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Not taking Prenatal Vitamins

I haven't took any prenatals vitamins with this 2nd pregnancy because it use to make me sick with my first child so I prefer not to take them with this pregnancy..is that a bad thing??..I'm 5 months
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I have a very week stomach virtually all vitamins make me sick! I am 14 weeks and started taking the prenatal vit I take now 3 months before I got pregnant never have a problem. They are nature made liquid gels with added dha and omega 3. Try liquid gels they are much less harsh on your stomach. You should take something though. You need iron and folic acid.
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I wasn't taking them but then I was getting extremely fatigued I got behind on everything. I took them a couple days in a row and caught up with everything I had to do plus had energy to spare. They should make you fell better at this point
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Me neither. I just took folic acid. Dr was fine with that.
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I take the gummies because the prenatals made me sick
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Try the gummy ones or take 2 Flintstones.
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They arent for the baby they are for you for what the baby takes away, some dont even actually need to take them somce toubget get all you need in foods so no it isnt a bad thing, its just what makes you healthier
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5891248 tn?1406410864
You can look for the same vitamins in foods as well. Those moms on I didnt know I was pregnant made it through. I think you will be ok. I think the prenatals are more for mom than baby, because baby takes from your system, the prenatal are restoring whats taken.
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Imo yes.  Why be so selfish? Do some research and find one that doesn't make you sick.  I've tried around 7 and found one that worked. I use Garden life raw prenatal.
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7988724 tn?1400967191
Haven't gotten sorry
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7988724 tn?1400967191
If you can afford to try the organic ones at a health food store. Oceans mom and ultimate women's prenatal are the vitamins I changed to and have gotten nauseated since. The oceans mom is the dha vitamin with a strawberry flavor. I haven't got morning sickness since...
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