how bad is it to forget prenatal vitamins?

[newmommy2011]

I am currently 18 weeks and i am very forgetful, so that being said i keep forgettin to take my prenatal vitamins. How bad is it if i forget to take my prenatal vitamins for a week or so at times.

[JoyRenee]

It happens; don't beat yourself up. But do be diligent to try to remember. I bought one of those pill cases which has a compartment for each day of the week. I fill it up every Sunday after I've used the week's supply of vitamins (I take prenatal and folic acid as well as one other pill) and then I keep it somewhere where I will see it and won't forget to take it.

[chantal21]

It's not horrible. I'm 18 weeks as well and I sometimes forget for a couple of days. With my first pregnancy I really didn't take any vitamins because I was so sick and I just told my midwife I couldn't take them. She said as long I ate healthy foods, it was okay. But this time around, I just want to be diligent about it, I have only forgotten a few times, but it's not going to hurt the baby in any way. Maybe try using a pill dispenser? And put it somewhere where you will definitely see it everyday. That could help.