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not taking prenatal vitamins ???

Ok im 19 +2 weeks. I stopped taking my prenatal vitamins about 3 weeks ago because they make me so sick and my obgyn prescribed me vitamin D, for once a week.. she prescribes all ob patients VD.. will my baby not develop properly or stop growing because I don't take my prenates ? Am I harming my baby ?
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7585726 tn?1397871765
Better safe than sorry. I take the horse pills bt they nvr had an effect on me. Anything for a healthy baby. Everybody bodies react differently
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I didn't take prenatals with my first born or this pregnancy! My 2 yearold is healthy and I'm having a perfectly healthy pregnancy this time too!:) just eat healthy!
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I don't take them either. My kids are fine.
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Prenatal vitamins are for baby not for mom, yes baby takes what it needs from you but if you have nothing to take from then there is nothing for baby. Most women don't get the necessary vitamins they need through diet so that's why the prenatals
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Gummies with a lot of water and a small meal after will definitely do some good(:
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7732297 tn?1397446837
I took about 30prenatals my entire pregnancy its not that i didnt like them i just had a terrible memory if i took it or not. But my daughter is 4 now and she is a perfectly healthy naughty little girl lol
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I took the gummy ones & the regular ones & got sick. It all depends on how your body takes it. I stopped taking them at 12 weeks & everything is normal & healthy. My doctor wants me to take some but I'm not fond of getting sick. She wanted me to the Flintstone viatimins which have aspartame in them which is what they put in diet drink.
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1123420 tn?1350561158
I don't take any vitamins at all. My son is a very healthy happy 4 year old! And I'm 30+1 weeks With my baby girl abd she's healthy too! Prenatal vitamins are for you, not baby. Baby gets everything he/she needs from you!How do you think women did it way before prenatals!
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I couldnt take prenatals with my first pregnancy because they made me so sick. I literally took the flinstones vitamins and my baby is now 2 and perfectly healthy
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The gummy ones are great if you have a problem with regular prenatals. But make sure you communicate with your doctor. Keep an eye on your iron levels because the gummies contain no iron which is important!

Also, I take my prenatals right before bed so that I can sleep through the icky feeling they give me. Good luck! :)
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6077320 tn?1394658308
Try a gummie prenatal vit. I got sick when I took the horsepill looking ones and I am fine with thw other ones I take.
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