What supplements are you taking?

[Mamalicious]

Heya

I'm taking Blackmores Gold and 3 fish oil capsules every morning, and in the first trimester I was also taking a folate tablet.

Just wondering what everyone else is taking???

Multi choice poll coming!!!

[epiphany]

Evidin & extra iron (with Vit C, etc)...I normally get quite anemic during pregnancy, so have been taking lots of iron & eating a lot of red meat (hubby won't eat red meat or fish, so we often don't have red meat). My levels are currently on the low side of ok...sigh...hopefully I can stave off anemia this time - last pregnancy I was threatened with iron injections (which I really don't want!!).

I have some odourless fish oil in the cupboard that I might start taking...but I'm not taking it yet, hence why I didn't tick it in the poll.

**edited to add**

The Evidin has folic acid in it, hence why I'm not taking a separate folic acid supplement.

[Mamalicious]

Anaemia sucks hey, I was put on iron tablets late in my pregnancy, it was not fun at all!!!

I love my fish oil capsules...:bee: They make my skin SO soft!!

I've been thinking about drinking pregnancy tea (http://www.naturebaby.co.nz/organic_baby_products/natural_remedies/pregnancy_tea.html) but if it tastes anything like that raspberry leaf poison I was drinking with DS it wont be happening. :no::barf:I'm taking raspberry leaf tablets this time!! :yes:

[Jelly Baby]

I'm on

2 x Blackmores Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Gold
1 x Megafol 5 Folic Acid Tablets
4 x Salmon Oil Tablets

per day.

[epiphany]

Yep, anemia sucks. It also doesn't help that I take Metformin for PCOS (although not while I'm pregnant), which can limit absorption of B12...which also causes anemia. Sigh...

[Mamalicious]

I'm on

2 x Blackmores Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Gold
1 x Megafol 5 Folic Acid Tablets
4 x Salmon Oil Tablets

per day.



Do they have different types of the Blackmores caps? Because when I was pregnant with DS the back of the bottle said to take up to 6 a day, now I got the same jar but it says to take one a day? And yours is two..I'm so confused!!

[3already]

I LOVE the raspberry leaf tea! I never drink it until the 3rd trimester though as i have read so many things that say it can be risky drinking it before then. I can't wait to get there and get my teapot going :yelclap:!

[Mamalicious]

Really? I thought it was horrible!!! What brand did you get???

[fugly]

My hubby is heading back to Oz in 2 weeks and would love some suggestions on what brands I should get and what I should be taking.
I am currently taking a preg multi-vitamin that I bought in Singapore (a brand not avail in OZ) .

Any suggestion would be great

[Mamalicious]

When I was in Australia I took Blackmores which is what I'm taking now and it's really good.

Then I switched to Cenovis (just cheaper) and that was really good too.

The Blackmores I'm taking now, I only have to take one a day and I paid about $45 for 4 months worth so I'm happy with that.

Some people take Elevit, I've never tried it as it's so expensive but some people swear by it so who knows. I love my Blackmores though. :yes:

[Jelly Baby]

Do they have different types of the Blackmores caps? Because when I was pregnant with DS the back of the bottle said to take up to 6 a day, now I got the same jar but it says to take one a day? And yours is two..I'm so confused!!

I just double checked - the bottle says 2 capsules per day for the Blackmores GOLD tablets.

[Mamalicious]

I just double checked - the bottle says 2 capsules per day for the Blackmores GOLD tablets.

Oh ok...that's bizarre, cos I just checked mine again and it says one a day...how weird!!!

[Jelly Baby]

Are you taking the GOLD tablets??

[Mamalicious]

Yep. :yes: Pretty strange!

[Jelly Baby]

Very odd :confused:

[Mamalicious]

It's a conspiracy...to make us think we're going insane....:detective::p

[epiphany]

Fugly...I was on Blackmores Gold & switched to Evidin when I ran out as it had slightly more of certain things compared with the Blackmores & it's only one tablet a day. Plus it's cheaper (always good).

[3already]

Really? I thought it was horrible!!! What brand did you get???

The last time i had it was when i was pregnant in the UK 11 years ago and really can't remember the brand! It was just loose raspberry leaf leaves which you infuse for a few minutes and pour through a strainer. I have only ever drunk it when i'm pregnant as normally i drink mountains of normal tea but when i'm pregnant i go right off it. :)