my wife is taking prenatal vitamin but she start having nousia is there anyway we can avoid or subistitute it

Question

she complains of nousia since she start taking the vitamins not only that since she is pregnant she start to feel tired a lot is that normal

Answer 1

Is it the vitamins or does she have morning sickness? If it is the vitamins I would suggest either eating something before taking them or take them right before she goes to bed.
Oh and tiredness is very common in pregnancy.

Answer 2

Nausea and fatigue are perfectly normal, during the first few months of pregnancy. Nausea can extend beyond the first few months of pregnancy, but is not the norm.

Fatigue needs to be addressed by getting plenty of rest and eating foods that are healthy/beneficial to both baby and mother. Your wife can maybe try to take her prenatal vitamin before she goes to bed, that way, if the vitamins tend to escalate her nausea .. she won't notice it, that is, unless the nausea is extreme.

If she still has problems, I'd advise her to see her OB/GYN and discuss the matter with him/her ... as they may have another solution. Prenatal vitamins are essential, as it provides folic acid, which can prevent Spina Bifida in infants. Prenatal vitamins also ensure that the mother has all the vitamins she needs, because if the baby is lacking in a certain vitamin, like iron, the baby will take what it needs and leaves the mother anemic.

Early congrats to you and your wife ... wishin' y'all the best!! :)

Answer 3

Before I start I want to say it's not my intention to cause any offense with this, I'm just making a comment based on my observations.
A lot of the posts I read on here about pre-natal vitamins are from Americans. Now I live in the UK, where pre-natal vitamins are a rareity not the norm, other than folic acid for at least the first 12 weeks. However, from day one of pregnancy, your midwife puts a lot of emphasison a healthy and balanced diet and nutrition. Surely if you have a healthy and balanced diet there is no need for pre-natal vitamins?

Answer 4

I had the same problem I would take them with crackers in the morning at night nothing seemed to work. I would get sooo sick from all the iron. So my doctor tried to prescibe be 3 other types of prenatals and they all made me sick. She then told me to take the flinstones vitamins that way I was getting some vitamins in me. I would have your wife ask the doctor about prescribing her with a vitamin with less Iron and see if that helps if not then try the flinstones.
Congrats on the lil one!!!

Answer 5

there are all brands of prenatal vitamins out there she can try. ask the doctor for something else. you can buy prenatal vitamins over the counter that are just as good, but if you have insurance then it's cheaper to have it prescribed.

about being tired, it's all those pregnancy hormones that make a woman tired the first three months, and that's what causes the nausea, urge to pee, etc. in the later months, it's the weight of being pregnant and size of the baby that make us so uncomfortable.

Answer 6

Well, first of all the vitamins. She needs to eat a good breakfast or lunch or whatever before she takes them, that will help with the nausea from that. Being tired especially in the first months of pregnancy is extremely normal. Shes growing a baby! Shes gonna be tired and morning sickness is normal. So, I hope I helped a little.

Answer 7

I am the exact same way. No matter what type of prenatal vitamin I took I felt so sick afterwards. So now I set aside 5 minutes before I go to bed to drink a glass of water, eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and take my vitamin after that. It's worked wonders! Hope this helps.

Answer 8

the nausea might be related to the prenatals, but it probably isn't. nausea is a frequent accompaniment to early pregnancy, and the only way i was ever told to deal with it was to 'get through it' and drink lightly carbonated drinks, and eat a few dry crackers before i got up (so that when i vomited, there was something to come up - it's sooo much worse when there is nothing.... ewww!)

talk to your wife's OB/GYN, since each case is different, but, know that for most people, the vitamins are truly necessary, to prevent deficiencies in the mother, and to prevent some pretty devastating abnormalities in the baby.

please, remember, that anti-emetics aren't normally a good idea, in fact they're pretty bad, keeping in mind that thalidomide (the drug that caused all those kids to be born with birth defects like 'flipper limbs') was intended to prevent 'morning sickness'.

the nausea isn't fun, and it truly sucks, but, it IS self limited, it won't last forever, and the doctors can and will treat your wife if she develops dehydration or anything else related to it.

i wish you both the best of luck at this time in your lives, and a happy and healthy baby!!

Answer 9

She should take the prenatal vitamin at night before she goes to bed so she won't be nauseas. Also, make sure she isn't taking them on an empty stomach, this could make the nausea worse! Don't worry about her feeling tired, it's completely normal. Good luck!

Answer 10

Hi,
There are almost a hundred prenatal vitamins on the market today, including Flinstones! They don't have to be prescription. Talk to your healthcare provider. We have lots of patients on Flinstones, this is better than not taking it at all. Also in the beginning it is very common to be very tired. This should pass. Hopefully her provider has checked her bloodwork and ruled out anemia. Good Luck!