Prenatals??! Tales and truths???

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K ladies. I am really stressing!! With first baby I took my prenatals EVERY day whether at night or mid day or something but it was religiously!! Now baby #2 I have been suffering with severe hyperemesis which has caused me to miss days in a row of bat being able to keep prenatals down: I am worried that baby is going to not form correctly or come out with a third eye or something because i haven't been able to give baby the proper nutrients needed to sustain life or whatever!! Anyone else going through this? Advice? Truths and tales about prenatals? I have talked to the OB and she continues to want to place me on nausea meds because of this but I am afraid of the results that may come from it. Please help!!

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I don't take prenatals. I stopped at like 7-8 weeks with permission from my dr. 
They are 98% just for you anyways because the baby takes from you and you leaves you with nothing. 
I'm 22 weeks and baby is 100% healthy

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Think about it for a second, there were GENERATIONS of people born before prenatal vitamins were a thing. Baby is probably fine, stress is probably the worst thing you can do about it at this point.

Now! Have you thought about switching to gummies? I did. Much easier to keep down.

To my understanding the vitamins are to help keep you healthy and stuff like folic acid can help keep certain defects  from happening, so ita a good idea to take them when you can keep them down but if you can't its not a death sentance for baby.

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Going to be so honest here. And i dont do it intentionally im just not good at remembering tablets everyday. I never took any prenatals with my son. And ive not took any this time around. To me personally. These are all new modern day pregnancy rules. Years ago they never had all this stuff and babies where fine. My son was born healthy and so far this little one is doing good. You can eat all these same suppliments if you just eat healthy and get a good source of fruit and veg. Dont worry about all these deformities they wont happen due to prenatals

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Not all mamas take prenatals and still have normal, healthy pregnancies and babies. It's only in recent history that prenatals are even a thing. Being stressed out is what can hurt baby. Your body will naturally crave what it and baby need. I had bad nausea taking standard prescription prenatals with my first and beginning of my 2nd pregnancy. This, my 2nd pregnancy, I had morning sickness almost nonstop through 1st trimister. Someone recommended the Rainbow Light brand prenatals because they are much easier to digest and they work awesome for me. I found them at Target. Oh, and I started taking the prenatals right before bed so I'd sleep off any queasiness from it. Works perfectly!

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There are people who take zero prenatals, and have had normal pregnancies. Watch "I didn't know I was pregnant". Your body knows what to do lol think about how many women around the world have babies without prenatal care.

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I took my prenatals regularly with my first until I was 14 weeks and then stopped because I wanted to know if I was getting so sick from morning sickness or my prenatals (pill) when I stopped taking them I wasn't very sick anymore so I didn't take them the rest of my pregnancy. He's perfectly healthy and very smart. This pregnancy I did the gummies but I just forget half of the time and basically worried about if she would be affected but so far she's healthy as can be and growing great. Prenatals are made out to be more crucial than they really are in my opinion. I wouldn't worry as long as you're not doing anything that would hurt your baby. Which I doubt you are so relax and try to enjoy your pregnancy (:

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This is my third pregnancy and I can't remember to take them for the life of me. Baby is growing big and healthy as can be! I forgot all the time with baby #2 and he is 10 months old walking talking eating table food chunky monkey, not a single health problem!

Prenatals??! Tales and truths???

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