because the prenatal vitamins made you sick?
I am one of them. I couldn't keep those darn prenatal vitamins down, so that's what my doctor suggested. If you read the labels, the Flintstone vitamins have the exact same thing in them as prenatal vitamins, plus more.
2007-09-24 03:35:36 · 14 answers · asked by ticktock 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I just learned something new about the vitamins, thanks for posting this question.
2007-09-24 03:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by kim t 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL- I just took mine about 5 min ago! After trying 6 different types of prenatals my doc told me to try the Flintstones but couldn't keep them down during the first trimester either. I just started back on them this weekend and I'm doing fine.
I was taking flintstone vitamins before I was prego though. If you compare the back of the bottle to regular and prenatal vitamins they contain basically the same amounts.
PS- Make sure you bite the heads off first! It's the best way to take them!!!
2007-09-24 03:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by bernie0805 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I was getting sick and my doctor actually told me to stop taking them all together for a couple of weeks. I didn't take the regular prenatal vitamin, I used the One a Day womens formula. It has more folic acid and iron than the prenatals do.
2007-09-24 03:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by Beth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was always told to take prenatal vitamins. To prevent sickness, it's best to take them with food & a glass of milk before bed. But I have heard that if the mother has trouble with them, than she can take a children's chewable vitamin. Some kind of vitamin is better than none.
2007-09-24 03:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by tanner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have the same doctor that I had last time.
The 1st time, he made me take prenatals and after I complained of them making me sick, he told me I needed to continue taking them and to try taking them at night, right before bed. (My main problem was I was burping up that iron taste, YUCK. So, taking them at night did help a LOT.)
This time, I asked him if I needed a prescription for prenatals and he told me no and that I could just continue to take my Women's one-a-day. At my last appointment I asked him why the difference and, apparently, the blood tests showed my iron levels to be low the first time but not this time. I guess that's the reason I don't (yet) have to take prenatals. Needless to say, I'm trying to make sure I get enough iron in my foods so that I don't ever have to take them.
2007-09-24 04:07:23 · answer #5 · answered by Nina Lee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes! I loe Flintstones. The prenatals made me feel horrible but now I feel great!
I realized that what I thought was morning sickness was sickness from the prenatals.
2007-09-24 03:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by cwrayvoa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My doc had me take 2 Flintstones vitamins. I was pregnant with twins and I couldn't swallow those giant prenatal vitamins.
2007-09-24 03:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by twinsanity 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im going to see my doc about it on tuesday, i went into the store and looked at the ingredients in the flinstones vitamins and i would have to disagree it DOES not have the same stuff as my prenatals, It lacks calcium , folic acid, iron, and beta carotene vitamin A.
2007-09-24 03:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I took flintstones with my second pregnancy because the regular ones made me sick. Get all your vitamins without feeling crappy, it's a great deal.
2007-09-24 03:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by wannabhppy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i took flintstones with my second pregnancy and im 8 weeks into another one and im about to start taking them again because these prenatals tear my stomach up! Oh yeah, my doctor told me i could too.
2007-09-24 03:52:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didnt even get sick with my regular vitamins and my doc told me i could take them if i wanted to.
2007-09-24 03:39:31 · answer #11 · answered by agrolia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋