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Drugs! (OK, Vitamins)

crossfitkiwicrossfitkiwi member
edited February 2014 in June 2014 Moms
Are you still taking em? What are you taking? Do you plan to continue when your breastfeeding?

Drugs! (OK, Vitamins) 221 votes

Yes, and I'll continue through breastfeeding
83% 185 votes
Yes, but I'll stop once LO is born
4% 9 votes
I've stopped taking them
8% 18 votes
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  • theamandapandatheamandapanda member
    I'm terrible about remembering to take them so I stopped trying. I will do my best to remember when baby arrives and I'm breastfeeding.
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  • PinkKEL9PinkKEL9 member
    I take my prenatals. Its become such a part of my morning routine that I will probably continue as I plan to breastfeed.
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  • MamaTree17MamaTree17 member
    This post just reminded me I put them in my pocket this morning to take with breakfast which I clearly never did.

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  • BMaidPlannerBMaidPlanner member
    edited February 2014
    I had to switch to gummy prenatal vitamins somewhere during the first trimester because they made me slightly less nauseous and my constipation also went away after that. 

    I don't enjoy them (I have no problem swallowing pills) but I am still having nausea issues at 23 weeks so I can't go back to the whole food based Rainbow Light brand of pnv's I was taking before the sickness kicked in just yet.
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  • otter1103otter1103 member
    I was religious about taking them 1st tri. Now if I remember, I take them. But I have also been eating really well (for the most part) so not real concerned about missing them here or there now. I plan on getting back on track after LO is born (while nursing)
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  • caitb413caitb413 member
    PNV and a DHA supplement (if I remember to take it). The iron in the prenatal definitely helps get me through the day.
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  • ashanne88ashanne88 member
    I take a Flinstone vitamin every day (except when I forget) and will continue to do so through BF. Prenatals make me throw up :(
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  • bebemacbebemac member
    I never really took any. They all make me sick.
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  • deepoceanmamadeepoceanmama member
    I take the New Chapter perfect prenatals (3x a day...SO hard to remember. But it helps that you don't have to take them on a full stomach) and a DHA supplement as well. I'll keep taking them through breastfeeding. It's kind of part of my routine now. The big downside is that they're really expensive and DH hates paying for them.

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  • crossfitkiwicrossfitkiwi member
    edited February 2014
    @joules235 @deepoceanmama I take the New Chapter ones too. They smell awful but are good quality and I like that they are also a probiotic.

    I hate taking them (the smell makes me gag) so at the moment am doing mon-fri and giving myself a break in the weekends.

    I also take a Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium & Zinc supplement and Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil.
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  • coffee89coffee89 member
    I'm taking gummy pnv 99% of the time I'll keep them up after LO is born, at least for a few months.
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  • Ashes92813Ashes92813 member
    @CDK211, that's too funny, my sister insisted I take them and bought me my first 6 month supply. I now have a monthly subscription to get them from Amazon (so I don't forget). They don't bother me at all.

    I also take a DHA supplement which isn't bad either. It is strawberry flavored and I keep them both of them in the fridge. Nordic Naturals.
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  • babygabe614babygabe614 member
    Yup, still taking mine every day with my myriad of fiber supplements and other doc-recommended stuff. I will continue the PNVs as long as I am BFing.

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  • TakeMeAway55TakeMeAway55 member
    Everyday and through breastfeeding. My diet is just not balanced enough to get everything I need. I did switch to non-DHA vitamins though... those we're getting too darn expensive.
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  • arekewegarekeweg member
    Been taking them well before conceiving an will continue throughout BFing. I take USANA PNV, fish oil, and calcium. I've never been constipated and I give that credit to the vitamins.

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  • Rosebud2587Rosebud2587 member
    I still take them, in theory, but I need to take them right before bed otherwise I get sick and lately I just keep forgetting to take them.
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  • Mrs_D_in_KYMrs_D_in_KY member
    I have tried every possible vitamin possible. The gummies worked in the beginning when the iron made me sick. Now I take a Kroger prenatal at night. The iron does seem to help me have more energy now that I can tolerate it.

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  • wtfisupwtfisup member
    Gummy PNV, calcium, iron

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  • LaurelJoy91LaurelJoy91 member
    I'm attempting to continue taking my prenatals, but I end up forgetting about as often as I remember. It's good to know I'm not the only one forgetting, though...
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  • MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
    I always forget. Not sure what is wrong with me. I need to get better.
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  • momof5sept18momof5sept18 member
    flerlgirl said:

    Where is the option for "I fully intend to take them every day and while BFing but I am easily distracted by shiny things and forget a lot"?

    THIS! Exactly this.

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  • MissBHaven1024MissBHaven1024 member
    I take PNV's when I remember to.
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  • catsinawindowcatsinawindow member
    I realized recently while buying more PNV that I've been on them for more than 4 years straight now (between TTC, PG, BFing).  With this PG, I am also taking calcium and selenium supplements to hopefully help prevent Pre-eclampsia (had it with DS, and some research shows that both these supplements may help prevent it).


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  • Mom&nurseMom&nurse member
    My SO gives them to me at night so I don't forget. Well if I remember I take them before he comes to bed but he always checks. Good daddy!!

    Mine are a generic gummy vitamin. I've never done well with vitamins so these work great for me. I started a month before getting prego and will probably continue for a while after baby too. That's my plan at least.
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  • hubbs173hubbs173 member
    I take mine everyday. I ended up having to buy one of those 7 day pill cases cuz some days I couldn't remember if I took it or not. My DH teased me that I'm a little old lady with my pill case!! But hey now I get my pnv everyday!!!
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  • puttyeastputtyeast member
    I set my PNV on the bathroom counter right by my toothbrush so that I see it and remember. I've been so good ever since I moved it out of the drawer!
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  • b48kateb48kate member
    I read some interesting research awhile back that indicated, past first trimester, you are actually taking the vitamins more to support your health than the babies.

    The reasoning given was that the body places a higher priority on providing nutrients to the fetus than to the mother. So, for example, if the developing fetus needs calcium, it will just take calcium from the mother's reserved calcium stores (including the bones - hello, early osteoporosis).

    I can not vouch at all for the science here - but it managed to scare me right back into taking my prenatals!
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  • brooklyngirl46brooklyngirl46 member
    I love the pnvs. I grew up in a vitamin household ( took 5 or 6 various pills daily plus more if I was sick) so one pill is great. Plus my nails are now superman strong.


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