Supplements/Vitamins

Justone13

What are you all on? I have my first ob appt on the 29th and was going to ask what I should be taking. Right now I'm only taking the prenatal and not sure if it has enough of the stuff I need. The prenatal I'm taking has Vit A 4,000IU, Vit C 30mg, Vit D 400IU, Vit E 15IU, B6 2.5mg, Folic Acid 800mcg, B-12 8mcg, Omega 3/DHA 50mg. Does that seem normal for a prenatal ? TIA! 

luvboston

I take a prenatal with dha and 1600 mcg folic acid extra even though the prenatal has 400. I do this for a few reasons 1. My sister has spina bifida and docs think its because my mother didn't have enough folic acid 2. I have celiac even though it's under perfect control you can still not digest vitamins well, I also have IBS and gastroparesis while pg so these also cause you not to digest well 3. I am a chronic aborter and the Beer center feels you need extra FA

I also take Vit d because mine is always low and ferrous sulfate when my ferritin is low.

Your prenatal seems standard!

Justone13

@luvboston Thank you for your response!! I was thinking about asking about vit d and calcium also? 

luvboston

Justone13 said:

@luvboston Thank you for your response!! I was thinking about asking about vit d and calcium also? 

I forgot about calcuim I take 1200mg and 2000 vit d

turquoisequeen

I'm on the target brand prenatal and I also take 400 extra of folic acid bc that's what my IVF nurse told me to take. I asked my OB if we should check my vit D and she said no reason to. I didn't ask about calcium but I've been loving cheese all pregnancy so I assume I'm getting enough.

sweetpotato123

I'm on target prenatal gummies, 2 extra mg of folic acid due to MTHFR and an extra DHA supplement to get to 250. Your prenatal seems fine.

fjamil1

I take 1 prenatal, 2 ferrous gluconate for being anemic, and 1 folic acid due to twins.

mrs.willie

Not sure of the amounts in mine (and I'm all cozy under a heated blanket), but I take the One A Day PNV that I get a BJ's. I also take an extra 2,000 iu of Vitamin D3 because of a deficiency due to hypothyroidism. The amounts in yours sound about right.

Are you already released from the RE and just waiting for OB appt?

lebradford

I take the rainbow lite PNVs (they're pretty standard) and 400mcg extra folic acid (for a total of 1200) and 2,000iu of vitamin D.

The vitamin D I added for IVF and decided to continue, but at my pre-TTC OB/GYN appointment (forever ago) my OB said to take 1200mcg of folic acid (which is more than standard).

Justone13

@mrs.willie no I have one more appt on the 20th with my re. Then my obgyn is the 29th.

pblge

I take snobby prenatals. I had a friend who does acupuncture and nutrition talk to me about them, and this is the one she recommended:
https://www.amazon.com/New-Chapter-Prenatal-Multivitamin-Packaging/dp/B003DGZRNS
I have never had any problems with these pills, even on an empty stomach. Not cheap, but I'm hoping it's worth it.

I have had prior deficiencies in both vitamin D and iron, so I'm extra of those. The doctor recommended that I stay on baby aspirin until late in the 3rd tri, so I'm still on that, too. Finally, I take a fish oil pill, because I don't eat fish and there's some evidence that the Omega 3s are important for optimal brain development (there are vegetarian versions, but their equivalence is debated).

alpCRNA

I take prenatal gummies.  My OB said as long as it says it is prenatal, has folic acid and DHA that it would be fine.  I try to make sure I'm eating foods with calcium and folic acid though.

weansworld09

I'm taking Nature Made prenatal vitamins and 2,000 IU of vitamin D. The RE recommended the vitamin D. And the PNV has DHA in it

runawaylaurel

Target prenatals here too! I also take iron supplements for anemia, which was an issue I had pre-preg that's persisted through pregnancy. 

As far as calcium and vitamin D, I'm "taking" 2 glasses of milk a day. I was vegan before pregnancy, so this is a big change for me! The milk gets me protein, fat, Vit D, calcium, and mine is also supplemented with DHA.

RunCC37

I'm taking PNVs with DHA (One-a-Day, which is actually two pills. DOH!! ). I also take 600mg CoQ10, 2g fish oil, 2000iu Vitamin D, 400iu Vitamin E, Calcium Caltrate + D, and baby aspirin. This is all recommended by Dr. KK along with my current medications (Synthroid, PIO+prometrium, Lovenox, prednisone, Metformin, Estrace, IVIg)

lebradford

To anyone, if you take the Target gummies, just be aware that they don't have any iron or calcium. Iron is going to be pretty important in 2nd and 3rd tris. Calcium it probably isn't that hard to get from food and/or Tums. ;-)

I took them at the beginning of my first trimester, but I was already testing as anemic by around week 8.

kmc84

Pnv
Vitamin D 2,000mcg
Calcium 1200mg

And I'll echo that the gummy pnvs, while much tastier, are not the best choice because they are lacking in content.

ETA-I am not taking additional FA only because anything additional to the PNV gives me a constant migraine

BeckyP005

Omg @lebradford‌ I just looked at my bottle. Ihave 7 weeks left and never noticed. I'm such a dumbass. Great. My OB did put me on iron pills after my glucose test since I was low. I feel so stupid...my poor baby

Justone13

Wow! Thank you ladies for all the responses! I'm making my list of what to ask at my first ob appt. I'll be adding these extra supplements to my list to check for. Thanks again!

Pintobean39

I'm taking nature made pnv with dha, It's just 1 pill. I also am still taking ubiquinol and my baby aspirin. I also take 600mg of calcium 1-2x's a day. My Dr told me to take lower doses and not to take them with my PNV because your body can only absorb so much calcium at a time.

kmc84

If you have heartburn at some point, be mindful of Tums (calcium). I bought separate vitamin d and calcium so that on days where I was eating tums, I could still take my vitamin d and not the calcium pills. Too much calcium is not s good thing-kidney stones are not fun!

runawaylaurel

@kmc84 -- Good point! The other thing is that calcium interferes with iron absorption (as do about a million other things... iron supplementation is tricky) so if you're popping Tums or calcium supplements, they need to be separate from your iron supplements. 

mrs.willie

@Justone13‌ yay! I'm glad you're able to get into OB right after being released.

Justone13

@mrs.willie yes! He actually wanted to get me in earlier but I'm still with my re. I wanted to wait a week before I went in.

mrs.willie

Good! I was seeing both at once, but wouldn't have been comfortable otherwise.