AuDacia
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Prenatal Vitamin Advice
Posted: 02-19-07 13:00pm
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do i get them from a doctor? or can i
purchase them from a store?
what's a good brand? are they safe? i
don't remember my mother using them at all
while she was pregnant with any of my 3
younger siblings. she still doesn't know,
b/c i want to wait until i've reached at
least 12-wk's, so i can't ask her for
advice just yet.
i'm looking online, but i'd rather get
answers from real people.
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Mabel
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:01pm
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You need to take prenatal vitamins. You
can get them from the store. Like walmart
- they are pretty inexpensive.
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:12pm
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I take prescription prenatals called
PrimaCare.I handle them well and have not
had any problem keeping them down. (im not
pregnant so that is probably why  ) They are
taken twice daily. There is a capsule in
the morning and a tablet at night. It's
taken that way so that your body can get
the maximum absorbtion of all the
vitamins. They also contain alot of
omega's which are suppose to support
healthy brain stem formation. There are
alot of other pluses as well, i just can't
think of them all. You can also go to any
health store, ie GNC or something similar,
and buy some over the counter that are
very efficiant. Just make sure it has
enough folic acid.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:20pm
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You can go into any grocery or drug store
and get them. Then when you have your
first appt with your OB he/she will let
you know whether you should be taking
something extra. I started taking OTC
ones, which were good, but my doc said she
wanted me taking extra Folic Acid, so she
wrote me a script for them (Natatab .F.A).
At first they made me a bit nauseous, but
after a while I got used to them. I think
some of the girls in here take Flinstone
vitamins, so check with a doc to see
They are very safe and you should take
them. Some women feel they are not
necessary, but I seriously feel that
anything you can do to promote health and
growth in your baby you should do.
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tululabell
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:26pm
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hi! my Dr told me when i had my morning
sickness that as long as i had the extra
folic acid early on that was most
important. of course as soon as it was
gone to start taking regular ones with all
the vitamins. do you have an obgyn yet? if
so they should be able to call in a
prescription. but the drugstore ones are
pretty much the same. just read the label
so you know you are getting what you need!
i think it is 1mg of folic acid
recommended daily.
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:46pm
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IT's the iron in most prenatals that make
people sick. I had to take prenatals
without iron and then take iron
supplements later on in pregnancy.
I bought mine at Walmart and took some
extra folic acid. Most prenatals are the
same thing with diff names.
you can always ask the pharmacist.
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:48pm
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i liked the chewable prentals better.
they did not make me sick like the others
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-19-07 13:56pm
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mine made me sick so i just took a regular
multi-vitamin, a calcium supplement, and
folic acid. i made sure i was getting
everything i needed and they didn't make
me sick.
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arcadia
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Posted: 02-19-07 14:31pm
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my prenatals were waaay too huge &
heavy for me to swallow. my doctor told me
to just take .flintstones .vitamins! so i
take those, a calcium supplement (my
doctor recommended .tums with extra
.calcium- great for helping with
heartburn, too!), & an extra folic
acid supplement!
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Jayb
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Posted: 02-20-07 06:42am
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Be careful what multivitamins you take!!
Vitamin supplements taken for pregnancy
are fine, however 'general' multivitamins
can contain too much vitamin 'A' which
'can' be harmful to your baby. Food
contains vitamin A, however this is in the
form of beta carotene which is harmless.
Just be careful not to take too much
manufactured vitamin A.
If you are unsure check the label as in
the UK we have a warning sign on some of
our general multivitamin packs for
pregnant women advising not to take them.
We have a good pregnancy supplement called
pregnacare which is great and has the
correct RDA for everything you need but
does not contain vitamin a.
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AuDacia
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Posted: 02-20-07 09:55am
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my best friend came along with me. we
bought prenatal vitamins. thanks for all
the advice though. really helped. 
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