Did your OB put you on tons of vitamins/minerals?

ninjabridemom

At the high-risk doc last week, she told me to take extra Vit D, extra iron, and extra folic acid -- on top of the prenatal and DHA supplement my OB told me to take.  But NOT to double up on my prenatal b/c of the other vitamins we DON'T want more of.

 

So all-in-all I take 5 pills a day.  Plus two gummies b/c when faced w/ buying another bottle of pills or a calcium/vit d gummie, I chose the gummies.

kiwi443

Yes. Throughout the day (per my ob's rec) I take my prenatal vitamin, 3 calcium, 1 fish oil caplet, and 1 folic acid pill.

ardilla

My OB had me on a prenatal, a DHA supplement, and extra folic acid.

rjl07

I took everything you mentioned plus calcium.

google123

yea but i stopped in the 3rd tri. my stomach would hurt from all the pills and i was constantly throwing them up.

Temp6313048411121614

I took my PNV and Iron supplement.  Later in the pg I was put on Procardia but obviously that's not a vitamin.

Mrs. Alice

I was told by my OB to take extra iron and extra folic acid.  I took the DHA in addition to my PNV on my own.

AliciaC19

My OB thought the prenatal and extra iron (because I was slightly anemic) was enough but the MFM said prenatal, iron, folic acid, calcium, and magnesium.

zsvendsen

I take a prenatal, dha, calcium/zinc/magnesium, E, C, and folic acid.

AlwaysSunny925

I was taking my PNV plus folic acid until 12 weeks.  Then it was PNV, iron, calcium and vitamin D.

mrs.cam

nope, just the Rx prenatal with DHA.

joliemariée

Yes, I took 11 vitamins and supps per day, including prenatal, zinc, magnesium, iron, calcium, folate, extra DHA - esp with the iron, you have to take it at spefic times, it was a pita but worth it

MrsCali_Bride

I took (and still take) a prenatal, a DHA supplement, calcium, vitamin D and folic acid every day.

tvass1981

I take the pre-natal vitamin plus an extra 2000IU of vitamin D, per my OB's instructions.  I guess my first blood test showed that my vitamin D was low.

adoubleu12

Oh yes.  I had one of those days of the week dispensers full of pills.  I took my PNV, Iron, Calcium w/ Vitamin D, Baby Aspirin (recommended by MFM), B-complex, and Folic Acid.

aprilsarahjune

I took a prenatal, calcium, iron (twice per day), and folic acid.  Plus I was taking Procardia (pre-term labor medication) every 4 hours starting at 24 weeks.  Oh the joys of pills...

violaplayer

mrs.cam:

nope, just the Rx prenatal with DHA.

 

This one. I had enough other meds to keep me busy though. :P