i am the one actually spending $40 on Prenatals every month

AlliVe · February 2009

i know a bunch of you ladies take generic....can you recommend your brand. I refuse to pay this much if the generic is just as good!

thanks

~~penny pincher

velvetflip · February 2009

I take the NAture Made Prenatal Vitamin.

TexasLadyBug · February 2009

Im not taking a generic although they do make a generic in the PNV I take. My Dr does not want me taking the generic. I am taking Tandem with DHA and with insurance it cost $9.80 a month.?

Bklynnj0118 · February 2009

I am at $30 a month. Sucks! The funny is my prescription is $30.49. My insurance company pays $0.49. Nice, right? Ugh..... I need to start taking the generics. I can't wait to see the response.

Ashley Pharez · February 2009

I got a big ass bottle from rite aid for like $10 and they have lasted me my entire pregnancy!

Bklynnj0118 · February 2009

I am at $30 a month. Sucks! The funny thing is my prescription is $30.49. My insurance company pays $0.49. Nice, right? Ugh..... I need to start taking the generics. I can't wait to see the response.

balihaigirl · February 2009

Holy batman! $40 a month! No thank you! I use the Target generic brand ... there are 200 PNV in there and it was like $7 or something. I also take an Omega 3 Fatty Acid every day - got it from Costco. It was like $12 for 500 pills.

AudioDoc · February 2009

Nature-Made Prenatals are wonderful.

No constipation and no nausea.

starlight_24 · February 2009

What!? That's effing insane! When I found out I was PG I bought the walgreens brand of prenatals...I still have the same bottle. It will last me through pregnancy. They're working out just fine for me...Good idea exploring your options...You don't need to spend that much!

oliviasprettymommy · February 2009

I take the target brand

AshleyKass · February 2009

Wow that's expensive! I buy some brand from walmart that has like 140 pills in the bottle.

freeburger16 · February 2009

I pay $35 a month for my prescription iron, and $10 a month for a DHA supplement.

I take Target brand PNV and got a big bottle for like $7 I think.

IU_baby · February 2009

I get mine free at Meijer. They're a prescription generic called UltraNatal or something like that. My doctor just had to call in a prescription for me.

https://www.meijer.com/content/content_leftnav_manual.jsp?pageName=free_prenatal_vitamins

jenella17 · February 2009

I got a huge bottle at Costco that has lasted me well thru the pregnancy and will get me thru a good amount with breastfeeding. I think it was about $15.

KimnCurt · February 2009

velvetflip:
I take the NAture Made Prenatal Vitamin.

I take these also with an extra DHA supplement for the omega-3. I still don't come close to 40 a month. That is alot.

mommiella · February 2009

I got a huge jug of the Nature Made at BJs for about $16. It has lasted my whole pregnancy and will get me through breastfeeding, too.

Elisa312 · February 2009

I bought the walgeen's brand that was comparable to the Women's One a Day. It's two pills...the reg PNV and then the DHA supplement.

I think it's like $20 for a 2 month supply.

Kris&Edwar5/31/08 · February 2009

i was paying the same thing until i asked my doctor if there was another brand or cheaper ones that i could take. He told me to take 2 flintstones a day.

Roosky · February 2009

I get mine at Meijer....they distribute them for free.

Check into it...it may be a local thing but it would definately help.

care22 · February 2009

Target...it's really easy on the belly and the wallet.

soon2Bclc · February 2009

I just take Flinstones, about $6 a month

KatieLM · February 2009

You aren't alone. MIne are 46 dollars but I had an awful time in first tri getting pnvs down and the one I am one was the only one I could keep down on a daily basis. I will switch to a generic after the baby is born but I figure if they are working so far why mess with it.

cnchavez69 · February 2009

I get the Nature Made. Like PP they are great. Only $13 i think they are.

wec5473 · February 2009

I was taking Target brand, but I have anemia so now I have to take a PNV with iron in it. It's 10 bucks a month.

MommaP12 · February 2009

I pay $30/month for my prescription Pre-Care brand. It's worth it to me because they also have stool softeners in them and I haven't had any issues with constipation or anything else these past 7 months.

MTOW · February 2009

I take Stuart prenatals. I don't think my doc cares what kind as long as I take them.

turtlegirl115 · February 2009

Mine are $40 per month but I've been slack about taking them that I think this bottle has lasted about 3 months now. The Dr said I'm not hurting the baby but need to take them to keep myself healthy. It doesn't bother me to take them, I'm just forgetful.

jgat33 · February 2009

I take the Target brand. I took them in to my dr. and he looked at the ingredients and said they were fine. I'm still using the same bottle I bought when I got my BFP.

jll1881 · February 2009

Mine are $69 every three months. Ridiculous. It's the kind the doctor prescribed for me, and they have never made me nauseated or anything like that, so I'm hesitant to change.

b15chik · February 2009

i'm taking the target brand, which my doc said was fine. actually i started taking them about 2 years ago. i also am taking an omega3 since i realized the target one doesn't have it

BabyAlger · February 2009

I pay $30/month for mine. Citranatal DHA.

jen_and_scott · February 2009

I just take some generic from walmart, don't know the brand. $4.88/100.

njkitty · February 2009

i take prefera ob for $70 for 3 months...

i recommend taking prescription over otc pnvs because (i work in the pharm industry) and Rx regulations are much more strict in terms of manufacturing practices, cleaning, quality control, etc. Nutritionals like Nature Made really don't report to anyone and they could be sweeping up dust from the floor and dumping it back into the batches. Pretty gross.

Worth the extra $$ for me...

EMMB · February 2009

I was paying $50 a month for my prenatals. Around 20 weeks I actually compared what I was getting from my Rx to an OTC prenatal and realized that I was wasting my money. The numbers were almost exactly the same. I have to take an extra iron pill anyway so now I just buy the OTC prenatal and an iron pill and save myself the $50.

kash27 · February 2009

I take the Target brand. They are very inexpensive!

alcammor · February 2009

I tried 5 types, so I am very picky I guess. One all natural-no fillers, but I literally couldn't handle the smell...it was disguisting. Then got the CVS brand but didn't love them, felt they bound me up. Moved over to the GNC brand and those were my least favorite, to be honest. Alas, I found the Whole Foods brand and I LOVE them. I bought the 90 count bottle and it was only $15 or something cheap like that and I have been very happy.

Sorry for the long winded response, but I felt like I tried everything!

momsthree · February 2009

The manufacturer for most store brands, i.e. Target, Walgreens etc is a major manufacturer (can't think of the name right now, I am at work) that makes name brand over the counter PN. I have taken both and they are working fine. The Target brand is like $10.00 and its a HUGE bottle......Those are the ones that I use. My OB says that most of her patients have good luck with these since they seem to cause the least amount of stomach upset....

Sunkiss028 · February 2009

That is nuts! I use the Target brand and have had no problem. Its like $7-8 bucks for a 200 quanity supply..

aprilmama410 · February 2009

Yikes...I started taking them before I was pregnant and have only bought two bottles. Target and Walgreens.

fluffer.nutter · February 2009

I take the otc Stuart Prenatals. They also make the prescription DuetDHA. When I first started looking at prenatals, I found an independent test of otc prenatals and Stuart was ranked the best. They tested things like how true the labels are, and you'd be surprised at how far off a lot of other brands are, cheaper is not necessarily just as good because the label says it has the same ingredients. They also tested how quickly they dissolve, which I guess makes a difference because some didn't dissolve quickly enough to actually be absorbed by your body before being eliminated. Unfortunately, I don't remember all the details, or even where I found it, but I've been taking Stuart ever since.

and by the recommendation of my doctor, i also take Enfamil Lipid DHA.

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