October 2010 Weddings
Tisharp
member
Missing our little turkey.
Estimated Due Date 11/13/12 | Natural Miscarriage 4/17/12
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
* Warning * I have a dumb question!
For a few months before the wedding, I took prenatal vitamins. I figured they would help my hair and nails, and they really really did. I just took the generic Target brand ones, because they were cheap.
Anyway, would it be bad to start taking them again, and possibly be on them for a long period of time? They just helped my nails so much, and I miss having such strong nails. Keith and I aren't planning on trying for kids for a year or two yet, so is it a bad thing to be on them for that long?
Missing our little turkey.
Estimated Due Date 11/13/12 | Natural Miscarriage 4/17/12
Re: * Warning * I have a dumb question!
Blog Sale
<a href="http://s582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/hzswanson/?action=view
They say you're supposed to be on them for about a year before you start trying....so i dont see anything wrong with being on them even if you're not gonna try....
beware tho...i read something either on getting pregnant or baby not on the brain yesterday where it makes....ALL your hair grow more....LOL
Getting fit for IVF!
I take prenatals because they are easier to digest than regular vitamins (I could also take children's vitamins) and I have chronic gastritis, so my doc actually recommended them. There is nothing wrong with taking them permanently.
And my nails have been the strongest they have ever been since I started taking prenatals about 2 years ago. (my nails have always been very weak and pealing) And my hair has always grown super fast, so I have nto really noticed a difference in that area.
Thanks for the info ladies. I figured it was ok, but I am like so uninformed about crap like that, that it's good to hear from others.
My nails have always been pretty strong, but lately, like Hannah's, they are peeling. And I just got my new green nail polish in the mail last night, and it made me think that I'd like to start taking the vitamins again. lol
Missing our little turkey.
Estimated Due Date 11/13/12 | Natural Miscarriage 4/17/12
You already got your Zoya polish?? I hope to get mine this weekend... last time they had a special, it took 2 months because they had so many people order. Maybe that's why they put a limit on it this time... I better get them before St. Patty's!!
Missing our little turkey.
Estimated Due Date 11/13/12 | Natural Miscarriage 4/17/12
I've been taking them for about 2 years now, on and off. When I was just at the gyno the other day he told me that the over-the-counters are great multivitamins for women of child bearing age. He mentioned that taking them up to a year before conception was actually best, if you could plan that far in advance. He also said that switch to prescription prenatals at 3 months prior to conception would be ideal as well, something about the actual percentages of the most important vitamins inside them.
The hair and nail thing is just a perk. I've always had strong nails but now they grow real quick. I've always had relatively fine hair and it used to take foreverrr to grow. Now my hair is thicker (not wildly, but noticeably to me) and shinier. It also grows much quicker. **Please note as PP mentioned - this does in fact include ALL hair. Dude. I'm Italian with black hair to begin with....!
Anyway, it's worth it to get the good stuff in your system.
Like PP have said, I don't think there's anything wrong with it, and yes, they recommend you begin taking them at least a year before you plan to get pregnant.
If you're concerned, though, or don't want to spend so much (I know mine are really expensive, but they're easy on my stomach so I deal with it!), you could just take a regular multivitamin and Biotin. That's what makes your hair and nails stronger.
Megan & Chris
Missing our little turkey.
Estimated Due Date 11/13/12 | Natural Miscarriage 4/17/12
Interesting! My OB was totally fine with me staying on the ones I was on before (plus, I take a prenatal DHA supplement).
Megan & Chris
Hmm.. maybe because I'm only taking a cheap ShopRite store brand? I have no idea.