Prenatal vitamins... what are you taking??? page

[la cheena]

Hi all...
I've been reading all types of forums and articles about prenatal vitamins. It seems like it's important to take them but should I take the mult-vitamins for "just in case" to cover everything or only take a few important ones???

Thanks for your suggestion!!!

[ShannonPA-S]

New Chapter prenatal. Love them! They aren't super high in any one nutrient (they don't overdo it). And it's whole food source, which some argue doesn't matter, but I have to say that my tummy definitely knows the difference. I can take them on an empty stomach without any issues whatsoever...try doing that with a regular prenatal.

I also take magnesium, high-DHA fish oil, vitamin D, probiotics, extra iron, and vitamin C. The extra iron and vitamin C is because I'm anemic, though. I don't know that most women need to take more than what's in the prenatal.

[Dragonfly]

Most women need more D, Magnesium and Zinc than the New Chapter provides. There's a link in my siggie to my blog post on Primal Pregnancy nutrition.

[ShannonPA-S]

Most women need more D, Magnesium and Zinc than the New Chapter provides. There's a link in my siggie to my blog post on Primal Pregnancy nutrition.

Thanks for posting, Dragonfly -- I've been debating about adding zinc, esp during the winter. Now I think I will for sure! You are a wealth of knowledge!

p.s. Sorry for the hijack. Do you think the New Chapter zinc is safe in pregnancy? It has a lot of herbs and stuff in it. I just love their products as I never get sick from them. I have also heard good things about Thorne (zinc citrate) and it's pure. Not sure which to get.