I am taking One Source Prenatal Vitamins and absolutely hate it. They smell horrible and taste even worse. And cause sickness almost every time I take them. I tried taking them with food, late at night, nothing seems to work. I have heard that lots of pregnant women have trouble with their prenatal vitamins. Are there any out there that are not so bad, maybe even taste good?
2006-10-10 01:01:19 · 12 answers · asked by Sunshine528 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Try taking two children's chewable vitamins instead. That's what I did with all three pregnancies.
2006-10-10 01:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, first of all, vitamin's don't have to be marketed and bought as 'Prenatal' in order to be good for your baby. A prenatal vitamin is simply a multivitamin with more folic acid, iron, vitamin A and Vitamin C than a normal multivitamin.
Remember that a prenatal vitamin is only there to supplement your diet, not replace it. So, the best thing you can do is to take any multivitamin that has folic acid in it ( they all have the others ) and make sure that you're eating well. This way, you have the extra vitmains and minerals to supplement your diet, and you can pick something that you're going to be able to keep down.. cause lets face it.. vitamin's only work if they stay INSIDE your stomach.
So, recap.. pick any multivitamin that you want, as long as it has folic acid in it, and your baby will be healthy.. as long as you EAT well also.
2006-10-10 01:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by Imani 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they all taste bad. They are very strong (and need to be for growing fetus) swallow quick with soda or something sweet.
Take a TUMS antacid if your burp vitamin taste.
To the answerer above. Read the label NO WAY! A children's chewable does NOT have the right balance & amounts of nutrients. I bet your Dr. didn't agree with that choice.
2006-10-10 01:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try prenatal plus if you are not going to take a vitamin especially for pregnancy I think you should talk to your doctor. Try taking it at night with food than go to bed
2006-10-10 01:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by mymail55350 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take Flinstone complete. You have to take two of them a day. One in the morning and one at night but it is better than the prenatal vitamins. Talk to your doctor and double check with him. But I am sooo glad I switched.
2006-10-10 01:12:06 · answer #5 · answered by Hilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have toa gree with most of these people. My dr told me I could take a womens multivitamin or two childrens chewable vitamins. I take the childrens vitamins because I already have them and they taste better.
2006-10-10 01:21:34 · answer #6 · answered by bctvmanz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've gone through 4 pregnancies..... and could not stomach ANY brand of vitamins. I tried many, many different ways..... and gave up trying because I didn't want to vomit any more. I just ended up chewing on tums a lot and eating healthier foods sometimes children's chewables stayed down. Good luck to you
2006-10-10 01:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by who me? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that prenatals are terrible....but if you can take it, that's best for you and baby. However, I've been told by several doctors that Flintstones vitamins are as close to prenatal as you can get.
2006-10-10 03:52:14 · answer #8 · answered by believer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem and they told my to take 2 kids vitamins a day. and also if u did not no that the ones the doc gives u causes acid reflux.
2006-10-10 01:06:54 · answer #9 · answered by tampachic23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get over it. They don't have to taste good. Just take the vitamins and deal with it. They make you feel sick because you're pregnant. That's life.
2006-10-10 01:10:29 · answer #10 · answered by jymsis 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋