I had my first doctors appointment today to get to know the doctor & have my blood test to confirm the pregnancy (I'm just over 5 week est). During the process he told me to STOP taking prenatal vitamins & only take folic acid. He said that prenatal vitamins may actually harm my babies development at this stage (particularly iron) & that if I wished to take them after 12 weeks I could but he is not an advocate of this. I am very confused by this information & now quite concerned about the damage that I may have caused by taking these vitamins (with 60mg of iron) daily for the past 2 1/2 weeks. Are you an advocate of prenatal vitamins?
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I took prenatal vitamins while TTC, throughout my entire pregnancy and while breast feeding.
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@swedishfish: same.
My RE wanted me on a prenatal for six months before we started treatments.
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I took prenatal, DHA, and Vitamin D throughout my entire pregnancy. I stayed on the Prenatal and DHA while nursing. I've never heard the advice against a prenatal during pregnancy.
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@Lolo: I have never heard that! I took prenatals for the entire year I was TTC, during pregnancy, and while breastfeeding.
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I've been taking prenatals for 2.5 years straight while TTC, pregnant, breastfeeding and pregnant again. My doctors (and LO's pediatrician) have both asked about and recommended it. Other doctors at the ER have assumed I was taking them, confirming my assumption that it was the best practice here (USA).
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I took prenatals, but mine don't have iron in them.
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I've been taking them for more than a year (even when not TTC)
But the ones I take aren't high in iron. I'd ask your doctor for more details because that sounds really odd.
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I've been taking prenatals since April 2011...not pregnant, pregnant, nursing, etc.
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I've never heard that but don't take prenatals personally. I do take vitamin D but that is it. I have to say its kind of nice to hear something that supports my not taking of the vitamins! Despite that though, I wouldn't worry about having taken them in your case. So many people take them and have healthy pregnancies. I'd say it isn't one of the things to spend too much time stressing over.
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I've never heard that. I started taking prenatals 3 months before getting pregnant and still take them at almost 6 months PP. Mine do not have iron but I find it strange that he is only advocating for folic acid when DHA is so important.
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I took prenatals before getting pregnant, during pregnancy, and after while breastfeeding. I have never heard they are dangerous.
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I've never heard this before either. I took prenatals for a year before we conceived, the whole time I was pregnant and the year that I nursed. That would be enough for me to look for a new provider, that isn't a philosophy I agree with.
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I have been taking prenatals since January of 2011. So while TTC, pregnant, breasfeeding, pregnant again.
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I take vitamin D and Omega 3 regularly anyways, and my doctor told me I didn't need to take prenatal vitamins, but just take folic acid, and that I could stop taking that after a certain point (I forget when it was)
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I've never heard of someone being told to stop - seems odd? I took them for the six months before conceiving and have been taking them my entire pregnancy. I plan to take them after LO is here, too.
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That's weird that the folic acid was recommended, because it is my understanding that you need to be on that at least 3 months before you actually conceive.
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I started taking them as soon as we were TTC, kept it up through the pregnancy, and am still taking them now that I'm nursing. Mine don't have iron in them though.
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That seems totally weird to me. My doctor was very explicit that I should take prenatals plus dha, and starting around 25 weeks I added an iron supplement as well after bloodwork results.
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My doc told me to start taking them when I went off bc on the off chance I conceived even though I wasn't TTC (and I did end up conceiving so she was right!) and then stressed the importance of taking them throughout pregnancy. So yea, that's odd.
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Very odd! I would look for a new Dr!
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Just some background, I'm from the UK but currently living in the Middle East, this is the first time that I have visited a doctor here & I am a little thrown with this advice. I checked the UK national health service website which recommends 400 micrograms of folic acid plus 10 micrograms of vitamin D and a varied diet. Maybe I'll just stick to my folic acid tablet that I've been taken four the past 4 months and add a vitamin D supplement. I'm Interested to know more about the Omega 3 supplement too.
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I'm seven weeks PP and still taking them and have been for two years. My dr said anyone in their fertile years should just in case.
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I started taking them when I first got pregnant and haven't stopped. I was told it's a good idea to take them as long as there is even a slight possibility you could get pregnant. I take food based prenatals. Not sure if that makes a difference. I have never ever heard not to take them during pregnancy but I have heard that in general vitamins are not.really necessary and may be harmful.
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I take OTC prenatals (have for years and all through my pregnancy so far) without iron. I started an iron supplement around the start of my 3rd trimester. I also take vitamin D and magnesium supplements.
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I started taking the before I got pregnant and just started again knowing we were goign to TTC soon. My doctor was very insistent on taking these, I also had to take an iron supplement after blood work at 25 weeks. I would ask his reasoning and if you don't agree possibly look for another doctor.
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I took them from when I found out I was pregnant until at least delivery day...can't remember if I did during my short time breast feeding. My OB said to take them. Not sure if mine had iron...I mostly took the gummy ones starting around the end of the dirt trimester when the ones in the purple package, don't remember what brand, ran out.
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I started taking prenatals 3 months prior to TTC and took them while TTC, through pregnancy, and while breastfeeding as well!
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That is really weird.
I took through pre TTC, TTC, pregnancy, and while BF.
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