I'm "shopping around" for a quality prenatal. Any recommendations?
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@creativemomma15: I've done a fair amount of research and always come back to these: http://www.naturemade.com/multivitamins/prenatal-and-postnatal/prenatal-dha-liquid-softgel#12lo5hk8TsbovCeE.97
Make sure you get the kind with DHA, NatureMade also has one without.
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The Prenatal vitamins from the Honest Co. do not upset my stomach (I do take them with food, though) like many others did. They vanilla yogurt coat their vitamins so they do not have a gross aftertaste and slide down the throat easier. The prenatal VITAMINS come in a traditional (Once Daily tablet) and a WHOLE FOODS variety. (* I also use their Prenatal DHA for extra DHA)) My RE was impressed with the fact that they are "complete" in vitamins and minerals and competitive with larger producers.
They can be purchased through Honest.com, Amazon, OR at Target.
Here are some links so you can compare information:• Prenatal (Once Daily)
https://www.honest.com/health-and-wellness/prenatal-complete-once-daily• Whole-Foods Based Prenatal
https://www.honest.com/health-and-wellness/prenatal• Prenatal DHA-complete
https://www.honest.com/health-and-wellness/dha-complete -
I use Thorne prenatals and like them. They contain folate instead of folic acid - doesn't matter for some people but I have the MTHFR mutation which makes it difficult for me to process folic acid. You do have to take three pills a day but I just take all three at once at night on a full stomach.
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@creativemomma15: I take prescription prenatals they have much higher levels of iron, folk acid etc. I like the citral natal brand
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I did Honest Co. and Rainbow Lite (available at Target) before getting pregnant. Once pregnant, I couldn't keep any pill prenatals down (immediately threw them back up) and had to switch to chewables. Of those, I tried Smarty Pants and Olly (both at Target). Olly's didn't upset my stomach, so that won. (At that point, I just needed SOMETHING!) I pair them with the Rainbow Lite DHA pills (which I can keep down).
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@SweetCaroline: @Kaohinani: @skinnycow: @Mrsbells: @foodiebee: Thanks for all of your suggestions! I'm feeling a little overly anxious about this decision! It's this underlying feeling that picking the exact right prenatal will help prevent another miscarriage... which I know is my anxiety manifesting in this decision!
@SweetCaroline: This is the kind I took before and they were good for me.
@Kaohinani: Just how huge are the once daily ones?
@skinnycow: I've been wanting to find one with folate... As far as I know I do not have MTHFR but it's one of the things that's been stuck in my head because of my miscarriage.
@foodiebee: I've been looking at Rainbow Light too. All of their choices kind of overwhelm me... preconception, trimester 1, prenatal one
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I take and like Thorne too
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I have used Rainbow Lite for years! I just take Prenatal One.
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@creativemomma15: *See affixed photo
I took a picture of both the Once Daily Prenatals and the small DHA supplements.
The vitamins can be broken in half fairly easily (even better with a pill cutter). I have no problem swallowing them but I have a friend who does and cuts hers. I got another friend hooked and she uses the whole-foods based one. -
@creativemomma15: I didn't know I had it until I did 23&me. I had a previous miscarriage also and was having a little difficulty conceiving. I got pregnant the month after switching to a prenatal with folate. No clue if that's what helped but it obviously didn't hurt.
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I really liked New Chapter.
My OB said it didn’t matter at all, just pick something (in case that’s helpful).
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I also take Thorne. They were recommended by my acupuncturist when I was pregnant with our first, I think because of the folate vs. folic acid.
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I took Rainbow Light with my first pregnancy but it has folic acid instead of folate (although I see they have a new Vibrance line that contains folate) so I switched to Best Nest Mama Bird for my current pregnancy and I’m liking it so far!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076G62QN8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_8IbvCbPMMYB7N
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