One of my prenatal vitamins have DHA but no iron, and the other has iron but no DHA...The one with iron has a little higher percentage of vitamin C as well...which one should I take?
If I take the one with no DHA is it ok to takr Advocare Omega Plex supplement on the side? Or should I take the vitamin with DHA and take iron on the side?
These have me confused!
My prenatals are called prenateDHA with quatrefolic. It has everything you need and with insurance it's pretty reasonably priced.
My Dr told me at my second prenatal visit that my vitamin D count was low and that I needed to take 1000 mg everyday along with my prenatal. In my first pregnancy I didn't have this so I eventually stopped taking my prenatal vitamins but with this pregnancy I was starting to slack with the prenatal again until my Dr told me to take my prenatal along with Vitamin D. I've been diligent with taking my vitamins since. Has anyone else been Vitamin D deficient and had to take a supplement?
Prenatal vits don't have DHA in them. So you do need to take the extra vit. It's very beneficial for you & baby. I've taken the extra DHA vit during all of my pregnancies. I also take a calcium vit before bed, the extra calcium is good for U and baby. I don't think my dr said anything to me either but I told him when at my 1st apt he wanted to know everything I was taking, vits & if any other medications.
but wanted to know if gummy vitamins , also including dha folic acid , are effective enough , have any one else taken those , am I missing important vitamins for my baby ..?
Having them until now ..
I take for my current pregnancy MorDHA Prenatal supplement which is highly purified. My youngest son was given DHA free formula once breastfeeding stopped and then supplemented with Babies Only DHA from egg phospholipids because I refused to give him vegetable sources of DHA.
Ask your OB, if in the US, about schnucks free prenatals program. With a doctors prescription you can get a years worth of free prenatals.
Without insurance they are only $10. I forget what they are called, but they have a DHA supplement, iron, and ginger with other natural things for morning sickness.
I forgot to take my prenatal vitamins last night and I had my first day free of nausea. The minute I took the pills this evening I went back to my nausea and morning sickness.
Anyone have recommendations for super sensitive mamas?
The brand I'm taking is Rainbow Light Prenatal One.
My prenatals came with a fish oil supplement for the dha.
I take the over the counter brand called nature made, prenatal + dha. It's all in one gel capsule. All of the prescription prenatals made me sick as well, but this one doesn't make me sick at all :). Of course take it on a FULL stomach.
Usually DRs will let you know how much iron you need, I take a normal prenatal with DHA & iron but I supplement with 1 iron pill , 2 times a day also (recommended from my dr)
Yes I take separate omega 3s because my prenatal doesn't have it and with my medical history I need more than what would be in a prenatal anyway.
I took the Enfamil DHA & Omega- 3 supplement because it is designed for pregnant women, but I am sure that if your doc told you to take them then you are just fine. DHA/ Omega- 3 fatty acids are very important for your baby's brain development so I don't know why the pharmacist would recommend you stop taking them.
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I am taking Nature Made 