prenatal vitamins?

Question

I just asked a question about hair skin and nail vitamins and evveryone said take prenatal vitamins....where do i get them? how much are they roughly and also will they make me gain weight or anything negative?

Answer 1

The only difference between a prenatal vitamin and a regular multi is a prenatal contains more beta-carotene as a source of vitamin A. And a prenatal will have 800 mcg vs. 400 mcg of folate. It makes no difference which one you take, and neither will cause weight gain. No vitamin will cause weight gain, vitamins are non-caloric. And there is no specfiic vitamin for skin or nails. I think you can simply go to your local drug store and get something like nature made or other quality vitamin. If you are planning a pregnancy then take the prenatal. The reason for the difference in the form of vit. A is that preformed vit. A in large doses can cause birth defects.

Answer 2

Prenatal vitamins are available at any drug store, discount store (wal-mart) etc. They cost from $5 (for store brands) to about $17 for the designer brands. No they will not make you gain weight, because they are just multivitamins with more vitamins! They are good for your body, but be sure to eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables too.

Answer 3

The OTC ones are simply as well because the prescribed ones. The OTC ones have all of the nutrients that you simply and child want. The prescribed ones probably have a bit of extra nutrients in them. So both means your well. I get the One A Day prenatal nutrients, $thirteen for a month deliver. Missy Oldest son Dylan (four), 20 weeks five days with Daniel

Answer 4

prenatal vitamins helping with skin and nails is a myth. taking regular multi-vitamins will do the same thing.

Answer 5

There are prenatal formulas available at your local drug store. Check out this from WebMD:

Pregnancy:
What You Need to Know About Prenatal Vitamins

What Are Prenatal Vitamins?

For a mother's health, and the health of her baby, she is advised to take so-called "prenatal vitamins." These are specially formulated multivitamins that make up for any nutritional deficiencies in the mother's diet during pregnancy. While the supplements contain numerous vitamins and minerals, their folic acid, iron, and calcium content are especially important.

Why Do Pregnant Women Need High Levels of Folic Acid, Iron and Calcium?

Folic acid can reduce your risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord, called the "neural tube." A baby with spina bifida, the most common neural tube defect, is born with a spine that is not closed. The exposed nerves are damaged, leaving the child with varying degrees of paralysis, incontinence, and sometimes mental retardation.

Neural tube defects develop in the first 28 days after conception, before many women realize they are pregnant. Because about half of all pregnancies are unplanned, the U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all women of childbearing age get 400 micrograms of folic acid each day. In fact, the FDA now requires that all flour products, such as breads, buns and bagels, be fortified with extra folic acid. Women who have had a prior child with a neural tube defect should discuss with her doctor before her next pregnancy about the appropriate dose of folic acid. Studies have shown that taking a larger dose (up to 4,000 micrograms) at least one month before and during the first trimester may be beneficial.

There are natural sources of folic acid: green leafy vegetables, nuts, beans and citrus fruits. It's also found in many fortified breakfast cereals and some vitamin supplements.

Calcium during pregnancy can prevent a new mother from losing her own bone density as the fetus uses the mineral for bone growth.

Iron helps both the mother and baby's blood carry oxygen.

While a daily vitamin supplement is no substitute for a healthy diet, most women need supplements to make sure they get adequate levels of these minerals.

Are All Prenatal Supplements the Same?

No, they're not. Look for one that contains approximately:

4,000 and 5,000 IU (international units) of vitamin A
800 and 1,000 mcg (1 mg) of folic acid
400 IU of vitamin D
200 to 300 mg of calcium
70 mg of vitamin C
1.5 mg of thiamine
1.6 mg of riboflavin
2.6 mg of pyridoxine
17 mg of niacinamide
2.2 mcg of vitamin B-12
10 mg of vitamin E
15 mg of zinc
30 mg of iron
Your doctor or midwife can also advise you on certain brands. In some cases, your health care provider will give you a prescription for a certain type of prenatal vitamin.

My Prenatal Vitamin Makes Me Nauseous, What Should I Do?

Some prenatal vitamins can cause nausea in an already nauseous woman. If your prenatal vitamins make you sick, talk to your health care provider. He or she may be able to prescribe a different kind of prenatal vitamins (for example, chewable vitamins as opposed to those you swallow whole may be better tolerated by some women).

Answer 6

you can ge them OTC at any drugstore, target, walmart. They will have generic that's cheap!