Anyone else horrible about taking Pnatal Vits?

SandyGirl424 · April 2012

I can't' stand taking them, I take them at night, but they still make me feel blah! I try and take them every other day. I feel so guilty that I don't take them everyday

Megroons · April 2012

Get the flinstone complete gummies. They're easy to take and taste yummy! I never had a problem with these and continue to take them because the thought of a horse pill prenatal makes me wanna vom.

asulilly · April 2012

I've taken a multivitamin every day since I can remember, so switching to prenatals wasn't that big of a deal for me.

Have you tried the gummy kind? I've heard they're much easier to stomach if you're not used to taking a vitamin. Just a thought.

Amegamogo · April 2012

I was the same way until I found GUMMIES. They're just like candy. They don't have iron so depending on your diet you will want to get an iron supplement. It's a small enough pill that it's not hard to take.

elidan · April 2012

I love the gummies (probably because they are like candy) but I needed iron and wanted more folic acid. Promise Prenatal Stage 1 is for morning sickness and it's tiny- super easy to swallow. They are a capsule so sometimes my husband would hide them in a milkshake (just opened and poured the powder in)- couldn't tell I was even taking them.

I have all of my friends on them. We all really like the DHA too- strawberry flavor so zero fish taste or smell.

megs2011 · April 2012

I set an alarm to remember to take them lol. I have always taken mine with a meal so its not hard on my stomach and I haven't had a problem yet.

jessican08 · April 2012

I'm pretty religious about taking them but I can't take them until I've had lunch (and lunch has to be pretty substantial). If I take them before that, I get really nauseous.

birthdaycakeshake · April 2012

Set an alarm before bed or something. Missing one here ore there is nbd, but you need to try to take them every day as there are vital supplements in them that reduce the risk of your baby developing life threatening disorders.

I don't know if you have a Publix near you, but I always took their prenatals right before bed when I brushed my teeth.

GL!

jonihelen · April 2012

I really like Nature Made Multi Prenatal... supposedly they're "formulated for easy absorption." They sit better in my stomach than others I took last pregnancy... Good luck!

MamaJovie · April 2012

I agree with previous posters that Flintstones are awesome. I take the regular chewable ones. I also take an extra folic acid supplement since I wanted to hit at least 800mcg.

I've always been terrible about taking a vitamin, but these make it easy.

firewife1982 · April 2012

Maybe try a different brand (sounds like the gummies are a big hit here) and keep them by your toothbrush so you remember to take them either in the morning or at night when you brush your teeth.

MrsM2008 · April 2012

The gummies are great- I take the VitaFusion but the PP said they ahve o iron so you may have to supplement depending on your diet. It is very important that you take your multivitamins - sorry for the speech. you really need the folic acid especially in your first trimester as that's when all the bones are forming. I was horrible about it in my first pregnancy and got a weird result during my 12 week bloodwork had to go in for genetic testing for spinabifida and one of the nutrients that help in forming and closing the spine is folic acid so I felt horrible and blamed myself the entire pregnancy for not being better about taking them. Do whatever you can to make sure you are taking them

Pictures29 · April 2012

I'm taking Flinstone's Complete, they're a little chalky but don't taste bad and they have folic acid. I wasn't great at taking them before this cycle so I didn't do the recommended 2 months before pregnancy but I've been good the past few weeks!

I'd suggest trying a different brand.

AMW054 · April 2012

I am horrible at this too. I forget easilly and can't take them in the mornign or I'll get sick. So I try to take them at night, but am so exhausted by the end of the day that I foget

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