Prenatal Vitamins

[jessesgirl]

Do you take 'em? Did you start out taking them and it kiltered off? Did you EVER take them? Did you even try????

I tried taking them but they ALWAYS made me sick. OTC, prescription....even the childrens vitamins...couldn't find anything I could keep down so I just quit altogether. My OB was fine with it til I went in this last time and she kind of raised an eyebrow @ me...what are your experiences with them?

 

[ChildByGrace]

I started taking them around Septemper time. I do sometimes forget but i do try to make sure that i take them every day.
I find it hard as at the moment i am feeling sick all day and you have to take the ones i have on a full stomach. I rearely have one!!

 

[RoseofLima]

I try every pregnancy to take them-- but the last few times- the vitamins( no matter what I tried) make me feel horrible.

When I can afford it I drink Spirutein instead. It does not make me sick and increases my pitiful protein consumption to a higher level.

 

[CarrieAg93]

I took them even though they made me a little sick to my stomach. I usually took them at night so I didn't notice I was qweezy.

 

[Marionette]

The day after I told my mom I was pregnant, we went out to get some at the health food store. The horse pills and a liquid version. I took the horse pills for the first 3 months pretty religiously but then one day it triggered my gag reflex and after that I couldn't really motivate myself to take them. Yeah, my grandmother and doctor made faces at me for not taking them but.. ugh. I even tried the liquid stuff but it tasted like vitamin coating and looked like.. swamp in a cup. No thanks!
So now when I remember, I'm taking that Expecta DHA stuff.. dunno if it'll do any good but it was in a sample pack the doctor's office gave me. I'm also on Iron but that's because.. they told me to

 

[PegasusOnFire]

I started taking them, but I am a very forgetful person and am still trying to remember to take them, but often forget them.

 

[Linnis]

I've taken them since I was 7 weeks pregnant. I still take them now because I'm nursing. I take them the same time everyday as a part of my going to bed so I don't forget.

The script ones made me throw up, the ones from walmart work well.

 

[GolfingMom]

My OB gave me 4 different samples to try and 2 of those sat well with me. I took them my entire pregnancies. I took them at night though...

 

[andiesmama]

Yep, I took them the entire time, at night right before bed. I'd eat some crackers & drink some ginger ale, then take the vitamin....if I got nauseated, I never noticed because I was asleep!

 

[JulySheMustFly]

I couldn't swallow them. I tried a couple different ones and if I could get them down I'd be horribly sick for the entire day.

 

[Redstiletto]

My hubby is very anal about me taking my pills, he knows they make me sick, so I take them with my last meal of the day.

And he makes sure I take them.

 

[Singin4Him]

I take mine like clockwork, every single night before bed. I found that the walmart brand vitamins were the only ones that didn't make me feel icky and taking them at night helps a lot.

 

[BananaCake]

I take them at night when I remember. I was having "morning" sickness (more like "all day") before I got the script filled, so I'm not sure if it makes it worse. Though last night, I forgot to take them and I feel pretty good today

 

[ConservativeChristian97]

I take them every single morning, I worry what kind of health my baby will be in if I don't.

 

[jessesgirl]

I tried the Wal-mart ones first...made me sick no matter WHAT time I took em...same as the prescriptions...I even went so far as the kiddy vitamins...to no avail. I finally just gave up. Dr. said baby will get what he needs whether I take em or not. I just have to make sure I get mine.

 

[seamonster]

I've taken mine the entire time. They only made me sick if I had them on an empty stomach.

 

[Beth1231]

My husband and I take the same four vitamins every day. They are quality although not necessarily prenatal, they have everything I need in them. I forget or feel to sick to take them roughly once a week, so six times a week isn't bad at all.
I firmly believe quality vitamins and both of us going to the chiropractor once a week is a big part of why we got pregnant the first week we tried...

 

[jgonz]

I took my vitamins through every pregnancy. Some were prescription (earlier pregnancies) and then I switched to natural vitamins for my last 3 pregnancies.

For those of you who are having a terrible time with taking your vitamins or they're making you sick, you should try Floradix + Iron & Herbs. It's Plant based, a Liquid, and does Not have a horrid vitamin taste (it's rather a mild flavor actually). And the iron in it will Not make you constipated because it's plant based iron, not synthetic like regular iron tablets.

If you don't need the extra iron, then try the regular Floradix.

HTH~

 

[purpleunicorn_Andi]

I forget to take things daily... that is how I wound up PG in the first place

 

[jessesgirl]

LOL hmmm me too!