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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.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Prenatal Vitamins ? - NO NOT PG
Just had to make that clear...
I know you are supposed to take them for like a year before, and we have talking about trying in 2012...so any recommendations? I have heard there are gummies, which would make me happy and more likely to remember to take them...
Re: Prenatal Vitamins ? - NO NOT PG
There's no need to take them a year prior. Just be careful - prenatals are a higher dose of a multi vitamin. Sometimes the iron content can be a lot for a non-pregnant (or pregnant, even) person and can cause constipation.
I took the Women's One A Day - $14/month and I could pick it up anywhere.
I take a brand called Rainbow Light once daily prenatals. It is easy on the tummy with no crazy smell. It is allergen-free, which is a plus for me. I also took Belly Bar chewables for a little while (I got them for free since a rep was trying to get us to bring it in here) and the Belly bar DHA citrus supplement (cheap and tasty - you can buy it online, at a Motherhood Maternity store, or at BRU; also, some of them taste a little strongly of the algae that they use, but the other ones were delicious!!)
I also take an additional iron supplement for obv. reasons. But I take a chelated one that is easy on the tummy as well, so that I don't get...well, you know, back up.
My first pregnancy, I just took generic store brands. This last time, I had problems taking prenatals pretty much my entire pregnancy and kept trying new brands, and the only one that never made me feel sick was Trader Joe's.
My understanding is that there is some benefit to taking prenatals before you get pregnant because of the folic acid -- apparently having enough folic acid in early early pregnancy is key, and that's why they want you to take them before you get pregnant. And that's the extent of what I know about that.
My silly Lily is almost 4.
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