Rainbow Light Prenatal One or Prenatal Petite. I think they are the same except for the size of the tablets (Petite is smaller tablets so you have to take 3 a day to get the full dose). They don't upset my stomach. The only other prenatal I've tried is a prescription one (forgot the name) from my first prenatal visit. I had to see the PA for the first visit and she really wanted me to try this prescription brand with Quatrefolic. That one made me a little nauseous but not too bad. When I started seeing the OB, the OB said I don't need a prescription PNV if I prefer to buy over the counter.
Does anyone take a DHA supplement that is Gluten Free and they know the source of the Gelatin? I am having trouble finding pork free vitamins. I found a prenatal multivitamin, but it doesn't contain DHA.
Nature Made Multi. It gives me headaches and some stomach issues though. I don't want to waste the bottle, so I'll switch to something else when they're gone.
Not meaning to thread-hijack, but is it weird to take prenatals when you're not sure when you want to start TTC? We were originally thinking January but now we're not sure... I figured continuing to take a vitamin couldn't really hurt.
Me: 29, DH: 31 Married: October 2014 Began TTC: April 2015 BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w) BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w) BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17 BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
I take VitaFusion gummies as they are easier to swallow. I also take Fish oil supplements as my doctor wanted me to make sure I'm getting enough DHA before I'm pregnant. She gave a trick for Fish oil capsules. Freeze them and take at night before bed. It keeps the nasty fish oil burpies away!
Does anyone else find that DHA gives them raging headaches? I have tried a number of brands but haven't been successful in finding one that doesn't bother me. My PCP unhelpfully told me to "just stop taking them".
Last time I was pregnant I used Ultra Mega Green Prenatal from GNC. It's a whole food multivitamin that includes folic acid, calcium, and easy to digest iron. It was a lifesaver. It was one of the only kinds that I could keep down.
Married: July 2013 House: July 2014 TTC: August 2014
ME: 27 DH: 29
Mastiff Isabel: January 2013
Orange Cat 1 Lucy: February 2014 Orange Cat 2 and Buff White Cat: Ruby & Winnie: July 2014 Crazy Black Lab/Red-bone Coon hound: October 2014 Maybe a Baby?
My OB assured me that most women's multivitamins have the necessary vitamins required, including 400% of daily folate. (More than than isn't really scientifically related to better birth outcomes.) So I just take a women's multi from CVS that has low iron (to avoid constipation) and 400% folate. He did suggest taking a fish oil supplement because the Omega 3's are really important for fetal development. Getting your daily 5-7 of fruit and veggies is even more important than taking the supplement - food is better than pills!
I've been taking the CVS gummy vitamins because I'm a pansy pill taker and they were pretty darn cheap. They taste like candy and haven't upset my stomach at all.
I use the up and up gummies from Target or the Nature Made gummies. They both taste amazing! I also take a calcium pregnancy gummy as well, due to history of breaking bones
I used rainbow + Nordic DHA the first time around. This time I'm using promise prenatal. I used stage 3 after my son was born and I was breastfeeding, and I jusyed started using stage 1 bc we are going to start trying for number 2 in April.
I started on Spring Valley's prenatal gummies. I can't swallow pills, so the gummie was the way to go - flavor is good, and it's got all the required stuff, so no need for extra pills.
Price chopper brand. Much less expensive and all the same important amounts of the main ingredients. I read not to take gummed because the quality isn't is good but I have a hard time believing that. I compared then and they listed almost exactly the same...
Re: Favorite Prenatals?
Marriage: 12.18.04
DD1: 5.19.10
DD2: 4.11.12
NTNP - September 2014
TTC #1 - December 2014
TTC #1: 07/2014
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Orange Cat 2 and Buff White Cat: Ruby & Winnie: July 2014
Crazy Black Lab/Red-bone Coon hound: October 2014
Maybe a Baby?
Punk's birthday: 3-28-17
I love the Honest Co. Prenatal One-A-Days and their DHA. They are all gluten free.