Opinions on this prenatal?

I really want to switch prenatals because I’ve been feeling so horrible this pregnancy and I feel like this baby is sucking the life out of me. I have been doing a bit of research trying to find one, and I have increased my budget to a ridiculous amount so I could actually get what I need. I really wanted the Needed brand, but they don’t accept our credit card. I found this HealthyBaby brand, and it looks great, well researched, great ingredients, but I’m a little weary of how much of everything is in it. The website even describes it as a “robust” vitamin. 3 vitamins in the morning, 3 at night, plus 2 DHA tablets. I don’t meet with my OBGYN until October, and I need to order something soon…any thoughts or opinions?

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I take the Fullwell Brand. I think as long as the percentages aren't considered to be a dangerous dosage. I would prefer more than not. Fullwell is similar to this one it's 6 pills a day. The dha is separate because of obsorption issues when combined with the other ingredients. I'm not taking dha until 20 weeks. My OB said that's when it's important. I will say that 6 pills is hard to stomach some days.

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I take that back, mine are 8 pills per day🤮

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Haha I just looked up yours and saw 8! That one looks great too! I found out in my research that prenatals aren’t regulated at all by the FDA…and many brands, including some that are sold at Whole Foods, have heavy metals in them. Ingredients in drug store brands don’t seem to be high quality, and a lot have inaccurate nutrition labels. No wonder I feel like garbage!!!

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I use the Ritual Brand. Have taken it even before TTC. I love it! And since being pregnant has not upset my stomach in anyway. It’s 2 pills in the morning. I looked into ones like you mentioned but could not do that multiple pills multiple times a day lol would never remember

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I take the one a day prenatal. And they've helped a lot with my nausea and just feeling like I don't have enough

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I use Ritual ! It’s only 2 pills a day , I take them in the morning with breakfast

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I also use ritual! Mine are like…. Lemon essence or something, settles pretty easily, though I’ve never taken it on an empty stomach.

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Try molecular fertility! Best one I’ve found so far and doesn’t make me sick

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So I ended up going with Inessa Pregnancy Multi-nutrient and added on their Omega-3. I read so many scary things about the FDA approval process that I felt safer going with a supplement made in the EU. Thank you guys for all of your suggestions! Definitely a lot of good ones in there-just that FDA nonsense scaring me!

https://healthnews.com/news/does-the-eu-regulate-supplements-better-than-the-u-s/

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Family culture difference on money

Sorry this is long, I hope some of you get to the end and give advice!!!

So I’m a very thrifty person, things are tight at the moment, the cost of living crisis and my house is heated by oil so things are extortionate. We aren’t on the bread line but we aren’t flush, hubby might be made redundant so there is some financial pressure.

Sometimes I buy my sons something nicer, on the justification that I can sell it on after (♥️ vinted ♥️). I have also been planning on pretty much breaking even most of the baby things I bought from face book market place, side by crib, baby changing unit, etc.

Hubby and I have different money cultures with our families (he’s Indian, I’m British). I’m my family we don’t mix money, we would help each other out if someone was in trouble and will get each other gifts on special occasions. With hubby’s family money is much more fluid, they will give each other things worth thousands of £ just because.

Hubby’s brother bought him a new laptop and a new Google phone, he’s been very generous to hubby. Hubby hasn’t given the same back because brother is much richer.

Hubby and I mostly share finances. If it’s relevant I’m the higher earner.

Now to the point! My babies are so cute they’ve given hubby’s brother (currently single) baby rabies. He’s asked for our baby stuff when we’re done with it. He’s been so generous to hubby I feel really stingy saying no. But I’d never have bought some of the stuff if I wasn’t going to get a return on it - the thought makes me a bit anxious. If we gave all our baby stuff given the second hand value it still wouldn’t equal what the brother had given hubby.


I thought maybe I could give him some stuff but sell some stuff, but hubby said then his brother will just have to go out and buy that stuff, so I should name my price and ask his brother for the money. That makes me feel very uncomfortable, given how generous the brother has been to hubby.

So what do I do ladies? Give it all and suck it up? Give part of it and sell parts on Vinted/FB, or ask hubbys brother for money for it and be uncomfortable? Or do you see another solution?

No one is being entitled or rude here, just a culture difference I need to navigate.

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My relationship is failing I feel so alone.. I need a girlfriend to talk to :(

I'm a sahm and I feel so stuck... anyone going through the same thing? I could really use someone to relate to and talk through this with. Feeling so vulnerable but if I don't I won't be able to pull myself out of this

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Go to dinner ideas

Looking for recipes you use in your family that are not the traditional lasagna, shepards pie, ect

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Going back to work!

Already thinking about this! Told my boss I was pregnant this week at 10 weeks, he was so happy for me. He’s recently became a first time Dad and was showing me pictures of his baby. I told him my plans about going back after 6 months and he looked at me like I was mad, am I!? I absolutely love my job and cannot imagine giving it up, I manage a team and am petrified my position won’t be there if I had a year off. My husband gets 6 months full pay so the plan would be for him to have the last 6 months off and I also made it clear to my boss that I would like to go part time. That way we can hopefully parent together 4/7 days rather than just the weekend! I am such an overthinking! 🤣 but this is what I’m struggling with the most, I’ve worked full time since I was 17 (12 years ago) and the max time I’ve had off in one go is 2 weeks when I got married. I’m sooo excited to be a Mum and we decided now was the right time, which it 100% is! But I feel so on edge about not working! I’m sure once I’m on maternity leave I won’t even think about work! Has anyone else felt the same?

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What are we giving our soon-to-be 3yo for their birthdays?

We have the magnetiles, we have the kinetic sand and play doh, we have the play kitchen…

Literally, is there anything left in the world to buy this spoilt kid? 😅

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Baby groups?

Hello there!!
I hope you enjoying the 5month babies 🫠 the cuteness outweighs everything over here.
We live in the area of Croydon & need to start going to baby groups ( I NEED it more than him though) but I am a little bit clueless. Any recommendations?
We are happy to travel a bit too.
Thanks ☺️

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