See what Mumsnet users thought of Feel Pregnancy supplements

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This is the feedback thread for the Mumsnet users who have been testing new Feel Pregnancy supplements, designed to assist foetal development, reduce nausea and contribute to overall health and energy levels. They have also been developed to help support breast milk quality and production postnatally.

Here’s what Feel has to say: “We know you want meticulously crafted nutrition to support a healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding. A time when more than ever - clean and natural yet potent ingredients are a priority. Feel Pregnancy delivers with 20 innovative vitamins, minerals and probiotics to nourish both mother and growing baby.”

If you’re interested in trying Feel Pregnancy, you can get 20% off if you click here.

Testers, please leave your feedback by answering the below questions as well as responding to the short survey we’ve emailed to you.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?
2. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?
3. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

All testers who give their feedback will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £100 voucher for the store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

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1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I liked the low waste/eco friendly credentials. They do have a definite aroma, and repeated on me. However, I do think they made me feel better overall.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I felt more energetic taking the tablets, and noticed on the days I forgot that my fatigue came back. I also have had much reduced nausea since taking them.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I am considering buying more to see out the pregnancy. I doubt I'd use after pregnancy/breastfeeding, as the price point is a little high for me.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

**I really like them, despite having to take 2 (which was easy following their advice to lean head forward so they float). They have everything you need so no need to take other supplements or pro-biotics at the same time.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

** I wasn't feeling nauseous when I started taking them, and do generally feel good / less fatigued at the moment, which could be down to this change in supplements. I have definitely noticed I am less constipated taking Feel Supplements compared to other brands.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

** They're more pricey than what I usually take, so I am unsure. It's definitely something I will consider when my other supplements run out, or if I establish breast feeding after birth. I may also make use of the discount code!!

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I enjoyed taking these, they do smell very strange but can't smell them once sealed. I felt a lot healthier and less fatigued after using these. My comment about the packaging, as an adult I liked it and the no plastic is great but I was extremely concious of not letting my children find them as they are very non child safe. If you could find a way to make them a bit more tricky for a child to open that would be better.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I am breastfeeding, not pregnant but I found the difference remarkable, I haven't often noticed much difference with pregnancy / breastfeeding supplements but my fatigue has reduced since using these. I don't think I have noticed a difference in milk supply as the packaging claims I might.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding? I would consider using these again, with a discount.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I have to be honest the smell really put me off although most vitamins do smell. They were quite big as well but they may have just been me.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Slightly more energy but that’s difficult to gauge wether or not that was down to the vitamins or just having a good day.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I think the price would put me off to be honest as I didn’t see a massive improvement. I like the packaging and have a ‘exclusive’ feel to them.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Love the packaging and overall branding. Definitely strikes as a premium brand

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Didn't notice changes to nausea unfortunately - the tablets are quite big so did make me feel a bit sick taking them! But I have to say I felt improvement to fatigue

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

Yes I would consider Feel supplements. I'm not put off by price. I spent similar amounts on other supplements preconception and they worked amazing so would definitely spend a bit more if I thought it was worth it.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I quite like the packaging and the fact that these were vegan. However, I did not like the capsule’s smell.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I am currently breastfeeding and I felt a little bit more energised since I started taking them. I am not nauseous atm but I think that due to the smell of these supplements it would have been difficult to take them during pregnancy

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding? No

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I felt good that I was taking high quality supplements - I never really thought about the 'quality' of my vitamins and supplements before!

It's not a dealbreaker, but they smell awful - I think if you were suffering with nausea anyway during pregnancy, this would send you over the edge! I had to hold my breath when I opened the packet.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I don't feel as fatigued as I'd expect to at this stage of my pregnancy. It's difficult to say whether that's down to a supplement though.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I don't think I'd consider using other products as I find the price too high compared with much cheaper (albeit lower quality) vitamins.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

To be honest not good. The first thing I noticed was the smell! They smell awful! I’m already more sensitive to smells being pregnant so as soon as I opened the packet the smell got to me and made me gag! Also I really don’t like the fact you have to take 2 daily, they’re big tablets and again being pregnant my gag reflex has changed so I really struggled to take them each morning. Not sure why they couldn’t put everything you’d need into one tablet so it wouldn’t be as bad?

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

No no changes, I usually take another brand of prenatal vitamins and didn’t notice any difference to those. And to be honest because they smelt so bad I struggled to take them more than a couple of days. I was disappointed as I was looking forward to trying them out properly!

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

No unfortunately not, the smelt really put me off and the fact you had to take two of them. I won’t be continuing to take them or try other products as I feel like they’ll also smell bad!

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Unfortunately I felt that they made me feel more nauseas! I started around week 6 of pregnancy so I was highly sensitive then. I think the smell and having to take two put me off. They also made me feel very gasy!
For the price it would be nice if they contained Omega 3 as well. The other ingredients were premium which was nice, however, they have quite a large dose of Vit D!

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I didn't notice a difference to my levels of fatigue. I felt more nauseas and burpy after taking them.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I don't plan to continue using them. I would consider their other supplements, maybe for breastfeeding when I'm less sensitive to smells!!

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Liked the packaging , felt like a premium product , the smell was not great from the beginning but within a week was awful , I thought it was just my pregnancy nose but even my partner commented on how bad it was , they ended smelling like meat that was off, it got to the point I couldn't bare to take them at all.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Felt more nauseous while taking them which was the case for a lot of vitamins during pregnancy but the smell didn't help.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

No I won't continue with the pregnancy supplements. My mum does take Feel vitamins and likes them and there has been no problem with the smell of those so I would potentially consider general vitamins in the future from Feel but was disappointed with pregnancy ones.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I liked the fact they are a premium product and contain pro biopics, this does mean they come with a premium price though. I didn't find the smell too bad however i'm using them to support breastfeeding, I may have felt different when I was pregnant though. The Eco and letterbox packaging was good however I would prefer a childproof container.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I did feel more energetic. I was curious to see if I would notice any boost to my supply but I did not.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I would if there was some sort of offer but not at their current RRP.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I personally have never tried any supplements like this before and so I didn’t really have any expectations however I was pleasantly surprised. They did have abit of a funny smell though and they did turn my pee a very bright yellow colour.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements?

Other than the change in pee colour no other changes really. Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements? I haven’t really felt any difference. Didn’t have any nausea to begin with however I feel just as tired as before i started them.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements?

No probably not. Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding? No I don’t think I would as I didn’t really see any difference

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I didn’t like the smell when I opened the packet and found it off putting. I also disliked having to take two large pills rather than the one Pregnacare one I would normally take. I liked the plastic free packaging though.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I didn’t notice any difference in either.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

No, due to the smell and high price point. It doesn’t feel worth the extra cost.

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1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

They absolutely stank when opening the packet! If I had bought these I would have returned them at this point because the smell was so foul. I was looking forward to taking a premium supplements to see whether it affected my energy levels and my milk supply.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements? I have had more energy! Whethee this is down to the supplements I dont know but it does seem to correlate. Also had less brain fog and have been able to fall asleep quicker.
2. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding? I would keep using them ans try other supplements if the smell was improved. Its really really off-putting.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I wasn’t completely happy with these supplements purely from a superficial standpoint. The reason being that they smelt disgusting and every time I open the packet I’m put off doing so. I’m never excited to take supplements but the smell makes it easier to “forget” to take them. I’m taking them for breastfeeding so while the smell isn’t great it doesn’t bother me too much. Had I been pregnant I don’t think I’d be able to handle it.

The smell aside I do notice an improvement in my mood, tiredness and general well being. So for that the supplements are good as the do what they are meant to.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I’ve felt less fatigued during the day and especially when I wake up in the morning, however I’m not sure how much of that is attributable to the supplements and how much is because I’m not going to bed watching tv or scrolling my phone first anymore.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I won’t buy any more of these supplements because of the price. While I see the effects of them and appreciate they’re environmentally friendly they are much more expensive than what I’m willing to pay for supplements.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I was very impressed as they contain DHA from algae. I don't get any from my diet naturally and the fish oil tablets included in pregnancy supplements by a competitor made me feel sick.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I received unexpected treatment for low b12 and iron during the same period, so impossible to tell.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I would take them while pregnant or breastfeeding. They're probably a little too pricey for me otherwise.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

The packaging was ok but as soon as you open it you get an awful smell which some mornings made me sick, i had to start taking them at night because of the smell.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

It made my nausea worse, i found while using them the following morning i was always sick, when i stopped taking them this subsided. Did not help with fatigue either.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

Sorry but i wouldn't, they are not cost effective and in my opinion there are other brands that do just fine at a fraction of the cost. The smell is enough to put me off let alone making me more nauseous.

1. I was very happy with these supplements, a brand I haven't come across before and they've certainly left an impression!
2. Yes, a definite increase in energy levels, I wish I had discovered these during my pregnancy but they definitely help with breastfeeding too.
3. They are quite expensive but I am considering other Feel supplements - e.g. the beauty and multivitamin ones.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I liked the packaging and it definitely gives the impression its doing you good. I didn't like the smell and they did repeat on me a bit.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Yeah I felt much less tired after a few days, also I've been tormented with leg cramps this pregnancy and it definitely helped with those too which I was really happy with.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements....

Possibly...the price is the main offputting factor.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I like the packaging, fast delivery. Tablets are easy to take and no unpleasant side effects.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I was taking Feel Vitamins before I became pregnant. I switched over to pregnacare and also tried another a brand too, medicine and tablets, all of which made me feel sick. I did not feel that I had any nausea with these vitamins, which was a welcome relief!!
I feel like I have a lot more energy, I don't know whether that's because I'm in the second trimester, or whether the vitamins are helping with my energy levels. I want to carry on with these into my third trimester and beyond.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

Yes I would like to continue taking these supplements, they're the best that I have taken so far and feel like they're working for me. I will continue into my breastfeeding journey as well. Once I have finished breastfeeding I will move back onto the everyday vitamins as I really like this brand and the extras they pack into the vitamins.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I found them easy to take, an unusual smell- but didn’t bother me. I appreciated the packaging and that there was less waste than normal supplements.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I have felt a lot less nauseous and less fatigue, however this could be due to being well into my second trimester. My energy levels have improved.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I would probably continue to use Pregnacare as it is cheaper and has an Omega 3 supplement - unless I am mistaken there is no omega 3 within the Free multivitamin.
I will definitely look into the breastfeeding supplement, however.

. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?
Easy to swallow and good to have option to empty on to food, they have the right balance and help body in early stages.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I was less tiered and compared to alternative i was taking it gave me my appetited back, i not suffer with sickness so cant see if help on the count.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I will continue to use them through the pregnancy, but not after as looking at losing weight in a diet after

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

The first thing I noticed was the smell, it is so overpowering it made me feel nauseous. The supplements themselves were easy to take and had no after-taste. I liked the packaging.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I felt more nauseous because of the smell. I did feel brighter and more alert so I think the product was definitely doing something!

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

I would like to, but would struggle to justify £19 a month on supplements.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I really like the capsules, they have all the required vitamins plus more and make your urine very bright comparable to berroca. Felt like I had more energy than before.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Yes I definitely had less fatigue with these supplements.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

Price is a tiny bit steep however would definitely purchase if and when on offer.

1. What were your overall thoughts on Feel Pregnancy supplements?

I really like the capsules, they have all the required vitamins plus more and make your urine very bright comparable to berroca. Felt like I had more energy than before.

1. Did you notice any changes to how you felt while taking the supplements? Have you felt less nauseous or less fatigue on most days since starting to take Feel Pregnancy supplements?

Yes I definitely had less fatigue with these supplements.

1. Do you plan on continuing to use Feel Pregnancy supplements? Would you consider using other Feel products after your pregnancy or breastfeeding?

Price is a tiny bit steep however would definitely purchase if and when on offer.