Are You Taking Prenatal Vitamins?

on March 19, 2009 at 12:15 PM

prenatal vitamins folic acid I didn't like taking my prenatal vitamins. Without getting into TMI, let's just say they didn't work so well with my digestive system. In the beginning, I popped them anyway, but a few weeks into my pregnancy I asked my midwife if I could stop taking them. She said she'd be OK with me just taking a folic acid supplement, but if my blood work showed that I was low in iron or anything else, she'd make me start taking them again.

Most healthcare providers do recommend a prenatal vitamin of some sort -- they help make up for any deficiency in a mother's diet, and the folic acid, iron, and calcium components are especially important. Folic acid can help reduce your risk of having a baby with a birth defect of the brain and spinal cord.

I came across a post in Pregnancy recently where several moms said they were skipping prenatal vities for one reason or another. Are you?

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Comments (13)

eldamk

on Mar 19, 2009 at 12:41 PM

I had my baby 6 weeks ago and have the last of a bottle of vitamins that I will take along with iron pills. Once Im done I will switch to regular daily supplements. Ive noticed if I take my vitamins religiously it helps me with my immune system no COLDS!

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Peajewel

on Mar 19, 2009 at 1:38 PM

My doctor had me take Expecta along with my prenatal. It has a lot of benefits to it. My friend was amazed when she came to see me in the hospital, she said she was certain that my daughter was focusing in on people when they were talking to her. She was sure it was because os the Expecta. Here is a link if anyone wants to check it out.

http://www.expectalipil.com/

ThinknPinkMom

on Mar 19, 2009 at 1:43 PM

When I was pregnant I took flintstone vitamins. I needed something I could chew up, and my midwife said that was just fine. :)

fluud7

on Mar 19, 2009 at 1:44 PM

i *try* to take my folic acid, but me and prenatals just don't get along. i've never taken vitamins on a regular basis, so i'm pretty terrible at remembering to take it....

RanaAurora

on Mar 19, 2009 at 2:21 PM

I take them before I go to bed. It was the only way I could take them in the beginning without getting sick, and now it's just habit.
But yes, I take it religiously.

RJSMOMMA

on Mar 19, 2009 at 3:09 PM

prenatals and biotin...to help with hair growth....i am not pregnant...nor can i be BTW

madamekatekate

on Mar 19, 2009 at 3:58 PM

Yes! I take mine in the morning (or sometimes afternoon if I get busy and forget)

With my DD1, I took them at night because for some reason that's just when I liked to take them.

BunniBlonde

on Mar 19, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Mine don't sit well with me at all. I can't even get them all the way down. lol But the Flinstone vitamin idea sounds good to me... maybe I should try it. :)

tjuhmylove

on Mar 19, 2009 at 5:13 PM

I think mine every other day; I find that if I take them everyday they make me constipated. So every other day for me..

MamaCatCat

on Mar 19, 2009 at 8:34 PM

You don't absorb most of the vitamis anyway... so a flinstone is perfectly fine. That's all I can take without getting constipated, and the reason you get constipated is b/c your body doesn't absorb all the stuff in the pill and it goes straight through.