Take?

[llghoney]

Are you taking prenatal vitamins while TTC?

Has anyone heard that Vitamin A can be dangerous?

Would it be better to just take Folic acid by itself?

 

[kegohn]

Are you taking prenatal vitamins while TTC?

Has anyone heard that Vitamin A can be dangerous?

Would it be better to just take Folic acid by itself?

Hmmm well I was told it was good to start on a prenatal when you are TTC and I Was going to dig mine out because I know I have a bunch left over from my last one. If they are not expired I was going to start taking them. But hmmmm I don't know. I never heard that any vitamens were dangerous before.

 

[llghoney]

Hmmm well I was told it was good to start on a prenatal when you are TTC and I Was going to dig mine out because I know I have a bunch left over from my last one. If they are not expired I was going to start taking them. But hmmmm I don't know. I never heard that any vitamens were dangerous before.

I was reading where too much of Vitamin A can be dangerous when pregnant? I was confused then why prenatal vitamins have a good amount in them?

 

[Leanna]

I am taking a regular multivitamin, with enough folic acid. I haven't heard anything about vitamin A.

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

I was reading where too much of Vitamin A can be dangerous when pregnant? I was confused then why prenatal vitamins have a good amount in them?

There are different "types" of vitamin A and not all are dangerous. From iVillage:

Most women do not have to worry about excess vitamin intake during pregnancy. Women who ingest Vitamin A (retinol or retinyl esters), up to 10,000 IUs per day, should have no concerns regarding increased teratogenic (causing birth defects) risk to their baby-to-be. In addition, beta-carotene as a source of vitamin A has not been shown to be teratogenic any dose.
There may be a population of women who should be alerted to the consequences of ingesting too much of the fat-soluble vitamins, A, D and E. Women are often given prenatal vitamins indiscriminately, without a full dietary assessment. Most prenatal supplements provide about 8,000 IUs. Vitamin A supplements should not exceed 10,000 IU (as retinol or retinyl esters, not beta-carotene) and when foods with a high concentration of vitamin A, for example liver, are ingested frequently, they can contribute to the overall total amount of retinol consumed daily.

The incidence of "Retinoid embryopathy," a syndrome of anomalies involving the face, ear, heart, central nervous system and thymus, is very rare, but has been associated with excessive intake of retinol. The 10,000 IU recommendation is well below any level in which birth defects have been observed.

In summary, if a woman is taking a multivitamin, prenatal vitamin or Vitamin A supplements containing less than 10,000 IU (as retinol or retinyl), or beta-carotene at any dose, there is no evidence of an increase in the risk of malformations in her baby. If she is ingesting any foods high in Vitamin A, she should investigate the amount of vitamin A contained in those food and limit her total daily intake to 10,000 IUs or less.

 

[llghoney]

Thanks for the info!!!

 

[Singin4Him]

Currently I'm just taking a folic acid as well as a multivitamin. I have prenatal vitamins that my gyno gave me but I may wait and take them once I get pregnant.

 

[SweetBella]

i just take the generic brand of target prenatal vitamins....they had all the same stuff in them as the other ones.....

i know that flinstone vitamins are good to take too... now and during your pregnancy. i was going to get them but i just got these instead... my friend who just had her baby took flinstone during her whole pregnancy.

edit: friend that im referring to didn't have her baby, she should any minute now. if she doesn't have her by tuesday, they will help her start....

i just didn't like saying that she alaready had her and she technically hasn't!

 

[llghoney]

i just take the generic brand of target prenatal vitamins....they had all the same stuff in them as the other ones.....

i know that flinstone vitamins are good to take too... now and during your pregnancy. i was going to get them but i just got these instead... my friend who just had her baby took flinstone during her whole pregnancy.

Hmmm that is a good idea because those don't seem to be as "strong" . Being that my body is sooooo sensitive!! Thanks for the info!!! Very helpful!