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Prenatal vitamins

k624330k624330 member
in May 2018 Moms
Hi all--so I was wondering as I have googled enough to freak myself out (I know, bad habit) if there was anyone else on this forum who did not take a prenatal/vitamin until they got their BFP? My first I took prenatals months before concieving, this one, not until I found out I was pregnant did I start because this wasn't planned. Anyone else in same boat? 
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  • bearwithmebearwithme member
    ivyvines6 said:
    I rarely remember to take them... 
    and when I do remember to take them, there's a good chance they won't stay down. 

    You just do the best you can and sometimes that has to be enough. 
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  • bwow615bwow615 member
    I'm in the same boat with barely remembering to take them.  I need to start leaving them out in my line of sight, like kitchen counter or bathroom vanity. 
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  • Ceridwen77Ceridwen77 member
    I didn't take them until I got my BFP this time around. I'm not concerned. 
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  • justsuziejustsuzie member
    Like others said as long as you aren't eating Arbys every meal you should be fine. A lot of foods are fortified anyhow so I net you have been getting enough.  
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  • holli0801holli0801 member
    edited September 2017
     I think folate is the main concern early on… which you can also get from leafy greens, nuts etc... but it drastically decreases NTDs. That is why it's recommended woman trying to conceive take it.  We tried for nine months, I was really good at first but then I got more sporadic as I was getting frustrated. So I certainly wasn't perfect either. But I definitely take them daily now!! 
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  • charlestonchewcharlestonchew member
    edited September 2017
    @justsuzie my PNV and DHA requires 7 pills a day...I'm super anal about getting the vitamin thing right that I do it even though it's a major chore and makes me gag. It's called new chapter and is organic and has more vitamins and minerals than I've seen in any other vitamin. It also has folate instead of folic acid. The DHA I take is the same brand and you have to do 4 a day for that and 3 a day for the PNV. I recommend it if you're a vitamin freak like me.

    ETA: makes me gag cause everything makes me gag, not that the pill is disgusting.
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  • rowboat4rowboat4 member
    I also take folate as opposed to folic acid. I have 3 pills a day. 
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  • justsuziejustsuzie member
    @charlestonchew Yes, vitamin freak here. 
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  • sandbar517sandbar517 member
    I've stopped taking my prenatal on purpose because it makes my nausea so much worse.  I take a folic acid by itself, and that's it.  I'll start taking it again when I feel better.


    Me, 35 Hubs, 32
    Married June 2012
    BFP June 2013- blighted ovum, D&C Aug 2013
    BFP Oct 2013- twins!  A&H born May 2014
    BFP Aug 2017- EDD 5/8/17


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  • bwow615bwow615 member
    sandbar517 said:
    I've stopped taking my prenatal on purpose because it makes my nausea so much worse.  I take a folic acid by itself, and that's it.  I'll start taking it again when I feel better.
    I took naturemade brand prenatals at the beginning of my pregnancy in 2014 and attributed nausea and headaches to them, so I switched over to some gummy prenatals (target brand and vitfusion were my go to's) and seemed to help.  Could have just been in my head, but worth a shot to change up your brand. 
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