Hi ladies.
It's that time to get on the preconception prenatal vitamin hunt.... Exciting times ahead. What prenatal vitamin did you take and which would you recommend?
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I took vitafusion gummies.. pills made me really nauseous.
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I've been taking nature made and I've been very happy with them.
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i take rainbow light prenatal one multivitamin. they are kind of big, so i split it in half and take one half at noon and the other half before i go to bed.
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I also take Rainbow Light Prenatal One! The pills are pretty big but I like that it's all natural and I never had any bad reactions from them. I hear some ladies get nauseated from their prenatal vitamins so I'm glad this didn't make me nauseated.
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Another vote for Rainbow Light. I never had any nausea problems with them.
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Nature Made... I buy them at Costco.
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Wow these are all ones I haven't heard of?! I got recommended blackmores... Anyone have any feedback on that one?
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I take New Chapter Perfect Prenatal which I like but I might switch to rainbow light. The new chapter one its three polls per day and they say you absorb it better that way but it is hard to remember! I like that it is whole foods based and has probiotics.
If you are in the US and have a flex account you can use your flex account to pay for prenatals if you get a "prescription" from your doctor.
I can't say I have ever heard.of blackmores, sorry!
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Hmm maybe blackmores is just an Australian one... I'll be looking into the ones you've all recommended though!! So many on the market- so confusing!!
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I take a folic acid supplement. I got it at Wal-Mart. I'm not sure of the brand.
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@chopsuey, check out the amazon comments about the vitafusion gummies. those had me concerned when i was researching options. my doctor wanted me on something with iron, so that also ruled those out for me.
i am/was a huge fan of the vitafusion line tho. my husband takes them and i was taking those vitamins before i got pregnant.
i take a prescription one called "prenatal plus iron"... so generic sounding! i also take a nordic naturals DHA supplement.
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I take the Naturemade that has DHA in the pill also. I hate the idea of having to buy two separate pills, it makes them a bit pricier but whatever.
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I just started the Rainbow Light Petite prenatals (like, yesterday). My sister advised me to get these since they are food based, better absorption, and it's 3 regular sized pills instead of a horse pill. I also take a calcium and D gummy because I can't drink milk.
The petites were a little more expensive-- I got them at Whole Foods, but I'll buy a big bottle online as long as they don't make me nauseous.
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Preconception I took the regular Nature Made, post conception I switched to the Nature Made with DHA. My doc said to wait on the DHA until I was about 16w because of nausea. When I was BF DD I took the DHA until I ran out and then switched back to the regular ones; plan to do the same this time mainly due to cost and already having some regular ones leftover. I either buy them at Costco or watch for BYGO sales where I'll stock up.
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What's wrong with the Vitafusion gummy prenatals?? That's what I've been taking since I always get sick after taking a pill vitamin but I don't want to take them if they're not good!
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I took prescription prenatals Citra-Natal harmony. These also have a stool softener so that helped. I tried a few other brands before I settled on these. They are a bit expensive but worth it. Now that I am nursing I just take the gummies
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I took prescription Prenexa and I liked them (they have a stool softener, which you may or may not want). But my insurance is crappy and I had to pay $40 to fill it each month. Now that I'm breastfeeding, I take the One A Day prenatals and I think they give me some (much needed) energy.
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I've been taking the One A Day with DHA but I take them right before I go to bed. Otherwise, they used to make me really nauseated.
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Another vote for Rainbow light prenatal one!
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I like nature made too but after reading this post I'm curious about the Vitafusion gummy prenatals! They sound so yummy.
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@Trailmix: it seems like there is some debate over whether vitamin A in the form of retinyl palmitate is ok or not, and in what quantities it would be ok. (vitafusion's vitamin A component is from RP, and many other prenatals have vitamin A in the form of beta carotene)
another issue is that it doesn't contain iron which is specifically something i needed and probably something that many pregnant women need.
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I started off (for nearly a year) taking the Vitafusion gummies because I hate big pills, but then I started reading a great book called "Do chocolate lovers really have sweeter babies" and it pushed for vitamins with much higher volumes of individual vitamins. So I started taking Centrum Specialist Prenatal, which is a big vitamin and a big DHA liquid gel. I've especially loved the high iron content, since I can be somewhat anemic. I haven't had any belly issues, as I take them right before bed.
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I took predate elite until we switched insurance and it would have cost me $200 every 90 days. Ridiculous! I was paying $43 every 90 days. Then my OB told me to just buy a store brand like Target and so that's what I took until my second trimester when I needed to add DHA in some started buying Nature Made with DHA from Costco. Still taking it bc I'm nursing. It's a big gel pill though.
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Rainbow Light Prenatal One. I get them at Target. They are huge, but I've never had a problem swallowing large pills.
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Citra-Natal harmony--I love them!
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