Pre-pregnancy multivitamins

[tazjam21]

I am after some Small Multi vitamins tablets for pre-pregnancy onwards, I have trouble getting large capsules down, sometimes end up choking What brands are good?

[Pobblebonk]

I dont know... As when I was preg I took those house-sized preg multivits.

What about those new Elevit (I think that's what they're called?) ones? What size are they?

Maybe have a trawl through the vitamin section of the chemist? Or visit a health food store?

[punkbaby]

I took a womens mulit it was blackmores but it had folate in it, (due to oral surgery and not eating etc i didnt even know i was pregnant)
Apparently this was a good one to take as it had everything. Check with your chemist though as blackmores has one that doesnt have folate and one that does...there is also a pregnancy one but the chemist said that this one was just as good

[Livy]

All of the pregnancy multi's I have seen are pretty big ... so not sure if I can help there. I have taken Elevit and I am now taking Pretorious Pregnancy. But you could try taking folic acid to start with - the cenovis folic acid tablets are tiny. Also another good supplement to take is called Floradix - I am taking this to boost my iron levels at the moment but it also contains vitamins and herbs and is recommended during pregnancy - It is a liquid formula so is easy to take. But definitely get started on the folic acid if nothing else.

[sairpaul]

Hi i am taking naturesway folic acid at the moment and they are really small.

[MissSookyLaLa]

yep i would say split them up and take more tablets but of a smaller size: folate tablets, iron, calcium etc etc etc by themselves are usually very little, but it will probably cost a lot more.

the blackmores pregnancy and breast feeding (has a pink label) are big but they have that soft coating on them so they are quite easy to swallow.

[Femme la Phoenix]

:wave:

I've being trying for a longgggggggggggg time and I'm sorta fed up taking prenatal vitamins when I don't have a prenatal tum...so

I've being purchasing my clomid from a guardian pharmacy and they have a fantastic folate and iron (in the one tablet) and I've being taking it for a around 3-4 weeks and my energy has increased and it's great....and the best bit * it's smal * like the size of a tictac just round :thumbsup:

and they are really economical :thumbsup:

[Pobblebonk]

If you're gonna take a folic acid tab, then actually ask the chemist for their stash, because you can get some that are higher in content than the vitamin shelves and MUCH cheaper.