Thread: prenatal vitamins - Pregnancy: 1st Trimester at WebMD

Replying to: prenatal vitamins I'm usually severely anemic also. I spent a week in the hospital during my last pregnancy b/c of my anemia. Had some sort of IV transfusion. Sadly, my body just does not absorb iron. I have tried pills, shots, ivs, nothing's worked. I went and had my iron tested a few weeks ago--and it was at a 13! That's the HIGHEST it's been in YEARS. Usually, I'm lucky to have to be at 10!! So I...

Replying to: prenatal vitamins Just lurking (not pregnant YET! lol) but when I was pregnant with DD1 I was so sick the docs told me to NOT take any prenatals because I wouldn't be able to hold them down anyway, plus they would only add to the already-nausea I had. Once I got better I started taking them but this was already in my 2nd trimester so for the 1st trimester I didn't take anything. When I took them I didn't take them...

Replying to: prenatal vitamins I take Prenate DHA, and haven't had any problems with them. With DS, I took PrimaCare, and no problems with those, either. But, I have an iron stomach.... The only thing that has ever made me sick is zinc, that gets me every time! Before I was PG, my daily vitamin made me sick, and it had like 100% of the zinc needed, had to make sure I took that one on a full stomach.

Replying to: prenatal vitamins My doctor prescribed Concept DHA this time. I really like them. They are a small capsule. They don't make me sick at all. I took Primacare (am and pm) last time, and they were pretty good, too. The only ones that ever made me sick were the OTC One-A-Day prenatals.

Replying to: prenatal vitamins Hi, with my first DS, prenatals in the AM made me nauseous, so I started taking them at lunch time and that made a BIG difference. My doctor at the time also said I could take 2 Flintstone vitamins instead if I needed to. My SIL didn't take prenatals, but she took 1 folic acid pill each day, since that is the most important thing anyway. With this pregnancy, I've been able to take my prenatal in the...

Replying to: prenatal vitamins I just take my prenatals at the same time I take my arthritis meds. In the morning when I wake up. I used to take them at night, but I am terrible at remembering unless it is first thing in the morning. The kind I take are from Trader Joes, but I had to "modify" the pills to be able to get them down. First, I cut them in half so they don't look like they should be a paperweight. Then I drink them...

Replying to: prenatal vitamins Lurking from 2nd tri... I started taking an OTC prenatal from Wal-Mart before we started TTC and then I was able to take them until I was about 6 wks pg before I got horribly sick from them. I even tried the children's chewables with the same results. So, it was either forego the vitamins or take them and be so sick I couldn't eat or drink anything! My midwife wants me to start taking them again to see...

Replying to: prenatal vitamins I just went to the dr yesterday and they told me not to take them just to take folic acid 800mcg. I was having a really hard time keeping my vitamins down. They also told me that I can take B6 with the folic acid and it would help with MS

Replying to: prenatal vitamins I've been taking the OTC Nature Made from Target. I take them at night with CapriSun (I've been craving for a while now) and I don't think they are bothering me much. Although I am having some nausea issues all the time. That started before I even knew I was preggo, and before I was taking my prenatal, so I doubt the PNV I'm taking is causing any of my nausea

Replying to: prenatal vitamins I take walgreens brand, they seem to make me feel less icky than others. And then I take a folic acid every day, too.