Here's what I'm currently on:
1. Prenatal chewables (daily)
2. Vitamin D (once a week)
3. Iron (daily)
4. Tums (daily)
5. b12 shots (coming at my next 4 doctor's appts.)
After living a long life of never taking any required pills each day, this is a big change for me! Anyone else have a big list of medications to take thanks to pregnancy?
bananas / 9628 posts
aww. sounds like you have been fortunate enough to be pretty healthy, because that's really not that many 
where are they doing your B12 injections? i was reading that doing it in your hip/bum area is a better release (more consistent levels between injections) compared to doing them in your arm. now i only have to do them every 4 weeks, so getting them to last between injections is getting harder! i can't bring myself to do my own injections, so i have my mom do them. i think i might have her do it there tomorrow, 'cause i'm dragging today! now i look forward to my shots =D
do you take the tums for heartburn or for calcium? if it's for heartburn, you might want to take calcium if you skip the tums. calcium citrate is more easily absorbed by the body vs the calcium carbonate in tums. the gummy prenatals don't have calcium
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@mrs. bird: You're right! Ha. This is the first time in my life any blood tests or exams have come back with anything less than stellar.
I have no idea where they are doing the b12 injections. I'm glad my doctor is doing them as opposed to having to do them myself/at home.
I take the tums for major heartburn. Supposedly it might interfere with my iron pills, so the doctor might suggest exactly what you are saying. I just sent him an e-mail about it this morning.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I just started taking Procardia to stop my pre term contractions and what's annoying about it is that I need to take it every 6 hours round the clock. Right now my times are 8:45 and 2:45 so I need to wake up at 2:45 in the morning to take my pill. Not fun. I guess I should consider it good practice for the baby!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Pregnancy actually decreased my list of meds. Ive always had a huge list of pills thanks to my migraines.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
yup i was on prenatal, iron, and lovenex shots once a day then at 36 weeks got switched to heparin shots 2xs a day. fun times
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Oh wow, I don't take that many! I have three pills I take: Prenatal, DHA, Calcium + D supplement
clementine / 961 posts
I take 2 prenatals, 2 Tums, and 2 Iron Pills. Not as many as you but it is SO hard to remember to take them everyday.
pomegranate / 3414 posts
Prenatal, iron supplement, Prevacid for heartburn, stool softner - all daily. I take the first three in the morning and the last in the evening.
clementine / 773 posts
I was just telling DH last night that I hate getting ready for bed because I have to take so many pills! I've been on daily medicine (morning and evening) for years, but pregnancy has added. In addition to my normal, I take 4 folic acid, 2 prenatal, and 1 iron.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
thankfully, i'm only taking the prenatals right now. pending the results of my glucose exam i may need to take iron supplements.
pomegranate / 3398 posts
I take prenatals, my anxiety med and half a BP med twice a day.
I needed iron with my last two pregnancies so I'm sure that will be in my future too lol
squash / 13764 posts
I only take prenatals and a DHA supplement, since that's not in my prenatal.
pomegranate / 3160 posts
Ugh. I never in my entire life took pills/vitamins (aside from BCP). Now, I take New Chapter's Perfect Prenatal (which is THREE pills a day), Prenatal DHA (2 a day), a liiiittle additional D3, 2 calcium chews, and then 2 fiber chews. Whew!
apricot / 427 posts
I think I'm lucky that I only take:
-Prenatal Vitamin (Daily)
-2 Prescription Zantac (Daily)
-600mg Diclecton (Daily)
-Tums (as needed)
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