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I pretty much didn't - mainly because I always forgot

I will never forget one of our friends reading the other the riot act because she could not keep down her prenatals due to HG. The bad part was that the friend reading the riot act smoked her whole pregnancy.

I'm not sure why someone would purposefully not take them. I feel that its a risk I'm not willing take by not taking them, but if I forget, I don't' feel like the world is ending.

My best friend I think stopped taking them after the first trimester, but mostly because she'd forget to take them, not because she actively chose not to.

My sister chose not to because she couldn't find one that didn't make her feel sick...she had 5 kids and they are all healthy. Not a choice I would make but it seems have worked out okay so far for her.

My Ob did not actually, she said she just took folica acid in her first tri.

I was terrible at taking them. Absolutely terrible. I bought a 60 day supply in my first trimester and had a good half of the bottle left when I delivered. Now the proud parent of a healthy, happy, (almost) 3 year old.

I have a friend who didn't really take them for most of her pregnancy. I think she had problems swallowing pills, then her doctor kind of yelled/encouraged her. I think eventually she found gummy ones and was ok with those. I took the gummy ones my whole pregnancy and never had an issue with them.

My midwife told me that prenatals are mostly for the benefit of the mother, because the fetus is taking the nutrients they need from the mother. She said extra folic acid, iron, and DHA are great, especially if you can get enough through your diet, but that a lot of pregnant women don't, and that's why she encourages taking them.

I take them. Last pregnancy my food intake was awful...I could pretty much only eat peanut butter sandwiches.

If you're confident in your diet it's fine not to take them, especially after the first trimester.

My mom didn't when she was pregnant with me! She tells me that she also ate horribly - lots of fast food. I turned out okay!

I didn't take them when I couldn't keep anything down. I think Mrs. Avocado from weddingbee/That Wife intentionally didn't take them if I remember correctly (I used to be obsessed with a number of blogs. So embarrassing). She has two really beautiful, healthy kids, so it obviously worked out for her.

Most people who skip them will be just fine, the biggest risk is from a lack of folic acid, which can cause spinal cord defects. In America, flour and bread is fortified with folic acid, so if you eat that, it's easy to get the amount you need.

I didn't my first pregnsncy. I have a bladder condition where I had to be on a specific diet and couldn't tolerate the ascorbic acid in them. I took folic acid, but that is more important to take before you get pregnant anyway.

my mom... but no one did back then.