PregVit vs. Over the counter prenatals?

KristinNP

Just wondering what everyone's experience with this prescription brand vs. over the counter prenatal vitamins?  While we were TTC I was just adding folic acid to my normal vitamin routine.  Now that I am actually pregnant I went and bought some prenatal vitamins and am not loving the prices of them.  I bought the Jamison brand from shoppers that has 30 pills plus 30 DHA pills (but I used to take Omega 3 suppliments, and isn't this really the same thing?) and this box was $23 for a months supply.  But to be honest the amount of iron in these pills is not really agreeing me with that much lol. 

 So I called and apparently PregVit vitamins are 80% covered by GreenShield and I'm wondering if these would be my better option?  Or is there really no difference whatsoever?  The other options they had at shoppers was the Materna brand (which I've heard has excess dyes in it?) and Vivitas that I noticed.

AnchorsUp

VitaFusion Gummies. Has everything you need minus iron, but not all women need iron. 

Kinipela7

VitaFusion

McGuireMommy

Loolaide:

I bought naturemade with DHA, which is under $20 for 5 months at Costco.  That's sold at Target too and is pretty cheap.

 

 

I used these ones too.  I was slightly anemic, so I did supplement Iron, but that's pretty common.  These are the only ones that didn't make me sick. 

KristinNP

Thanks everyone   I'm thinking that the PregVits would have too much iron in them for my system so I will continue with the Jamesions until I see my doctor again on the 17th

 

KFiori1

I used Safeway brand for my 1st pregnancy, Target for my 2nd, and Spring Valley with this one. I've been fine with all of them.