Vitamins & Supplements
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Vitamins, When to Start (Still Breastfeeding)
Asked by M.B. from Phoenix
on September 16, 2009
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I don't have a doctor appt. for another month or so for me 17-month-old & have begun wondering about vitamins. When do you start giving kids vitamins? I haven't star...
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- I give my 11 month old poly-vi-sol vitimins in the bathtub every night (in the bath because it stains and a drop or two always comes back out). I have since he was 5 ...
- Great question. My doctor had said when he was a couple months old, but I never did it. I have read that you have to be careful about choosing vitamins becuase of to...
- I started supplementing my son when he was about 4 to 5 months old. THey don't always get what they need from your milk. He eats what you eat. You can also suppleme...
Can Prenatal Vitamins Make You Sick?
Asked by M.P. from Phoenix
on November 6, 2007
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I am just entering my 2nd trimester of my first pregnancy. I am still really sick and seem to be getting worse lately. I have a hard time eating anything as everythi...
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- HI M., Congrats on your pregnancy and good for you for wanting to take your vitamins. I know alot of women who don't take them, I'm one of them :). I would suggest t...
- Hi M., Congrats on the 1st baby! I did not encounter morning sickness with my pregnancy, but my vitamins did make me feel horrible. I didn't take the prescribed vit...
- Mine made me sick and my doctor told me to start taking them before bed instead of in the morning, it helped in my case. Good luck and congrats!!!!
Bf'ing Question and Vitamins
Asked by S.!. from Los Angeles
on July 18, 2011
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My SIL is nursing her 3 week old and the ped stated the baby needs to have supplemental vitamins. Why would a baby need extra?
Thanks!
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- Well... when you nurse, you're supposed to continue with prenatal vitamins anyway. The American Association of Pediatrics has recently discovered that, while previousl...
- Beyond helping the baby get Vitamin D-since we really should shield baby from a lot of sun, breastfed babies don't get the same amount of iron that a formula fed baby ...
- It's standard. When my son was born (almost 4 years ago) the pediatrician recommended Poly-vi-sol. "Because breastfed babies tend to have iron deficiencies." So, we tr...
Prenatal Vitamin Problem
Asked by R.V. from Baton Rouge
on May 29, 2008
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I'm recently pregnant again, and prenatal vitamins are making me sick! I'm very lucky to not have any pregnancy symptoms other than lethargy, but since I started taki...
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- I experienced the same thing with my two preg. and after trying several things believe it or not the one that worked for me was just the generic brand that Dollor Gene...
- Taking them at night before bed is what worked for me.
- I so had the same problem with my 4th child. Unfortunately for me it lasted the entire pregnancy. I got to the point during my first tri-mester of not taking them. You...
Looking for Generic Prenatal with DHA
Asked by E.M. from Indianapolis
on January 13, 2009
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Has anyone had luck finding either a generic prenatal or one of the free prenatal vitamin programs (like at Marsh, Meijer, etc.) that has DHA (the omega-3 fatty acid) ...
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- I couldn't take prenatal vitamins with either of my pregnancies. I ended up taking Flintstone's chewables. :) I'm not certain they have DHA in them, but I wouldn't b...
- Hmmm...I wasn't aware that DHA was an important ingredient for prenatal vitamins. I know that it is a critical ingredient now added to formulas and baby food...but I ...
- Hi E., I was able to find one at Walgreens or CVS. I'm almost positive it was Walgreens. It is two pills but it was around $25 for 60 pills which would be less than...
Vitamins for a 15 Month Old
Asked by L.D. from Washington DC
on September 13, 2008
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Hello,
My daughter eats mostly table food now. I try to feed her a nutritous diet but my mother in law recommended I also give her vitamins. Do other mother's give th...
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- A good all natural would be much better than most store bought childrens vitamins, most because they are putting aspartame in the vitmans now. Shaklee, Amway or just ...
- L., I recommend you ask your pediatrician about the vitamins. My children are 4 years and 2 years old. Because I feed them a well balanced diet, they don't need v...
- NO! If they are getting the right food, they don't need them. Be careful, she may think they're candy and try to get into them. Good Luck!
Vitamins
Asked by J. from Dallas
on June 2, 2009
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I've noticed that all of the prenatal vitamins I take seem to be making me sick. It's not the taste of them, I'm pretty good at choking them down with lots of fluids b...
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- i always take my vitamin before bed & then I am asleep & it doesnt make me sick
- Hi J., I remember I was the exact same way with my pre-natals. I actually just found out about a new product that would be perfect for you (I wish I had when I was pr...
- Eat, and eat something substantial before you take your vitamins. A couple of crackers won't do. If you are taking more than one tablet, take them at different times/m...
What Is the Best Time to Take Vitamins?
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on February 23, 2011
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Is it better to take them in the evening (since your body does all repairs at night and can sort of make use of the vitamins better) or earlier in the morning on empty...
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- My middle child gets super sick if she takes vitamins in the morning, so my family takes them just before or just after dinner. Since we switched from morning to eveni...
- I was told in the morning along with breakfast....that you have to take them with food in order to have them absorb properly.
- With prenatal vitamins, they gave me pills that looked like horse pills. They were HUGE. And they upset my stomach badly. I ended up cutting the pills in half and t...
Prenatal Vitamin Suggestions?
Asked by C.J. from Mobile
on July 27, 2007
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Hi Ladies...you are all such a wonderful wealth of knowledge. I was standing in the pharmacy today checking out the prenatal vitamins. I asked the pharmacist for help ...
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- I used One Source Prental Vitamins. They were comparable to most prescription vitamins and I actually found them easier to take. You take 2 small-med. size pills tha...
- Rainbow Light is the one that i am on, it has the highest i could find in iron and folic acid. The vitamin shoppe sells it cheaper than the manufacturer. It worked w...
- I don't know what to tell you about what kind is best but I have a trick that has worked for me. I take my vitamin at night in case they might make me sick, I'll be as...
Chewable Prenatal Vitamin?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on March 23, 2009
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I have a terrible time swallowing pills! Before I was pregnant I took the chewable Centrum daily multivitamin. When I found out I was pregnant I bought 2 kinds of pren...
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- Hi- I had HORRIBLE morning sickness with both my pregnancies so swallowing pills didn't work for me either. My Doc.s recommended taking the children's chewable vitam...
- Hi S.- I have the same problem with swallowing pills. My OB wrote me a prescription for a chewable prenatal vitamin, yes, they do exist! :-) They are a little chalk...
- Nutrinate is a chewable prenatal vitamin you can get a perscription for. Don't get the generic, they do not taste as good. I had these and it made the whole process ea...
