best prenatal vitamin

[Anonymous]

What is the best prenatal that isn't the size of a horsepill?

[Anonymous]

Gummies! I used the CVS brand pre-natal and those worked well.

Additionally, my former OB said that technically, you can get all your pre-natal vitamins by just eating 2 Flintstones a day. This was a while ago, so best to confirm but is an option if the horse pills are making you nauseous.

[Anonymous]

I use the VitaFusion prenatal gummies, or the Target generic alternative.
I have trouble swallowing pills anyway, and even more difficulty while dealing with nausea and a sensitive gag reflex when pregnant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use the VitaFusion prenatal gummies, or the Target generic alternative.
I have trouble swallowing pills anyway, and even more difficulty while dealing with nausea and a sensitive gag reflex when pregnant.

+100 on gummies. I choked down stinky horse pills my first pregnancy (except for the days my nausea and gag reflex prevented me from even opening the bottle.) Taking the VitaFusion gummies this time and can’t believe I was such an idiot before. (When you get to the heartburn stage of pregnancy do yourself the same favor and get chewy fruity Tums instead of the chalky ones.)

[Anonymous]

It's best you use a food based prenatal. Did you know that many women have MTHFR which means they have issues converting folic acid to folate. I recommend a prenatal with folate instead of in the synthetic form folic acid. Some of the ones I recommend are Best Nest Wellness, Mega Food, New Chapter, Rainbow Light, and Garden of Life.

[Anonymous]

gummies are the best since they're easier but make sure you don't have gestational diabetes since they do contain sugar in them but otherwise highly recommended.

[Anonymous]

My OB gave me a prescription for "Select-OB with DHA" It comes with a berry flavored chewable and a small capsule pill of DHA. I found a coupon on the manufacturer's website and got it cheap.

[Anonymous]

Ritual vitamins. Look for vitamins with Folate and not Folic Acid.

[Anonymous]

Idk what qualifies as a "horse pill" but I can get the CVS and Target generic ones down pretty easily -- they're roughly the size of a standard Tylenol.

If you try the gummies be aware that they don't have iron in them (this is why some women with nausea can keep them down better) so if you're prone to anemia you may end up need a separate iron supplement. But iron tablets are pretty small ime, like ibuprofen-sized.

[Anonymous]

Iron makes you constipated and can upset the stomach, PP. that’s why some prenatal don’t have them.

[Anonymous]

Rainbow light, Theranatal, Garden of Life.