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6295353 tn?1395241495

prenatal vitamins.

Do we HAVE to take prenatal vitamins? ? I haven't been taking mine lately because after taking them and I would burp I could smell the medicine inside of them and it would make me sick. So I want to know is its safe to not take them or do I have to?
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I dont take mine at all ne more n my dr acuatlly said to get back in takin them :( ..
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5864651 tn?1396931970
I havent taken mine because they made me so sick im now 23w pregnant and my baby is healthy as long as you eat healthy then youll be fine
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Take flinstones complete gummies!
Thats what my doctor told me to do! And it's working just fine (:
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5419644 tn?1386030237
Its more for your health, you get really weak and drained of your essential vitamins if you dont. Similac has a brand of prenatals that are two pills, but i never noticed any issue with them when i took those.
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Some women take them some women don't..I take mine at night so that I'm sleeping so I don't feel sick..some women like to act like doctors telling you that you do or don't have to but I'm going to be logical and say everyone is different and I'd just give your doctor a call..they might want to test some levels to see if it's better for you not to take them.your doctor is going to be the only reliable person to ask though for sure..I hope you find what works best for you dear!:)happy pregnancy!
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Yes you do. The baby will just all your vitamins and neutrients out. I had the same problem. I ran out of my original prenatals. So I bought a new kind. Ot smelt and tasted like FISH.and not cooked yummy fish like I caught a fish and started earing it. So I switched to gummies. They are a lot better and u get the same amount of vitamins. The only thing is they are a little more expensive and it comes with 90 and u have to take two a day
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I get the one a day. It comes with two, one of which is fish oil that I take right before I go to sleep so I don't have to worry about the fish oils burps that make me sick. It works!
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6838479 tn?1390502941
Its best for ur baby threw my first pregnancy I didnt take any at all my baby was fine but now my 2nd I am taking prenatial vitamin gummies
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6838479 tn?1390502941
Its best for ur baby threw my first pregnancy I didnt take any at all my baby was fine but now my 2nd I am taking prenatial vitamin gummies
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5752933 tn?1383533437
No you don't have to take them, my Dr had me stop taking them because they were causing problems, but I've actually never taken them with any of my pregnancies and my kids are healthy. I usually have to take an iron supplement in the third trimester but that's it
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6773374 tn?1386033210
I take two Flintstones daily because the prenatal made me sick and this are working for me well . Doctor well prescribe more follic acid if needed .
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No you dont have to. Women act like theyre pioneers sometimes saying you HAVE to do this or that. Women have been having healthy normal babies for centuries. I do not take prenatals because the doctor told me my levels were fine without it. Baby is perfectly normal and healthy and hitting every single marker. Its personal choice. I choose not to pump it chemicallt into my body but I eat a LOT of fresh fruit and produce.
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6295353 tn?1395241495
Yeah I haven't been taken mine bcuz I burp them multiple times and I can't stand it. And my fiancé and his fam have been getting on my case about taking them and it fustrates me! Ill try to find some over the counter. Thanks so much ladies!!
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Buy some over the counter prenatal vitamins. I noticed that I would burp my daughters vitamins when they were prescribed. I bought a bottle for $7 that have over 200 pills. Good luck.
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You don't have to do anything. I've never taken prenatals and I have two healthy kids and this baby is fine so far. I took Flintstones gummies with my first pregnancy for like a month once
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My doctor told me it has to be prenatal because they have folic acid and thats what the baby really needs. ask your doctor :)
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6295353 tn?1395241495
Does it have to be pregnancy vitamins or any daily vitamins are fine?
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try using gummies or something else. they recommend you get the vitamins for the baby because the baby needs all of that. i know how you feel. I'm on those big orange looking ones and i gag all the time. but I'm going to switch to gummies or something smaller.
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Yes, you have to take them so your baby doesn't strip your body of everything you have. Your hair will fall out, your teeth will start to got bad and you will just be so weak
. So go to walmart or korgers and CHEWABLE prenatal vitamins trust me they taste! A LOT better(
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