermenting rice rather than from the stevia leaf, at about 10 calories per serving, so there is no bitter aftertaste. Saltivate is also HSA/FSA eligible at checkout with no Letter of Medical Necessity, so pre-tax health dollars can cover it.
- 800mg sodium per serving, the electrolyte you lose most, instead of the token amounts in most drink mixes
- Zero sugar, with about 10 calories per serving in the flavored mixes and zero in Raw Unflavored
- Mango Pineapple is sweetened with Reb M from fermented rice, not stevia, so there is no bitter aftertaste
- Single-serve stick packs that tear open one-handed and pour straight into the bottle by your feeding chair
Try it. Sweat on it. Decide later.
Every order carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it is not for you, email us and we refund you in full. You do not even ship anything back.
What customers say
Love it! Super helpful high sodium for my POTS and doesn't taste too salty.
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Every Saltivate is zero sugar and HSA/FSA eligible.
Common questions
Are electrolytes safe while breastfeeding?
Hydration needs are personal while nursing, so your fluid and sodium targets are best set with your doctor, midwife, or lactation consultant. Saltivate is a sodium-forward electrolyte powder with zero sugar, made in the USA and third-party lab tested with COAs published. Bring the label to your provider and confirm it fits your plan before adding it.
Will Saltivate increase my milk supply?
Saltivate is a hydration product, and we do not make claims about milk supply or lactation outcomes. Nursing raises your fluid needs, and Saltivate helps the water you are already drinking replace the sodium it leaves out. For questions about supply, a lactation consultant is the right resource.
Which Saltivate is best while nursing?
Mango Pineapple is the easy pick if you want flavor: zero sugar, sweetened with OnoSweet, a Reb M made by fermenting rice rather than from the stevia leaf, so there is no bitter aftertaste. If you would rather skip sweetener entirely, Raw Unflavored is just electrolytes with a light saltiness in a big bottle of water, and zero calories.
Is Saltivate HSA or FSA eligible?
Yes. Saltivate is HSA/FSA eligible at checkout, with no Letter of Medical Necessity needed, so you can pay by card and use pre-tax health dollars to cover it.
Free samples
Taste a few before you buy a jar
If you are reaching for your bottle all day while nursing, the flavor has to be one you want to keep drinking. Tell us where to send a few stick packs, flavored and Raw Unflavored, so you can find yours before you order.
Hydration that keeps up with the night feeds
Nursing asks a lot of your body and your water bottle. Add 800mg of sodium per serving with zero sugar, in Mango Pineapple stick packs that tear open one-handed and stir into whatever you are drinking. Talk with your doctor, midwife, or lactation consultant about your fluid plan, then keep a few packs wherever you feed. HSA/FSA eligible, made in the USA, third-party tested.
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How Saltivate compares
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| Saltivate | BPN Electrolytes | Buoy | Carnivore | Cure | Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder | DripDrop | DryWater | Gatorade | GHOST Hydration | Good Intentions | HRDWRK | Hydrate Pro | HydroMATE | Just Ingredients Electrolytes | Liquid I.V. | LMNT | Magna | Nectar Hydration | NormaLyte | Nuun Sport | Pedialyte | Prime Hydration+ Sticks | Promix Electrolyte Drink Mix | Propel | Re-Lyte | SALTT | Santa Cruz Paleo | Skratch | Thorne Catalyte | Trevi | Ultima | Vitassium | Waterboy Daily Hydration | Nothing found with these criteria | |
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| Serving size | 1 stick (6g) | 1 scoop (5.6g) | 1.5 mL (1 squeeze) | 1 scoop (~3g) | 1 scoop (8.3g) | 1 scoop (6g) | 1 stick (10g) | 1 stick (11g) | 1 powder stick (35g) | 1 scoop (9g) | 1 scoop | 1 scoop (3g) | 1 scoop (4.93g) | 1 stick (5.4g) | 1 scoop (5.7g) | 1 scoop | 1 stick (6g) | 1 stick (5 to 6.5g) | 1 packet (3.4g) | 1 stick (10.5g) | 1 tablet (5g) | 1 packet (8.5g) | 1 stick (9.8g) | 1 scoop (5.18g) | 1 stick (3g) | 1 scoop (7g) | 1 stick (6.6g) | 1 scoop (4.1g) | 1 packet (22g) | 1 scoop (10.4g) | 1 stick (4.8g) | 1 stick/scoop | 2 capsules | 1 stick (3.0g) | — |
| Sodium | 800mg (from salt) | 500mg (from himalayan pink salt, citrate) | 50mg | 500mg (from citrate) | 240mg (from salt) | 40mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 330mg (from citrate, salt) | 380mg (from citrate, pink sea salt) | 230mg (from salt, citrate) | 150mg (from citrate, himalayan pink salt) | 500mg (from salt) | 650mg (from citrate, bicarbonate, chloride) | 1000mg (from salt) | 250mg (from salt) | 100mg (from salt) | 510mg (from salt, citrate) | 1000mg (from salt) | 300mg (from salt) | 100mg (from himalayan pink salt) | 851mg (from citrate, salt) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 40mg (from sea salt) | 1000mg (from salt (himalayan pink)) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 810mg (from salt) | 968mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 1000mg (from salt) | 400mg (from citrate) | 485mg (from salt, disodium phosphate) | 230mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 55mg (from salt) | 500mg (from salt) | 550mg (from pink himalayan salt) | — |
| Potassium | 240mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 10mg | 300mg (from citrate, bicarbonate) | 310mg (from coconut water) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 185mg (from citrate) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 70mg (from phosphate) | 375mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from citrate) | 390mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from citrate) | 393mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from bicarbonate) | 180mg (from citrate) | 700mg (from dipotassium phosphate, coconut water) | 200mg (from chloride) | 80mg (from phosphate) | 400mg (from citrate) | 408mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 49mg (from citrate) | 96mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate, citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 140mg (from citrate) | — |
| Magnesium | 60mg (from malate) | 25mg (from bisglycinate chelate) | 0mg | 40mg (from oxide, citrate) | 0mg | 120mg (from citrate) | 39mg (from citrate) | 40mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 83mg (from citrate) | 30mg (from malate) | 150mg (from glycinate, citrate) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 15mg (from oxide) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 60mg (from malate) | 210mg (from malate, gluconate, glycinate) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 25mg (from oxide) | 0mg | 124mg (from citrate) | 60mg (from malate) | 0mg | 50mg (from glycinate, malate) | 178mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 48mg (from carbonate) | 40mg (from lysinate glycinate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 20mg (from malate) | — |
| Sugar | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 0g | 32g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2.5g | 0g | 11g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 1g | 6g | 2g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 19g | <1g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | — |
| Sweetener | Reb M (not from stevia) | Stevia (steviol glycosides) | None | Stevia | Stevia, monk fruit | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Sugar, dextrose | Sucralose | None | Sucralose, natural stevia | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Cane sugar, dextrose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Sucralose | Stevia | Dextrose, sucralose, Ace-K | Sucralose, acesulfame potassium | Monk fruit (lightly sweetened versions) | Sucralose, ace-K | Stevia | Stevia (RebD and RebM) | Stevia | Cane sugar, dextrose | Stevia (Rebaudioside A) | Sucralose, stevia | Stevia | None | Organic stevia leaf extract | — |
| Artificial ingredients | None | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | Artificial flavors, dyes (Yellow 5, Red 40) | Sucralose, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Ace-K, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | Sucralose, Acesulfame | — | Sucralose, Ace-K | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | — | — | — |
| Pay with HSA/FSA card | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | — |
| Made in | USA | Unknown | — | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | India | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | — |
| Servings per unit | 30 sticks | 50 (jar) | 120 servings | 90 (jar) | 28 (jar) | 50 (jar) | 32 sticks | 12 sticks | 30 sticks | 40 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 30 (jar) | 30 sticks | 28 sticks | 30 sticks | 30 sticks | 10 tablets | 8 packets | 6 sticks | 30 (jar) | 40 sticks | 60 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 20 servings | 30 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 20 sticks | 50 (100 ct) | 60 (jar) | — |
| Price per serving | $1.33 | $0.90 | $0.33 | $0.46 | $1.37 | $0.97 | $1.12 | $2.42 | $0.90 | $0.82 | $0.22 | $0.30 | $0.78 | $1.20 | $0.83 | $1.39 | $1.50 | $1.96 | $1.47 | $1.33 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $2.33 | $1.40 | $0.75 | $0.77 | $1.20 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $1.13 | $0.78 | $1.05 | $0.50 | $0.50 | — |
| Price per 1,000mg key electrolytes i | $1.20 | $1.24 | $5.50 | $0.54 | $2.49 | $0.83 | $2.02 | $1.70 | $3.00 | $1.34 | $0.34 | $0.27 | $0.61 | $2.58 | $1.84 | $1.54 | $1.19 | $2.96 | $3.67 | $1.06 | $1.57 | $2.84 | $2.69 | $1.11 | $2.20 | $0.61 | $0.77 | $0.79 | $2.41 | $1.81 | $1.34 | $2.59 | $0.83 | $0.70 | — |
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