i decided to stop taking my prenatal vitamins , anyone feels the same way?

hello ladies!! im  almost 11 weeks preggo, and its been 2 weeks,since  i have stopped taking my prenatal vitamins !! i feel sooo much better! they made me so sick and constipated!!!
afetr speaking with my mom and other ;adoes, i realised that back in the days, they never took vitamins for anything and all children came out okay!!

so i decided to stop taking them, and i feel its my personal choice!!

have any of you felt the same way , or stopped taking ur vitamins as well?

[pinkbelle]

my doctor actually told me to stop because I was throwing up with them...:) I take the chewable flinstone vitamins

[casandbaby]

i never got sick on prenatals so i did not stop taking them, i would suggest that maybe you can take the flinstone ones like pinkbelle. im not saying you should take them im just saying it would be a good idea.

[alaysha]

The reason they have you take prenatals is because you need all the extra vitamins for both you and the baby. My doctor had me stop taking them when I was pregnant until the second trimester since during the first trimester it can increase your morning sickness. He had me take the flintstone vitamin's instead just like pinkbelle.

[onlyme27]

Flintstones are good to take when other make you sick but they do make a chewable prenatal vitamin that is simular to Flintstones.  I cannot remember what the name of it is though.  I took it during my 1st pregnancy.

[shasy03]

The doctor also told me SIL to take two Flintstones a day...They never made her sick....Good Luck.

I don't think it would be a problem if you were taking another vitamin like the Flintstones.  If you don't take any vitamins then you are at a higher risk for a birth defect etc.

[kazwel]

Hi

I couldnt take the prenatals either, and i cant stand the taste of the flinstone ones.  My Dr told me to try Womans one a day reproductive health,  they dont make me sick and there is no 4 hr later after taste.
Good luck

Kazwel

[KellyA74]

Were they prescription vitamins??  I've been taking OneSource brand from Walmart......My OB said they were fine and they haven't caused constipation or increased my M/S........I've been taking them for almost a year now (due to TTC then a M/C....I just kept taking them)........Might be worth a try....but also, as long as your diet includes everything that you need, you should be fine.

[110279hld]

I also take the OneSource brand from Walmart - never any problems with them, but with the presription ones - they made me sooo sick!!

[Brown Eyed Gurl]

I actually take the kind you get at wal-mart and they don't make me sick at all the prescription ones do and my OB  said it would be just fine....you have to think though back in the day ppl ate alot healthier too....

[motherofan18month]

i tried wal-mart brand, rite-aid brand and the ones i was prescribed and i couldn't take either of them without getting so sick....my OB then wrote me out a scrip for FLINSTONE vitamins so i didn't have to keep paying for them and they worked so good never once did i feel sick with them!

[sameerab]

i went to a natural herb shop and took rainbow brand prenatals they are gentle on the stomach but i would never just stop especially in the first trimester

[loismwallace]

I take prescribed prenatals, PrimaCare One and they have a gentle laxative in them. They are new so they are ion the higher priced end of things.

[evthing4reason]

i take the equate (walmart) brand and have no problems(ttc), I also took the prenatal omega oil capsule just to make sure i don't get constipated. When i was pregnant there was a few times i couldn't swallow the pills, i'd gag them back up, but that only lasted a few weeks

[rachie204]

i think it is very important to take some type of vitamin.  With out proper nutriants your baby will have a higher risk of birth effects....

[heatherlynn22]

through out my frist trimester my prenatals made me sick but my ob the loving man he is told me to suck it up and keep taking them...have you tried taking them after you eat? i started doing that towards the end of the first trimester and i've been fine since. i did get the constipation which i still have and he just prescribed me another wonderful pill to take to help with that.

[JoyRenee]

You need to take some form of multi-vitamin or you're going to deplete your stores. After baby is born it may cause issues for you. And while women in the past didn't take vitamins, there are a lot more health issues and knowledge today that says taking a vitamin is important. They didn't have autism and ADHD issues in the past until research has found out what those things are. Then people from the past realize, "Oh, that was ME".

Do yourself and baby a favor and take something that won't make you feel sick! You'll both benefit.

[luvmy2girls]

I'm the same as the other women......flinstones.  They are awesome.  Also just make sure you have a healthy diet to make up for some of the loss.  Good luck the sickness will subside!!!!

[singlemom88]

I hardley ever took my prenatels during my pregnancy cause they made me sick too but now that I gave birth I feel I need them. They really do give me more energy, probobly because Im so tierd, not sleeping well because of baby wakeing up during night and haveing an 8 year old getting up early for school, Im exausted, not eating rite either so they help alot now!!! So dont get rid of them :)

[lololauren]

Try over the counter ones. or just take a regular multivitamin, my friends doctor had her do that when her prenatals made her sick.

[4dass4]

Omg i dident take it last nite and i havent been to the bathroom for a while and today i been like 4 time could it be the pills??? Maybe i should take the ine a day

[tmmooreusmc]

You shouldn't stop...doc said when i was getting sick to take them at night...

[amy8702]

Ladies - this post is 4 yrs old.

[tmmooreusmc]

Wow how the crap did it get up there

[tmmooreusmc]

Thanks I feel stupid!!!