Hello everyone! I've been around the general board for awhile, but lurking here. I found out last week that I'm pregnant, and the husband and I are thrilled. I'm seven months post-op, and I'm just 4 weeks pregnant. In fact, I found out that I was pregnant at about 3.5 weeks, which is very early to be producing enough HCG to create a positive home pregnancy test (hmmm. . . wonder if its twins?). My first doctor's appt. is September 15th, which will be my sixth week.

I'm wondering what type of prenatal Vitamin everyone is taking? I had some of my fill taken out, so I can swallow small pills, but as I understand it, prenatals are like horse pills. Can you crush/split them up?

Right now, I'm taking a chewable Viactiv multi-vitamin (with 400 mcg of folic acid), another folic acid supp (making a total of 800 mcg), a chewable Calcium supp, and a DHA (omega fats) supp.

Thanks for your advice!

Congratulations on your pregnancy. I know that a good prenatal vitamin called natachew is a chewable and I am able to take this with my band you might want to try that.

Congrats! I'm taking Select OB chewables. They taste kind of orangy, not bad.

My doc called in a vitamin for me, has an Rx label on it, but I think it's just because she called it in. Duet Chewable StuartNatal, .. doesn't taste fantastic, but I have had a worse tasting chewable..

Im taking vitafol-ob+dha my doctor prescribed it for me there not chewables but i have no problems getting it down

I'm taking PreCare chewables. They're ok. The taste is starting to get to me.

I'm taking PreCare chewables. They're ok. The taste is starting to get to me.

Think maybe it's the fact you're going to have a baby in less than 2 weeks that's getting to you?

Excited?!

Did any of you start to take a folic acid supplement before becoming pregnant? Would you suggest doing this?

What is the primary difference between prenatal Vitamins and standard vitamins?

Folic acid & iron are the primary difference.. and yes, taking prenatal vitamins before getting pregnant is optimal. They form so much before you realize you're even pregnant, so it's good to have the good stuff circulating in there.

I use Natachew with about 1/4 of a chewable Centrum.

Most doctors recommend at least 400mcg of Folic in women of childbearing age, especially those TTC. Folic can usually be chewed and has no taste, it just sort of dries your mouth out.

Regular Vitamins can contain higher amounts of things you don't want high doses of during pregnancy, e.g. Vitamin A which can cause birth defects and visual impairment when more than the RDA is taken by pregnant women. As long as RDA values are in check, regular vitamins with targetted supplements for anything that might be needed are ok.

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