Prenatal and vitamins failure

mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
edited March 2011 in Pregnant
Can anyone tell me ...is my baby still safe and okay as long as I eat healthy with out taking vitamins..? The slight taste of vitamins make me gag and get sick... even prenatal because I taste them and there really hard for me to swallow ! :( I don't want to be selfish because I'm for excited for this... but its almost pointless for me to take vitamins because they end up coming right out of my mouth again >:( I've even tryed gummy ones and thos still taste bad ... please help

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  • shmegsshmegs
    Talk to your doc but I know a few moms that never took vitamins. They were told to eat well and follow a food guide. You should take a folic vitamin and u may want to take an iron supplement too. But talk to your doc first!
  • Laurenmarie729ILaurenmarie729I
    The docs are mostly worried about folic acid during the first.trimester but I was so sick up to16 weeks I didn't take any and my doc wasnt worried he said it happens to alot of women. The baby will take all the nutrients it needs from you, the vitamins are mostly for your body! I know plenty of people who didnr take vit as mins and had healthy babies. You can try 2flintstone vitamins a day which is what my doc has me taking :)
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  • 4senough4senough
    Talk to your doc, see if he has any suggestions. I can't take mine either, I just try to make sure that I get at least 100% of the recommended daily allowance of iron and folic acid from food. I eat a lot of cereal!
  • pretty_princess_1pretty_princess_1
    I only took folic acid. As long as you eat a varied balanced diet it should be fine.
  • magcawmagcaw
    I never took any vitamins with my kids. With my first they kept making me sick and once I discovered that I could take Flintstones I just kept forgetting. I ate really well and my doc was never too concerned. I'm trying to be better this time...
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @laurenmarie729I yes I have flinstone vitamins I take two a day but they still taste like crap and I still throw them up. :( I'm affraid I might just be sick my whole pregnancy :(
  • ElizabethBElizabethB
    I couldn't take vitamins for my whole first trimester, but I managed by the second. If you're trying to take anything with dha, they taste horrible! I got some pretty tastelesd prenatals from Target that worked for me. Keep trying, hopefully your ms will go away.
  • ghettobettyghettobetty
    I didn't take any with my first and stopped with this one. My son was fine perfeclty healthy! Make sure you eat well balanced meals.
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @isaiahnjocelynsmommy yeah I kinda figured I needed to take them its just the matter of being able to the doctor said I have 100% good iron even before I was pregnant but I'm just worried that the baby may not get all it needs. Its really hard for me to not throw up the vitamin :(
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @4senough thank you... I have good iron so I'm happy for that. Good luck to you :)
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @ElizabethB I'm just worried because I'm very tiny I Weigh 104 and was 110 before I was pregnant. I just don't want to have problems giving birth because of my weight or lack of vitamins.. they just taste like crap lol and hard to swallow. But thank you and good luck
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @ every one lol I'm srry its hard for me to keep up with everyones comments.. I want to thank you all tho. And congrats on being new mommies :)
  • second_time_mommy7second_time_mommy7
    All you need to take is folic acid 800mcg you can buy them otc. As far as iron unless you have low iron you do not need to take any iron supplements it is actually bad to take it if your iron levels are fine. The baby takes everything from you but needs more folic acid than you can provide, its a tiny pill you shouldn't have trouble taking it. Prenatals will just help you to replenish your body. Your hair and nails will probably stay as they were before pregnancy as opposed to growing and being healthier as a woman that is taking them :)
  • Laurenmarie729ILaurenmarie729I
    @mrs_mendoza2511 how far along are you? I was sick up to my 18th week I felt a lil better around wk 16...and im 23 wks now still get random episodes of nausea but not everyday thank god!
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @laurenmarie729I I am 9 weeks and four days :)
  • dmacieldmaciel
    I take the prenatal gummies vitamins got that at target and doctor says its ok
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @dmaciel I have thos too but still they make me sick :( it really sucks :(
  • Laurenmarie729ILaurenmarie729I
    Oh k so your stil in first trimester! There most likely is an end in sight even though it feels as though.there never will be! Goodluck feel better!!
  • laura536laura536
    Have you tried taking them at night?
  • mrs_mendoza2511mrs_mendoza2511
    @laura536 yes and I stay up till 2am throwing them up :(
  • sunshinelovesunshinelove
    Do you eat before taking them? That's vital.
  • laura536laura536
    That's no fun. I have to take zofran for my morning sickness, so I just take mine an hour after that.
  • noahs_mommy_08noahs_mommy_08
    I was the exact same way. I couldnt take and keep down my prenatals to save my life. Until my dr and my mil recommended drinking milk or juice with it. And after I took them like that it was breeze to take them. U should try it. Hopefully it works for u.
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