Prenatals! What are you taking?

RRC216

Hey Ladies! Just wondering what you all take for prenatals? I take these ones from Mothers, but for the bottle it's 55 bucks! WHEW! Not sure how good these are?  Simply one prenantal triple power

alm8515

My doctor prescribed Triveen-Duo DHA and I've been taking them since we started trying. It's offered free at the local grocery store.

supercuteboutique

I just take generic ones from Target. I've used them for each of my other pregnancies. I can't imagine $55! Must be gold-lined.

RRC216

What!! free??? That's awesome! I started taking these last September... They don't make me sick, but they are so expensive!

Marchmellow2

Wow $55! I just looked yours up on Amazon to read reviews and they're only $23. Maybe next batch you get you might try Amazon? The ones I take are vegan. Here's a pic of mine. And a pic of yours too so you can see the price.

Eta: I like the bullet points on yours saying higher birth weight and boosts energy. I might try yours

Pachita

I recently bought Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw Prenatal. They are a little expensive, though.  About $ 35 for a 2 month supply.  I like the fact that it contains folate instead of folic acid.

RRC216

OMG! @Marchmellow2 , you are awesome! Going to order off amazon from now on!!! Mother is insane!!

alysiawiebe

I've been taking VitaFusion. They are sour gummies and taste great! They were also the most affordable I could find at CVS. About $20.

RRC216

I took these for about a month and changed. My teeth are too sensitive, but hot dang they taste good!!!

alm8515

I wonder if you could get them cheaper or free by asking for a prescription.

SomedayInMyArms

I use the Walgreens brand. It is high in DHA and folic acid.

stephiebabe88

@Pachita I also take Garden of Life! The three-a-day routine has been a bit cumbersome but I really like them and they are well supported by research. I started taking them when we were first TTC. I've also tried the gummies...not gonna lie, they were good for satisfying a sweet tooth.

wh288205

SomedayInMyArms said:

I use the Walgreens brand. It is high in DHA and folic acid.

Me too! I was surprised to see how much better it was. I'm taking the bottle set, where you take 2 pills

Marchmellow2

CicchettiFamily said:

OMG! @Marchmellow2 , you are awesome! Going to order off amazon from now on!!! Mother is insane!!

I'm glad I helped!! I can relate. I also found mine for cheaper on Amazon. I purchased mine on Amazon and now they changed their packaging and made them cheaper since the last time I bought them. When I bought mine they were like $45 now they're $26. So those prices on Amazon def change. Here's mine with their new packaging.

RRC216

I've seen those at mother too! They were just as expensive! Got to love amazon!!

kmort009

I take the Nature Made Prenatal + DHA - I can get a big bottle from Costco for less than $20.  

bkeller34

I drink a tasty vanilla/chocolate shake everyday!

bkeller34

It didn't post my whole answer. Lol. I use Shakeology which my OB has approved as my prenatal. I drink it for breakfast and I've had so much more energy with this pregnancy!

ceteichm

I used the Target generic prenatal vitamins with my first baby but bought the Nature Made Prenatal Multi +DHA this time.

12815AEEA

I just started taking Rainbow Light. I have been taking the CVS brand up until today. I like that Rainbow Light has probiotics so I don't have to take that in addition to the prenatals.

yl1m32015

The brand my OB prescribed were $90 for the copay, no way I was paying that. I just take the target brand pnv+dha, works just fine.

gracie0218

I take one a day prenatal and also dha

katy4128

I am all about the gummy prenatal ones!! They are tasty and I hate taking huge pills so it is a win win!

gatormom73

gracie0218 said:

I take one a day prenatal and also dha

I take these too. I love them I feel like it helped me get pregnant I will continue taking them after baby is born

parrishboys4

I'm taking a spring valley brand!

ReedBabyMama

This is my first pregnancy and I was taking Nature Made Prenatal + DHA. My doctor than prescribed a different brand that is $90 a month. I thought I was already being a bad mother complaining about the price but now I see I am not wrong for feeling that way. Back to Nature Made next month I go.

JNegril

I also like garden if life! That's all I took with my DS. I love all their products. This time around a I'm taking the KIND organics prenatal which is a line of Garden of Life. I also take ocean moms which is the dha fish oil.

nmonty15

My Dr. Prescribed me VOL-plus 27; I get it filled for $4 at my target pharmacy.

neferhathor

I'm finishing out my last few Vitafusion Women's gummies (I also take a flint stone with Iron), and then I will get the Vitafusion prenatals. Gummies and flint stones are the only vitamins I've ever taken that don't make me nauseated.

GardenMama116

I started taking the Rainbow Light prenatals when I came off birth control 2/2014.  Holy Neon Yellow Urine!!!

I switched to the Lifelong Vitality supplements offered by doTERRA in February 2015 and we conceived the following month.  The supplements are expensive, but are working like a champ!  I have to say, I actually have more energy than before and am sleeping better!  Oh yeah, and my urine is normal again - light yellow to clear.

NICHOLE84

I take  One A Day Prenatal 1. I took these before with my previous pregnancy. I tried another brand but they made me feel sick so I just went back to this.

lanaloulittle

bkeller34 said:

It didn't post my whole answer. Lol. I use Shakeology which my OB has approved as my prenatal. I drink it for breakfast and I've had so much more energy with this pregnancy!

I had a friend that was using Shakeology before she got pregnant and felt so great she actually didn't find out she was pregnant until 21 weeks! I've heard great things about it.

lanaloulittle

I don't take a prenatal anymore... I take folic acid, vitamin d, calcium, and a DHA supplement.

I have trouble absorbing iron so the extra iron in the prenatal just makes me sick. My ob said I could just take a mix of those vitamins until my all day sickness goes away and then try taking the prenatal again. But, I am not at risk for becoming anemic at this point so there is no reason to make myself sick for extra iron my body cant absorb anyways.

kimey1

I take this 3 times a day, 1 after each meal. The pill sizes are smaller than the one One A Day i used to take (got at CVS), but it has a strong flavor you can sometimes taste.
I got this at Wholefoods and I did consider Rainbow Light as well.

vmatt850

I take garden of life kind organics prenatal and Nordic naturals prenatal DHA! They both seem to be very easy on my stomach and natural. The downside? Bought locally so sort of pricey

kimmymax

These are what I take also. I like that they don't have any iron in them. It does awful things to my tummy!

gmarcu

Since I have issues with my esophagus and can't swallow pills, I take these... They are awesome!

tralalablah

Pure Encapsulations Nutrient 950, with Vit K, no iron.  Recommended by Chris Kresser, a blogger I follow and approved by my midwife

Edit: Still trying to figure out how to remove the pic below from previous pregnancy.  That's Ingrid in my tummy.

FraggleChic

I'm taking Rainbow Light Prenatals.

Jazmine928

FraggleChic said:

I'm taking Rainbow Light Prenatals.

Same here and I feel great!

nyinnc25

For my last pregnancy I took the Nature Made but the high iron in them gave me terrible stomachaces and I was constipated constantly.  This time around I'm taking the Vitafusion gummies, but my OB said they have less DHA so I may need to take a supplement for those.