Too much vitamin A during pregnancy?!

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I’m 24 weeks pregnant and just found out vitamin A can be dangerous if you consume too much during pregnancy. Which can easily be done considering we already take a prenatal! I have been eating vector protein cereal for weeks now and it has so much vitamin A in it so now I’m a little worried. I don’t see my doctor for another two weeks so I’m unable to speak with him about it yet. Does anyone have any information on this? Has anyone else been eating vector or other protein supplements with additional vitamin A?

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Couple things, first vitamins aren't readily absorbed in supplement form and second, recent studies have shown that from whole foods your body will only absorb what it needs. Those two things combined and it's really hard to get too much.

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I was eating cans and cans of sweet potato purée my first tri because it was all I could eat but then I realized it was high in Vit A and got nervous. But my baby turned out fine!

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Your bloodwork would alert anything abnormal. 
Also, most vitamins we consume don't even fully absorb.

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I’m sure you’ll be fine but certainly in the UK we are advised not to take prenatals that contain vitamin A but all the American ones seem to have a load in! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 
I’m sure you’ve already stopped the supplement, but just maybe mention it to your doctor and try not to worry too much 😊