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Sorry my friend, but those prenatal
vitamins
are
actually
pretty
important. Even if you are eating
healthily, prenatal vitamins
help to fill in any gaps in your
diet. Plus some of the most
important vitamins during
pregnancy such as folic
acid and iron, (which
your body needs about
double
the
amount
of than it did before)
are rather tricky to get
enough of in your diet
alone.
The question then becomes
not if you should take prenatal
supplements, but rather how to
make them more palatable and
less like measures to check your
gag reflex?
Do I really need to take these horse
pill pregnancy vitamins every day?
They’re making me gag.
Here are some tricks I’ve learned over my two
pregnancies for keeping those horse pills down:
•
Take the vitamin with juice rather than water.
•
Always take the pill after a meal, never on an
empty stomach.
•
Take a large gulp of liquid so the vitamin basically
swims down your throat. Ask your pharmacist if you
struggle taking pills.
I think one of the worst parts about some prenatal
vitamins is their odour. There must be some rule about
prenatal supplements smelling disgusting. If the ones
your midwife or doctor has recommended are just too
vile to even put near your mouth, ask if there’s another
brand they can recommend. There are also different
forms of prenatal vitamins that you can ask your
healthcare provider about, including gummy sweets,
chocolates, shakes and even nutrition bars.
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