Remembering to take prenatal's

summerlilly2008 · March 2011

Does anyone else have a problem remembering to take their prenatal's? I just can't seem to remember. I am feeling like a horrible mom. I haven't found a solution to remembering everyday as my schedule is so busy. I keep thinking I'll bring them to work and take them at lunch which is my only constant meal time but I keep forgeting them and then I worry I won't remember to bring them home for the weekend. Ugh!

LNHinton · March 2011

I keep a weekly pill box on my nightstand. That way I can take it right before I go to bed with a glass of water. The hard part about that is packing it if we travel somewhere but I haven't forgotten yet!

veronicafvr · March 2011

I actually carry the entire bottles in my purse with me so no matter where I am I take the prenatal, dha, and calcium after breakfast. I actually take prenatal, dha pill, 5 calcium pills, and 2 red raspberry leaf capsules so that's 9 pills every day spread out between bfast and lunch. My purse is like a pharmacy!

mshrader15 · March 2011

I forgot to take mine last night but have been pretty good otherwise

lacey0482 · March 2011

I had a reminder set on my phone that would alert me at the same time each day so I would remember to take them. Now it's second nature and I am not using the reminders anymore, but it definitely helped me establish a routine!

summerlilly2008 · March 2011

One would think that if I could remember to take my BC pill every day, why is this so different? I don't know if it's the thought that the 1st prenatal pills I was on made me so sick that I'm worried these will to? Even though I haven't taken them consistently to find out.

ChrissyLonghorn · March 2011

My dog has to take thyroid pills morning and night, so I've gotten into the habit of giving his morning pill and leaving his evening pill on top of one of my kitchen canisters. I now also leave my prenatals on the canister next to his, to take after dinner. This way, it is easy for me to remember if we have had our pills or not.

emily1414 · March 2011

I've got prenatals everywhere... car, purse, work, kitchen, bathroom. I figure at some point during the day I'll remember and have them on hand. Just put them all over the place in little containers that you'll have to look at to get to something else.

camdenfaithful · March 2011

Yeah I have a really hard time remembering. I've been trying to make it part of my morning routine so I don't forget, though it's not all that easy.

I have a bottle here at work, a bottle at home, and a small baggy with a few of them in my purse so I always have them on hand in case I forget.

It was getting to the point where I was just going to set an alarm on my phone to go off and remind me to take them.

marriedtoeric · March 2011

I do. First tri I was horrible with them, especially since I felt so sick all of first tri. (I was taking my teeny folic acid pills though). Now that I'm on Vitamin D supplements, DH is good about reminding me around dinner time every day.

SusieBW · March 2011

I used to take allergy pills every morning as I was getting ready for work. if I ever forgot those, I would pay for it with a stuffy nose and itchy eyes all day, so I got really good at remembering to take them. I just switched them out for my PNVs.

I also take them at the same time as I give my dog his morning pill, so that helps too.

Mrs. Alice · March 2011

I just take mine before I go to sleep. It's sitting on my nightstand. I also had to start taking extra folic acid and iron which I take in the morning with breakfast. I'll admit, sometimes I forget to take the ones in the morning.

IrishGal002 · March 2011

I take them every night & keep them on my nighstand. I get in bed, set my alarm, take my pills and then snuggle in for the night. It was also my routine with my birth controll pills

ally2011 · March 2011

I keep them beside the fridge on the counter and have a white board on the fridge...after I take it I write down the date and time. Just erase next day and do again. I was having trouble remember if I had taken them, so this has helped me. Seeing it on the whiteboard everyday is a good reminder.

ermaderma · March 2011

I always forget to take them because I can't take it in the morning with my thyroid pill. I always forget to take it with my metformin, so I am switching back to the gummy prenatals so I can just take them in the morning with my thyroid pill.

PurplePanda83 · March 2011

I take mine before bed. My DH has pills to take too so we remind each other.

Trishes · March 2011

I keep a couple in my purse, but we mostly eat dinner at home, so I actually keep the pills right by the stove where I can't miss them and just take them as I'm cooking or with dinner.

water-fairy · March 2011

DH serves me one with dinner every night (yes, he is the one that makes dinner every night). He never forgets! Having a specific time of the day helps because now I know that after dinner there's something missing if my pill isn't there.

nanmyers09 · March 2011

i had a friend say the red raspberry (tea) was supposed to help you go into labor...not sure, i've never heard of it - what do you take it for??

nanmyers09 · March 2011

when i'm in the kitchen getting my breakfast together i go ahead ad put them on my plate, so when i sit down i have them there for after i finish eating!!

candacenally · March 2011

Do you have an iphone? I use a pill reminder app and it works well for me, I had a problem remembering before I downloaded this app

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