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.
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.
For those of you who are or have taken prenatals, did you experience any nausea? Side-effects? What was your recourse?
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
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).
persimmon / 1194 posts
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.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
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).
The good side effects are great nail and hair growth : )
pear / 1852 posts
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,
honeydew / 7968 posts
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.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
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.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Thanks for your feedback ladies!
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.
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!
squash / 13199 posts
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
grape / 82 posts
I take Rainbow Lite as well and haven't had any problems. I take them at night, before I go to bed.
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.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
My prenatals made me super nauseous so I started taking gummies 
apricot / 307 posts
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.
coffee bean / 40 posts
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.
pomelo / 5628 posts
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...
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
at the beginning I would get major cramps from my prenatal vitamins, so I stopped and just kept taking my folic acid.
Now, seems like it's gone... so I'm taking the vitamins again.
persimmon / 1085 posts
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.
apricot / 307 posts
@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.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
@MamaLove: one of my gfs suggested that I try taking them at night as well, thank you for the tip!
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!
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!!
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