https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:24:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15353 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:32:05 +0000 mrsjyw 15353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaLove: one of my gfs suggested that I try taking them at night as well, thank you for the tip!</p> <p>I think it helped eating before I took the pills... as of right now, I feel okay. I had a few cramps earlier, but I think that was just hunger pains for lunch! :) </p> <p>I'm going to keep taking them with breakfast and then switch to night time if I feel nausea. So far, so good! BRING ON THE HAIR AND NAILS!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15352 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:32:05 +0000 carrieknitscake 15352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jenn23: I always take my vitamins after I've had something to eat in the morning. I'm impressed by how gentle Rainbow Lights are on my notoriously unhinged stomach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15351 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:29:27 +0000 Jenn23 15351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, a lot of Vitafusion gummy lovers here! I also take these prenatals and haven't had any problems, whatsoever. No nausea, but I always take them with food. I've always been told to take any vitamins with food to prevent nausea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15347 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:25:05 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 15347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>at the beginning I would get major cramps from my prenatal vitamins, so I stopped and just kept taking my folic acid.</p> <p>Now, seems like it's gone... so I'm taking the vitamins again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15314 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:43:50 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 15314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I took one with DHA (I think it was Nature Made - from Costco) they made me extremely nauseous. I switched to taking them at bedtime and to Target brand and no effects... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15277 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:46:48 +0000 MrsApricot 15277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm taking Vitafusion Gummy Prenatal Vitamins as well, in hopes of starting our TTC Journey soon. I did take part of a bottle of Nature's Best, and it seemed like they were the cause of my upset stomach at the time. Vitafusion Gummies were recommended on WeddingBee, so I tried them. I also like that you take two gummies a day. I read that taking a vitamin once a day overwhelms the system and it can't process out all the nutrients it needs before it's eliminated. So I take one in the morning with breakfast and one at night with dinner. If I happen to forget, I take both at the same time, or an hour or two apart. No problems with nausea, and they taste pretty decent, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15264 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:34:14 +0000 carrieknitscake 15264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had no problem with the Rainbow Light Once a Days. I take a Trader Joe's Fish Oil pill as well. I did gummies for awhile, but was afraid that I wasn't getting enough of what I needed, so I switched to Rainbow Light. Only times I've been sick on vitamins are on an empty stomach. I think that I have an unopened bottle of gummy prenatals if anyone wants them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15262 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:28:18 +0000 chopsuey 15262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My prenatals made me super nauseous so I started taking gummies :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15239 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:04:02 +0000 MamaLove 15239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take Rainbow Lite as well and haven't had any problems. I take them at night, before I go to bed.<br /> If you start to get nauseous after taking them, you might want to try switching to the evening, and take them right before you go to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15228 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:45:19 +0000 Mrsbells 15228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had this awful metallic taste in my mouth when taking certain prescription prenatals. I switched to Citral Natal Harmony and its been much better since then, although I still do have the metallic taste but its milder and less frequent </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15220 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:25:01 +0000 mrsjyw 15220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for your feedback ladies! </p> <p>Just to clarify, I used to take the Nature's Bounty 1 a day women's multivitamin (not prenatal) that used to give me really bad nausea.</p> <p>The Rainbow Lite Prenatal One seems to be okay right now... but I'm trying to eat a lot of fruit and drink coffee to keep the potential nausea at bay. @LeeLee, the gummies sound like the best workaround for me, if I have any problems with these! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15213 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:06:51 +0000 Adira 15213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had any problem with my one-a-day ones, but I also take mine at night right before bed, so I'm asleep by the time it might affect me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15211 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:01:28 +0000 tequiero21 15211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm with mrs. d. before pregnancy, never affected me. i think it was the dha that made me very nauseous and for the trimester, i took them in the morning and end up throwing it up! so i just switched it at night. i have to take extra folic acid (because i have twins), so i take 1mg of folic acid in the morning with my breakfast. then i take my full prenatal at night. it's worked for me, except now, i think i've developed reflux or something, so i can't take it right before going to bed or it'll come back up. i could probably take it in the morning now, but i've gotten used to taking it at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15210 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:58:46 +0000 Mrs. D 15210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was taking pre-natals before getting pregnant, I had no consequences, but when I got pregnant, I found that taking them in the morning on an empty stomach makes me feels like I'm going to get sick. I now take them at night before bed and I don't get nauseated anymore, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15208 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:57:44 +0000 winniebee 15208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The One a Day ones made me nauseous too, but the Target brand prenatals are fine for me. I just need to make sure I take them with food. I always take them with dinner (or right after dinner). </p> <p>The good side effects are great nail and hair growth : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15206 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:56:40 +0000 leelee 15206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The One-a-day ones also made me really nauseous :( I switched to Vitafusion Prenatal Gummies and love them. I haven't had any side effects from them and they are actually pretty good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15204 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:54:24 +0000 Mrs. Bee 15204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmmm i've taken many different prenatal vitamins (doctors seem to change their preferred brand every year based on what pharmaceutical companies push I guess), and i've never had a problem. hope rainbow lite works out for you... i took them for awhile on the recommendation of my acupuncturist, and didn't have any side effects, (i now take a prescription prenatal). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prenatal-vitamins-side-effects#post-15198 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:46:12 +0000 mrsjyw 15198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I just took my first round of Rainbow Lite DHA 250 and Prenatal one. I took it after eating my breakfast banana, and am feeling okay thus far. </p> <p>I'm bracing myself for the worst though, because once a day multivitamins used to give me the worst nausea and I had to stop taking them.</p> <p>For those of you who are or have taken prenatals, did you experience any nausea? Side-effects? What was your recourse? </p>