https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:32:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-490016 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:51:09 +0000 MamaMagpie 490016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@vegmama I bet it's kind of tough finding stuff without any gelatin in it :-/ My cousin and her DH are both vegan, so I know of that challenge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-489947 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:23:36 +0000 shopaholic 489947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also tried 3 different brands and the Nature Made w/DHA is also my favorite. I can't vouch for whether or not pre-nats made me pee more, because I already was the kind of person who has to pee all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-489893 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:59:48 +0000 Vegmama 489893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I love the Rainbow Light, but you're right about the DHA. I also take a vegan DHA (DEVA Vegan DHA-EPA). Being a vegetarian means gummies &amp; anything with a gel coating is off-limits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-475505 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:51:04 +0000 MamaMagpie 475505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden that is very good to know -- I actually hate taking pills, so I would really hate it if I were taking them only to have much of it go unabsorbed and wasted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-475179 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:04:57 +0000 LindsayInNY 475179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't buy a pre-natal specifically. My ob/gyn told me to add to my current vitamin regime... I was taking a daily multi-vitamin and fish oil and added folic acid and calcium/vitamin D. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474988 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:56:22 +0000 Foodnerd81 474988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: Subscribing only saves a tiny bit anyway, Amazon is still way cheaper than WF. I just like the subscribe thing because otherwise I'd forget. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474953 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:47:14 +0000 Mrs.Someone 474953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Thanks for the suggestion :) I did last buy them off of Amazon, but I don't like to subscribe to anything since I change my mind often! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474930 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:43:05 +0000 kml636 474930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only ones I liked were Trader Joe's... One a days made me sick. I also took Floradix iron from the health foods store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474920 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:40:08 +0000 Foodnerd81 474920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take the Rainbow Light 'petite'-- 3 small pills instead of 1 big one, which is a lifesaver in the 1st trimester when I gag pretty easily. As long as I take them with food my stomach is usually fine, or, as fine as it's going to be until I'm out of the 1st trimester. </p> <p>I did not really do a lot of research-- my older sister did, she is very into organic healthy stuff and she chose them and recommended them, so I just went with it. </p> <p>@Mrs.Someone: It's a lot cheaper to buy them on Amazon. I did the subscribe and save thing so they automatically send them every 60 or 90 days or something, and you save another couple percentage points off the price. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474909 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:31:46 +0000 MamaMoose 474909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take the nature made multi + dha and am very happy with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474871 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:14:19 +0000 Alivoo01 474871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took rainbow lites until I got a prescription pre-natal. I liked it and included an ingredient for stool softener! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474766 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:20:17 +0000 hilsy85 474766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It really doesn't matter, as long as they have the recommended amount of the vitamins that are important (mainly folic acid). I took rainbow lites and a generic drugstore brand, and never had issues with either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474762 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:18:47 +0000 lavender 474762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took the target brand while pregnant and still do 9 mths pp with no issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474761 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:18:42 +0000 SleepyMonkey 474761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am also a big fan of rainbow lites. They are big so I split them on half to make it easier to swallow. Never had an issue with my stomach on them. I still take them because I am breastfeeding and I just take a separate DHA. I get the plant based one because the fish ones gave me disgusting fishy burps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474717 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:13:21 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 474717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a RX for a prenatal. I am not pregnant yet, they are big and sometimes upset my stomach if I don't take it with a big enough meal. they cost under $5/month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474630 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:31:27 +0000 autumnlove 474630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've tried the Rainbow Light and the Nature Made with DHA and I prefer the Nature Made because it is easier to swallow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474627 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:18:20 +0000 Arden 474627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMagpie: Basically they are compiled of vitamins extracted from food, instead of lab-created synthetic varieties. Your body recognizes food based nutrients better and it absorbs them, while the chemical versions often just sit in your stomach undigested.</p> <p>The food-based vitamins are sometimes more expensive, but well worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474618 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:50:28 +0000 MamaMagpie 474618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, thank you @Arden! You answered my question before I could ask it! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474617 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:49:15 +0000 MamaMagpie 474617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone, this might be a dumb question, but what does "food-based" mean? I'm very intrigued! I've never been good at taking vitamins and I just want to get the most out of these!</p> <p>Thank you for your input, ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474615 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:39:00 +0000 Arden 474615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I strongly recommend a food-based vitamin - it's much better absorbed by your body, easier on your system, no chemicals, and more natural. </p> <p>I use the Rainbow Light Prenatal Mini, since I have a hard time taking bigger pills. There are other brands of food-based vitamins though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474611 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:27:24 +0000 Mrs.Someone 474611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Rainbow Light's one a day (available at Whole Foods type places). Its a food-based vitamin so it is easier to digest and there are no chemicals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474604 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:09:08 +0000 MamaMagpie 474604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Three votes for Nature Made! </p> <p>I only bought the 30 day supply of the One-A-Days so I think I will try those next! Definitely love the idea of the DHA being included in just the one pill.</p> <p>Thank you so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474595 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:58:05 +0000 shopaholic 474595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also tried 3 different pre-natal brands: Trader Joe's, One A Day, and Nature Made. So far, I prefer the Nature Made Multi + DHA the best! It's 1 soft gel (vs. One A Day's separate pill + soft gel) and doesn't give me a weird after-taste or burpiness. I also noticed that I am more "regular" on the Nature Made pre-natal. I get mine at Costco. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474566 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:49:16 +0000 ladyfingers 474566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also used the nature made with dha included. I switched to gummies with an iron supplement because they were half the cost of the nature made... And then realized I had to take 2, plus buying the iron so i ended up spending more lol.</p> <p>Anyway as long as it has folic acid and dha, I think the rest of the components are pretty comparable among the brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474556 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:35:19 +0000 lawbee11 474556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know which brand is the best, but I have taken three different kinds and my favorite of the three is Nature Made Prenatal Multi + DHA. I originally was taking the gummies, but then I found out they didn't have any iron and had very little DHA, so I switched to Rainbow Light. I didn't mind RL, but I found them very hard to swallow, and they also didn't have DHA. The Nature Made are softgels and are really easy to swallow. Plus they have the DHA included so I don't also have to take a DHA supplement. </p> <p>I never experienced frequent urination until I was actually pregnant (and I was taking prenatals for three months before I got my BFP). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-about-pre-natal-vitamins#post-474551 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:31:23 +0000 MamaMagpie 474551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are the "best" brands of pre-natals? I grabbed the One-A-Days that also include an omega-3, but wanted to know of any other recommended brands...</p> <p>Also, I've been taking them for about a week now and...I'm peeing CONSTANTLY! Is it because of the pre-natals? </p>