Vitamins & Supplements

[Gsygal]

Hello ladies

Im 18 + 5 and was wondering about vitamins.

All throughout Tri 1 and TTC i was taking folic acid. I stopped this at about 13 or 14 weeks.
I have also been taking Vit D every morning with breakfast.
At the weekend I got some iron supplements (14mg) which ive been taking with my Vit D one (after hearig on the radio that it can help boost the intelligence of baby)

I eat meat, and I eat lots of fruit and veg (although not spinach, unless in a restaurant) i eat tuna maybe 1 a week (canned variety) and maybe salmon fillet every other week.

Do I need to take it if my iron levels are ok? (wont know until my next blood test, which i dont know when that is) but i feel ok, not tired, dont look pale or anything.

If i do need to take it, is 14mg + whatever I get from foods enough? THey do say we need 27mg when pregnant. so should i take 2 tablets? (does it work like that?)

thanks for reading.
x

 

[LeaAnn]

Hey I also eat healthy and a wide variety, but I take Pregnacare vitamins. It's a one stop shop, and has all that you need x

 

[Holly1991]

I took pregnacare up to 12 weeks but made my nausea and vomiting a whole lot worse. I just take vitamin d now as that's what the midwife suggested s

 

[Gsygal]

whenever i go to the chemist, they never have the pregnacare in.

i always remember the episode on Big Bang Theory too where sheldon tells penny that buying vitamin is just means you have expensive wee
so always just tried to eat healthily.
(saying that, we are having chip shop chips tonight for tea. ill go for the fish though )