Prenatals

karyn83

I feel like this came up recently, but I can't find the post..

What combination of vitamins did you take when TTC? I was taking a multivitamin, calcium + vitamin D supplement, and fish oil pills, and now I have no idea what to do with prenatals thrown into the mix.

The prenatals I picked up don't have everything my multivitamin did, but they're only missing a few things, and I've read that DHA pills are important, but are those different than fish oil pills that are labeled as mercury-free?

SeasideBride06

I only took the Target brand prenatal vitamin while TTC, and throughout pregnancy.  I can't speak for any of the additional DHA pills.

missmiss307

I took a prescrip prenatal because my iron was low.

starsmaycollide

I would switch to just a regular prenatal to avoid confusion. I'm not sure about the fish oil/DHA. When you get pregnant, you can ask your OB if you need anything extra. I took a prenatal from Wal Mart during TTC/the beginning of my pregnancy. It has 800 mcg of folic acid, but my OB preferred that I get 1000, so I took a supplement.

Due to morning sickness I got to where I couldn't stand the smell of them. So, I switched to a gummy prenatal from Target-it didn't have as much in them (oddly it had DHA but not as much other stuff) , so I took two a day. I recently was told I am a little anemic (totally common in pregnancy) so now I take the two gummies plus an iron supplement daily. 

MrsAO

I took over the counter prenatals, whatever the store brand was from where I bought them.  Most times it was Target brand, but I've also had Nature's Own and Rite Aid brand.

karyn83

Sounds like I'm worrying too much.

mrssamuels2b

SeasideBride06:

I only took the Target brand prenatal vitamin while TTC, and throughout pregnancy.  I can't speak for any of the additional DHA pills.

This...I took them at night b/c I get sick really easily.

MissLMS

I take the Publix brand PNV. When I was pregnant with K, I also took a DHA supplement in the first trimester. I forgot the brand, but they were in the vitamin aisle.

lilcrablegs

I've taken several... IMO the most pleasant ones to take are the perscription pills.  You can probably get plenty of samples from your doc. 

I have a bottle of PNVs from Whole Foods that I am just trying not to waste.  They are huge and awful - I call them my dirt pills!

uagirl

I also took a gummy prenatal along with extra folic acid due to the advice of my doctor.  Of course, now that I'm not pregnant, I can't stand the thought of taking a gummy vitamin.

If you haven't already, I would suggest a pre-conception appointment with your OB.  It gave me a chance to talk to my OB about all of my TTC concerns.  I also came away with TONS of samples of PNVs.  

CaedieBean

My OB gave me a bag full of samples to start out with- maybe ask for some when you go for a visit?

star21gazer

SeasideBride06:

I only took the Target brand prenatal vitamin while TTC, and throughout pregnancy.  I can't speak for any of the additional DHA pills.

This.  I took them at night before I went to bed.