Pregnacare gummies

[MrsPea93]

Hi everyone,

My midwife has advised I take the pregnacare tablets but I have a real issue swallowing larger tablets, has anyone taken the pregnacare gummies before?

Are the gummies just as beneficial as the standard oral tablet or should I just get a grip and force the tablet??

I'm struggling with nausea which is why I find any tablet larger than just standard folic acid a bit problematic at the mo!

Thanks x

Folic acid and vitamin d is all the nhs advises.

The gummies, tablets and liquid all have the recommended amounts of Vit D & Folic Acid but the tablets have slightly more other vitamins in them.

There is no evidence that you need the other vitamins contained in the likes of pregnacare. There are other (cheaper) brands available too but all you actually need is vitamin d throughout and folic acid in the first trimester

No experience of the gummies but I’ve just stopped taking pregnacare tablets because I’m sure they’re making my nausea worse, sticking with vit d and folic acid.

I’ve googled it and seems a lot of people think similarly so if you’re feeling sick anyway, might be something you want to keep an eye on! X

I'm 19+4 weeks and I've just started taking the pregnacare tablets as my sickness was so bad I was willing to try everything, started taking them a week ago and so far have felt loads better, only been sick once the full week when I was being sick up to 10 times a day prior to this! I'm not sure about the gummies but I would definitely say they're worth a try!

I had really bad nausea when taking pregnacare, I switched to just folic acid and vitamin d and it went away, I've read alot of reviews about pregnacare making women feel sick so be careful they don't make you feel worse.

I take the normal pregnacare tablets and they're bloody massive! I have to snap them in half.
During the first trimester (up until about 20 weeks) I had HG so very rarely could swallow my tablets without being sick.

I had HG so I tried the gummies, unfortunately they have a rather strange taste and it lingers.

I have since found that there is a pregnacare liquid. You keep it in the fridge and it has a light orange flavour. It is so much easier to take and keep down.

Thanks for the advice, ladies..I'll give them a try and see how I go x

Just get Folic Acid and Vit D. That’s all you need and the tablets are tiny

I’ve been taking the gummies since day one (now 30 weeks) and find them fine - the taste takes some getting used to (though the newer batches seem better so think they may have changed the recipe) but they’re super easy. Like a PP said, they have slightly less of some things in them than the tablets but there’s still plenty and they’re a god send if you struggle with tablets like I do - the tablets are huge!!

I take pregnacare liquid as I struggle with tablets.

@SkyBlue20 thanks, I gave them a go today and they were ok. I know what you mean about the taste, really not great but then I quickly grabbed a chocolate out of the Heroes box afterwards to mask the lingering aftertaste...seemed to do the trick! Fingers crossed though I'm not sure I can use it as an excuse to keep eating all of the chocolates really