Moms in 1st trimester

Anyone else having trouble taking prenatals?

I feel so sick most of the day, just eating small meals and drinking make me wanna be sick. But the prenatals are actually making me even more sick.

I have to admit that i havent taken them in about 2 weeks The packet I got from the dr's office said if you cant handle them yet, not to worry. But I cant help worrying.

Anyone else having trouble?

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i would let you doctor know. i started taking Duet DHA at the beginning and they made me sick. I switched to Gesticare DHA and no sickness at all.

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i've actually found that i feel worse if i don't take my pre-natals! i would definitely talk to your OB. they might even let you take something like a chewable flintstone vitamin

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I had an issue yesterday actually. But it was a matter of taking them after I eat instead of before. Yesterday I took my prenatal and didn't eat anything til about 10-15 minutes later and I was nauseous as all get out.

Today I had the smallest bit of nausea after I took it but overall, much better. I didn't have a problem with them at all until I was PG.

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I take the target brand at night and havent' had issues relating to the prenatals, yes I feel like poo most of the time but its not the prenatals b/c I have been taking them way before getting pregnant. Why don't you try a different brand and see what happens? I heard some have different effects on a variety of people

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My Dr gave me Prenate DHA and I have been taking them with no problems.

I also take them after I eat.

Hope you feel better!

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I take mine at night right before bed with a light snack... no longer makes me feel sick then.

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I can't take my prenatals. I tried at night before I went to bed (woke up so incredibly nauseous in the middle of the night), taking them in the morning (couldn't even swallow them without gagging)...taking them with food (I would feel sick shortly after).

I'm going to talk to my dr when I go back on monday but there were plenty of times I didn't take them with my first pg and Kaydyn is fine so I'm too worried. I know one of my friends eventually went on Flinstones vitamins b/c she couldn't stomach any of the prenatals.

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I have been taking it right before I go to bed and haven't had any problems so far.

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I have to take mine with food. I am having trouble swallowing them when I am sick.

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my doctor just switched me to Flintstones vitamins complete (I take 2) as I also was throwing up my prenatal. I find I still get nauseous with them but for the most part I keep it down.

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I take mine about 15 minutes after dinner & I have never felt sick form them. I take Duet DHA & I know another poster said they made her sick so I guess it depends on the person.

Definitely tell your doctor that what you are taking do not work for you. There are plenty of others that you can try.

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I would take them before I go to bed, because they have fish oil in them and they make me burp... so I burp and smell of fish ... so gross.

Its been working this way so far, until one night i woke up to nausea. Now I'm trying different ways to take them.

DHA is usually is in the form of concentrated fish oil...

The most important thing you can take right now is folate, lots of studies say DHA makes for smart babies, but folate prevents from birth defects. So at least get the folate.

Message edited 7/30/2009 10:26:06 PM.

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I had this problem also but I was getting sick all day. When ever I would take them I would get sick. So I spoke to my drs office after 4 days of not even keeping any food in and they gave me zofran. It was the best thing that I did. It has been a saving grace. I take one pill after dinner and it desolves on my tongue. I also now take my vitamins after a meal and that also helps.

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With Jack they made me so nauseous I started taking them at night minutes before I go to bed. That's what I do this time around also, and didn't have any problems!