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Conception

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Pregnacare or Seven seas?

8 replies

EssJayyCee · 26/02/2019 20:21

Any others?

Which vitamins would you recommend?

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Emeraldbridge · 26/02/2019 20:39

I preferred seven seas. Smaller tablets and didn’t make me feel nauseous like pregnacare!

DinoMamasaurus · 26/02/2019 20:41

Another vote for Seven Seas. Taken them in two pregnancies now with no complaints.

HK20 · 26/02/2019 20:43

I prefer Seven Seas as Pregnacare leave a horrible taste in my mouth.
The fact they're half the price is also a bonus!

Carolcool · 26/02/2019 20:54

Pregnacare made me soooo sick. Ended up just on a vitamin D and folic acid tablet.

lnfb · 26/02/2019 21:21

I just took 400mcg folic acid pre conception (just the Aldi ones) and now I'm pregnant I take the 'healthy start' vitamins free from midwife which contain folic acid (same 400mg), vit C and vit D.

I found pregnacare in the past to be seriously constipating but again its a personal thing. The only thing you need pre conception is folic acid and some sources also argue some vitamin D too. I would be reluctant to spend money on the pregnancy vitamins again though as I have loads of pregnacare vitamins sitting around now untouched lol.

They recommend if your BMI is over 30 or you have certain health conditions you should take high dose 5mg folic acid instead. I think you can buy this fairly easily online!

Hollywhiskey · 27/02/2019 01:41

Just to add though- I don't know anything about seven seas but pregnacare contains iron. When I had my first I lost 2l blood nearly and I was fine, no transfusion or anything which I put down to taking iron right through pregnancy. Friends lost significantly less blood and were really ill or needed transfusion but none had been able to stomach the stuff. So i would take it if you can.

SlangBack · 27/02/2019 02:49

Pregnacare made me want to throw up constantly

The relief when I realised the connection was life changing. I felt soooo much better when I stopped them & saved money.

I took folic acid only.

lnfb · 27/02/2019 10:06

@HollyWhiskey this is a good point about the iron, I worry about this a little. Hoping if I am anaemic when I get midwife bloods they will prescribe ferrous fumarate or spatone which I think is more digestable. I was on ferrous sulphate a while ago for non pregnancy related anaemia it made me so constipated and nauseous

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