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Jan 3rd, 2008, 20:12 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Prenatal Vitamins upsetting my stomach I changed brands 2 or so months ago because I couldn't afford the expensive and (now i know BETTER) prenatal vitamins.
The first brand I was using was completely natural, do dyes, no preservatives, no lactose.
This other brand was just generic, but had everything just like the expensive one, so i thought what the heck..no money at the moment, I will buy this.
However, for the past week or so, my stomach has been in agony and upset all the time. I really watched what I ate and the one common element were the damn pills.
So, today, I am skipping them alltogether and going to the store later on to buy the good kind.
Anyone else had problems with their prenatals?? |
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Jan 3rd, 2008, 20:20 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Yeah, I quit taking regular prenatals and just take Flinstones vitamins (plus Iron). They're chewable and for kids so they have stuff in them to make them taste palatable.
I take the equivalent of what my prenatal would give me... 2 per day. Not sure if they have them in the UK, but I would imagine they have an equivalent children's vitamin. Maybe ask your health care professional if you can try those. (I spoke too soon, I see you are in Canada... don't know if you have Flinstones there either though  )
The other prenatal stuff made my tummy feel blech. |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | We have flintstones in canada, I will definitely look into them at the drug store today. |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | I don't take any vitamins, for which I feel AWFUL, but all of them made me really sick and I wasn't able to keep food down even with them, so I figure eating food and not vitamins was better than eating nothing and vomiting all the time. |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | I have heard that the flintstones are a good alternative but you need to make sure that you are using two and then add a folic acid supplement if you are going to use them for pregnancy. |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | I bought the same ones I used before.
They are Jamieson Laboratories Prenatal Vitamins.
Kinda gross, but they work for me. |
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Jan 4th, 2008, 04:13 AM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | I only take my prenatal vitamins every now and then because they make me feel awful. Maybe just take a folic acid supplement and call it a day  |
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