re: how important are prenatal vitamins?

Have you been to the Dr yet? They will prescribe some, but taking OTC ones are better than none at all. I don't see why they'd be that much different than the prescription ones.. shrug

I've always been told the vitamins (Other than folic acid) are more for the mothers benefit as the abby will take the nutrients it needs and if your not getting enough, then you'll suffer, not the baby. Vitamins made me sick so I just took folic acid and made sure I ate really healthy. I took extra calcium around 24 weeks when my teeth and cramps got bad and I felt better almost over night. I don't know if this is accurate but all tests have shown my bub to be fine....

i never took them. they made me very sick and i tried taking them half in the morning and half at night and with all kinds of foods and different drinks. but i did take two flintstones a day. one in the morning and one at night.

Have you seen an Ob/Gyn?


If so, didn't they write you a prescription?  

I never had them with my first 2 babies and they are perfectly healthy.
i think if you eat right and look after yourself then you dont HAVE to have them
.
I took them the first 3 months with this pregnancy beause i was sooo sick and wasnt eating right.
Your baby takes from you whatever it needs.

Here in australia they dont perscribe them and its really up to us if we wanna take them
Just my opinion is all

Quoting Nicole B:“ I've always been told the vitamins (Other than folic acid) are more for the mothers benefit as the abby ... [snip!] ... got bad and I felt better almost over night. I don't know if this is accurate but all tests have shown my bub to be fine....”

That's what I was told as well. And I heard the Folic Acid is most important in the first trimester also.

Quoting Booperelli:“ Have you been to the Dr yet? They will prescribe some, but taking OTC ones are better than none at all. I don't see why they'd be that much different than the prescription ones.. shrug”

The difference is the prescription strength folic acid, but you're right, any is better than none!

Quoting Lisa, Mum of 3:“ I never had them with my first 2 babies and they are perfectly healthy. i think if you eat right and ... [snip!] ... it needs. Here in australia they dont perscribe them and its really up to us if we wanna take them Just my opinion is all”

The folic acid is THE most important one to take. I just feel like if you can give your immune system any possible boost, why wouldn't you? I take them before bed every night. I never forget. 

Quoting Meg.:“ Have you seen an Ob/Gyn? If so, didn't they write you a prescription?  ”

i have but its too expensive! is their any cheaper ones

Quoting lakeishaboo:“ i have but its too expensive! is their any cheaper ones”

yes.
buy a store brand's otc.
since i've had my son, i've been using otc. target brand is super cheap.

Quoting Meg.:“ yes. buy a store brand's otc. since i've had my son, i've been using otc. target brand is super cheap.”

ok

Quoting Meg.:“ yes. buy a store brand's otc. since i've had my son, i've been using otc. target brand is super cheap.”

They make One a Day prenatal vitamins with the DHA capsule that are a HELL of a lot cheaper than my prescription Citra-Natal ($50  )

Quoting Rubygirl214:“ They make One a Day prenatal vitamins with the DHA capsule that are a HELL of a lot cheaper than my prescription Citra-Natal ($50 )”

im so happy i asked cause this is really helpful!!

Quoting lakeishaboo:“ im so happy i asked cause this is really helpful!!”

They used to not be OTC!! 

do you have a sams club around? if so the kind i got was like i think no more than 15 bucks for almost a years worth. its members mark brand