Vitamin advice!

[issy2165]

Just found out I'm 5 weeks pregnant and I'm wondering what everyone takes as the vitamins as I suffer from nausea at the best of times not being pregnant! I've heard some horror stories so I need some help! I've herd vitamin b6 is the best to help treat morning sickness but I'd rather have the whole package! Thanks!!

I would avoid normal multivitamins as they include vitamin A and you should avoid high levels of that during pregnancy. I used a multivitamin intended for use during pregnancy (e.g. Pregnacare) as they include folic acid which you should be taking, however you can also get folic acid separately (as a supermarket own brand etc.) much cheaper.

Oh, and congratulations!

Thank you! I've been taking pregnacare but I've heard it makes morning sickness worse?

Vitamin D and folic acid are the 2 recommended

I found the seven seas better than pregnacare, I thought the pregnacare had a weird after taste that I didn't like. I took mine at night which I found better. Folic acid is the must have so I'd take that on its own if you can't stomach the multivits.

I took pregnacare for most of both of my pregnancies and then I went for a new pack and they didn't have any left in Boots. I'm really lazy so instead of going to another shop I bought Boots own. They include ginger and they really helped with my sickness! They come with the omega three capsules as well.

Great thank you so much everyone! New to all of this!

I'm definitely less sick just taking vit d and folic acid individually rather than as a pregnancy vitamin.

Great thanks! Anyone tried milk thistle tablets or ginger tablets?