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I take the Target Up and Up brand prenatals.

I take these ones! I like it because you only need to take 1 per day.

http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Made-Prenatal-Multi-Softgels/dp/B005G4YCHW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1412608631&sr=8-4&keywords=prenatal

I take the Rainbow Light prenatals. They are vegan and don't have the coating that others have. I had a funky reaction to 2 other brands that were coated.

I know a lot of people here love the Rainbow Light Prenatal so I'm sure you'll get a lot of recommendations for that! I had a REALLY hard time swallowing pills while pregnant (bad gag reflex + nausea + psyching myself out, haha!) so I ended up with the following regimen:

-Chewable multivitamin
-Chewable Calcium + Vitamin D supplement
-Ovega-3 (a vegetarian DHA+EPA gel cap, no fishy taste!)
-two 400mcg folic acid tablets (extremely small and easy to swallow)

That was 1200mcg folic acid total, including the MV, which was recommended because I was at higher risk of having neural tube deficiency. You may not need that much.

@Mrs. Lion: I have to buy them at a local health food store. I'm sure they would be available at a Super Supplements or Whole Foods. Online you can also get them from Amazon or Vitacost.

my grocery store does free prescription prenatals. They actually just switched which one it is, so i'm not srue of the brand, but i know it has DHA and it's free. Might be worth checking out your local grocery stores/pharmacies

I also have some chewy UP and UP ones which are easier on my tummy, but since they taste like candy i mentally associate them as not being as "good" for me, so I don't take them as much.

@Mrs. Lion: my target carries them!

I take the target brand too!

@Mrs. Lion: I wish I could them at my Target! That would be convenient since I'm there all the time

@hocuspocus: it's about the same size as the Whole Foods brand--big but not obscene. It doesn't look like it would cut without making a rough edge.

@hocuspocus: If you get them on Amazon, do a Subscribe & Save. I've been doing that for a really long time and love it. Eventually, you can add diaper and wipe subscriptions. It helped me not having to run out to the store for them with a newborn/infant.

Ask your ob if they recommend a rx one. I was happily surprised that the ones they recommend were free thru my insurance. The generic name for mine is prena1 and the name brand is prena pearl I believe. Never had an issue with them making me nauseous or anything either

I take OB complete with DHA (rx but works out cheaper than over the counter!) The pill is the size of a jelly belly jelly bean......I find it easy to swallow.

Around 10 weeks I added in a gummy calcium because I didn't think I was getting enough from food. I bought Citracal brand and they are very yummy. I feel like I can find coupons easily for them.

I asked my ob what the difference was between dha marketed to pregnant women and fish oil capsuls (since they tend to be a lot cheaper). He said not much and I could just take fish oil since dha wasn't in my prenatal. I but mine in bulk from puritans pride.

I take the Vitafusion gummies. I also take the Up & Up prenatal calcium and fiber supplement. Because FIBER.