ante natal vitamins

[Loubyj]

Hi!

Can anyone recommend a multi-vitamin supplement to take while I'm pregnant? I want to carry on taking something this time.

Thanks!

My doctor recomended ASDA's own Pregancy vitimins. I have looked at others but ASDA's are significantly cheaper and have everything in them. So once again the docs right

I took Boots "Mum to be". They have ginger extract in which is supposed to help with sickness. I am a total wuss about swallowing huge pills and these were not too big. Boots is doing 3 for 2 on vitamins at the moment, so whatever you pick, it's is a good place to buy.

oops

this has reminded me i've taken nowt sinc stopping the folic acid at 12 weeks

do you need to take anything after 12 weeks?

I'm taking pregnacare. Superdrug had 'pregnacare' on a 3 for 2 offer recently too. Don't know if it'll make it as good value as the asda own brand though...

no, don't think you have to take anything - I didn't in my last 2 pregnancies, but was just feeling so tired in this one, I thought it'd give me a boost. - am still bfeeding dd2 which def takes it out of you.

I take Asda's too that are only about £3 doe 30. Bargain!

Also, I have read Patrick Holford's book on nutrition in pregnancy and he says supplements are really important throughout the pregnancy, plus lots of nuts and seeds for Omega 3 and 6

Thanks, everyone! Last time I stopped taking any vits but this time think I should carry on (esp as I am much older this time!). Will check out the Asda bargain!