https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:04:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1142018 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:42:23 +0000 artsyfartsy 1142018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan on having my children close in age, so I will probably just continue to take them all the way through my childbearing/nursing years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1142014 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:41:39 +0000 LuLu Mom 1142014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped when I ran out, maybe 2 months after giving birth? I need to start back up since we are thinking of TTC again in the somewhat near future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141989 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:34:35 +0000 MamaHeza 1141989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 months postpartum now, still breastfeeding and still taking my prenatals. It's a great vitamin, not huge, not sickening, and not expensive, so I reckon I'll keep taking them through breastfeeding and probably the next few years until I'm done breastfeeding our next baby! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141966 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:23:49 +0000 MamaCate 1141966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took them from before we started trying (nov 2010) through ttc, pregnancy, and continued BFing after day weaning at 13 months. When LO was 20 months we started Ttc again and I got pregnant again so I am still taking them... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141924 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:05:47 +0000 mrsjyw 1141924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first few months? I only take calc+mag supplements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141869 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:36:58 +0000 JerricaBenton 1141869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're still nursing but I assume I'll take them throughout my child bearing years. I don't see any reason to stop. I'm a vegetarian so I appreciate the extra iron. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141867 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:36:07 +0000 JoJoGirl 1141867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummmm I haven't been taking one and I'm still nursing, have I been totally screwing up here? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141863 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:34:50 +0000 lawbee11 1141863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am still taking mine. I plan to take them until I stop breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141852 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:30:45 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1141852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took them as long as I was nursing. So, a very long a** time. ;) Five years with Ellie, and then didn't ever stop since she weaned when I was pregnant with Lorelei. So I have been taking prenatals since May of 2006; more than 7 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141850 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:28:41 +0000 Adira 1141850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still breastfeeding at 7.5 months pp, so I'm still taking them. I also plan to start TTC as soon as AF shows back up, so I'll just continue to take them until after baby #2 probably! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141845 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:26:40 +0000 Smurfette 1141845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am still taking them since I am nursing in the AM and PM still. Once I am fully weaned I will keep taking them till the bottle is out. Then will go back to a regular multi vitamin. They aren't that different from a multi vitamin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141776 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:01:08 +0000 Dandelion 1141776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Penny Lane: Same...I'm almost 15 weeks in, and I can barely remember to take them. If I even make it through my pregnancy still taking them, I definitely will stop once I deliver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141770 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:50:12 +0000 Bookish 1141770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 3months pp and I take them most days. I'll probably take them til I'm done bf-ing and then switch to a regular multivitamin </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141768 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:45:13 +0000 aprk 1141768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I meant to take them through BFing, but I wasn't very diligent. My bottle ran out about 2 months pp and I never got another one. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141719 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 03:11:47 +0000 erwoo 1141719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took them from before we started to try all the way until after I stopped nursing our second son (nursed him for about 14 months) because I wanted to finish the last bottle. I figured it was still vitamins and it would have been a waste to stop. This was a total of almost 6 years! Now I just take regular vitamins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141716 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 03:07:09 +0000 Sapphiresun 1141716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've used a prenatal as my regular multivitamin since I was about 21 and my dr suggested it for the extra folic acid "just in case" we ever had an accidental pregnancy, and because I tend to be low on iron anyway, it saves me taking it separately. So, I'm only 9 weeks pp, but I have no idea when I'll stop. Post menopause maybe?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141700 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:54:44 +0000 fairy 1141700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For some reason I keep forgetting to take them postpartum! I took them diligently every day when I was pregnant, but now I only remember to take it maybe 4 days a week. I just started a new joint supplement yesterday, though, so maybe that will help me remember to take my prenatals too. I planned to take them as long as I breastfeed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141669 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:18:53 +0000 lovehoneybee 1141669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still taking them at 14 months pp. I'm still breastfeeding, but he's been slowly weaning--we're down to 1-2 times a day. I kinda think I'll still take them even after he's weaned--good to have the multivitamin! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141667 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:14:30 +0000 Penny Lane 1141667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up on prenatals before my 2nd trimester was over -.- hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141665 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:12:01 +0000 mole 1141665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious about this too, as I'm almost 8 months in. I figure that I will keep going until I stop bfing. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141660 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:05:41 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1141660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't take them at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-pp-did-you-take-prenatals#post-1141656 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:24 +0000 birdofafeather 1141656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still BFing at 9 months and I ran out of prenatals so I got some at Costco. When I got home, I realized it was a 5 month supply! I'm open to BFing well past a year so I still opened it and have been taking them but a part of me did wonder if I would still have some when I wasn't BFing anymore! </p> <p>How long did you take your vitamins? Anyone else get in a routine and have lots left over after you were "supposed" to be done? </p>