Advice on vitamins?

Question

Hello there! I'm new to the Glow community.😁 
I am completely ignorant when it comes to taking vitamins. I am not pregnant right now but would love to take prenatal vitamins as I have heard that it helps with getting you ready for baby. So my question here is what brand do you like most? And do you have to take another vitamin with the prenatal to get the "most" out of it? Do I have to take a Hair, Skin, Nails vitamin as well? I'd like my hair to get full and thick....seems like my hair is thinning?🙄
Thanks in advance for your help!!

Answer

I’m taking Smarty Pants prenatal gummies. They have folate (this is the most important thing to look for) which is easier to absorb than folic acid and the natural form of B12 not the synthetic stuff. They also omega 3s which is good for healthy brain development.
The only downside is that you need an additional iron supplement if you don’t get enough in your diet.

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I like whole food prenatals, like Garden of Life raw prenatals or Megafood baby and me 2. If you’re over 35 you should be taking at least 800mcg of folate, so I take an additional B complex with extra folate in it. In addition to your prenatal, you should take a DHA supplement. I take a fish oil from Norway to get my DHA. Also, if you’re over 35 it’s a good idea to take CoQ10. 
You don’t need to take an additional vitamin for hair, skin, and nails because your prenatal should give you enough biotin to cover your bases. Good luck!

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Ova vite is a really good one but you have to order it and it can be expensive. You get a good well rounded vitamin plus coq10

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I had gastric bypass surgery in 2017 so I do not absorb nutrients and vitamins at a normal rate, I only absorb about 50%. So spending a ton of money on “really good” prenatal vitamins is kind of a waste for me since I will only be absorbing half and will have to buy them twice as fast. So I am using the smarty-pants prenatal formula from target. It comes as chewables, tablets, or gummies
Per my post operative instruction I also need to take a hair/skin/nails supplement or another source of calcium separate from my vitamins, since calcium cancels out a couple of others. So if you’re going to be taking additional calcium/biotin products on top of a multivitamin, be sure to space them out by about 2 hours or you may not get maximum absorption!

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So much helpful advice! Thank you ladies for taking the time in answering!❤️

Advice on vitamins?

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