Supliments....... help!

[Mrs P5515]

After speaking with my doctor she has advised that I start taking pre-pregnancy supplements as we only have about 3 months before TTC. She advised they must have 400 mcg of folic acid and vitamin d. After doing some research they ALL have this plus much more!! I was wondering what people are taking and how they are finding it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[bakedbean]

I'm not taking it yet (Will start in october) but I've ordered pregnacare pre conception tablets - I've heard boots own brand are just as good as well. I'm going for pregnacare because it's what i've researched the most and they have everything me & baby needs and has good reviews. I've also been eating more healthily too
I've read that some ladies feel sick on supplements, so that might be a side effect.
The ladies on the ttc forum might have a bit more experience with side effects etc though, so might be worth popping this question there as well

 

[Lulabelle85]

I'm taking folic acid, vitamin c and agnus castus every day x

 

[babydustcass]

The guideline is a minimum of, so taking more wont hurt I just take them separately rather than in one prenatal but mostly because the prenatals make me nauseous.

 

[xstitcher87]

Elevit - because it was one of the ones my dr recommended (the other was Blackmores Gold).

I start taking it in 2 weeks time!!

 

[callmedan]

i just take normal pregnacare, its not too dear and is safe! have been taking it for almost 3 months starting TTC next week!

 

[Mrs P5515]

Thanks everyone for you help and suggestions, after a bit more research and stalking on the TTC forum I've gone for the pregnacare preconception, same as you I think callmedan. Start taking them today...eeekkk feels like one more step forward on our journey

 

[magicalmom2be]

I'm taking a prenatal vitamin liquid (in my smoothies, because I don't like pills).

I'm also taking folic acid, vitamin C, vitex, and wild yam. I also use progesterone cream for the last 14 CDs.

 

[MindUtopia]

I took Solgar Prenatal vitamins (I get them from Amazon as they're an American brand) from about 6 months before last time and will do it again from about 3 months before, give or take (as we aren't 100% sure of when we'll be able to TTC again, so I don't want to waste being on them forever if I need to push it back). I really liked them. They have a gentle form of iron, which is great if you don't normally tolerate iron. I started on Pregnacare originally and they gave me such bad stomach pains that I ended up having an endoscopy because they thought I had an ulcer. We finally realised that the pain started about 5 days after I started on Pregnacare, so I stopped them and it went away completely. I would avoid those if you're sensitive to iron (I didn't think I was?) and if you can afford a bit more for something higher quality. If you do have any trouble, don't hesitate to try something else until you find what works for you.

 

[Mrs P5515]

Minduptopia - thanks for the advice I will certainly be bearing that in mind! I've been having to take iron supplements for almost 2 years now due to medical issues so I'm hoping these should be ok as they have been recommended by the doctor. But will certainly switch if there are issues.