Submitted by Erin in Sacramento, CA
Take your prenatals with food. My regular vitamins were really upsetting my stomach in the mornings. Now I take my prenatals *as i eat* breakfast (literally between bites) to be sure there is something in my stomach cushioning the vitamins, and I haven’t had any problems anymore.
My vitamin has a ton of folic acid but is not overboard on iron and I just munch on dried apricots all day long which help a LOT in the digestive area. Before we got pregnant I just took a folic supplement that I picked up at the grocery store along with my regular Centrum.
Pre-pregnancy, my dr told me to just be sure I was getting enough folic acid (hence the otc supplement). Not enough can cause neural tube defects like spina bifida or anencephaly, and the neural tube forms/closes usually before you even know you are pregnant.
