flintstones vitamins during pregnancy
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:23:50 -0400 - Posted in motoneurons disease
That's what I am taking now 2 a day (from about 7 weeks on) .......I was getting REALLy, Really, constipated from the iron in the prenatals and could not handle them anymore.....I heard that flintstones are ok to take (2 per day) ........I also supplemented with some more foilc acid at the beginning, but now only take the flinstone vitamins~
I would just compare ingredients and see if 2 flinstone vitamins are comparable to 1 prenatal~
You can get what you need from your diet, making a prenatal vitamin not necessary. However, if you are having a lot of morning sickness or your diet is not as good as it could be, then a prenatal vitamin will give you what you are missing.
Specifically, a pregnant woman needs Folic Acid (Folate or Vitamin B-9), calcium, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Folic Acid: This has been shown to help reduce neural tube defects. Food sources for Folic Acid: spinach, turnip greens, lettuces, dried beans and peas, fortified cereal products, and sunflower seeds. 400 – 600mcg per day, unless you have previously had a child with a neural tube defect (such as spina bifida), then talk to your provider because you may need more.
Calcium: your prenatal vitamin does not offer enough calcium, so this should be supplemented by your diet and / or a calium supplement. You should shoot for approximately 1000 – 1300mg per day. If you are not receiving this amount, you could place yourself at risk for developing osteoporosis. The calcium is necessary for the baby’s development and to preserve your bone density.
Iron: This is to prevent anemia during pregnancy, which can occur as a result of increased blood volume to support the baby. Food sources: red meat, fish, poultry, lentils, beans, leaf vegetables, tofu, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, potatoes with skin, and bread made from completely whole-grain flour. You should shoot for 25mg per day. If you become deficient in iron, this reduces your blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
Essential Fatty Acids: Most prenatal vitamins do not contain enough (if any) fatty acids. DHA (an omega-3) is necessary for the development of your baby’s brain, nerve, and eye tissue. 300mg per day is sufficient, which can be found in about 5 – 10 ounces of cold-water fish. However, some fish can contain high levels of mercury, so an omega-3 supplement is a great alternative. Some omega-3 supplements do not have DHA, so check the back of the bottle.
Keep in mind that calcium interferes with the absorption of Iron. So if you do take a calcium supplement, do not take it with your prenatal vitamin.
In my opinion, prenatal vitamins are a good alternative for a pregnant woman. Many women work right up until they deliver and / or their life-style is much busier as opposed to those from years past. This makes it difficult to get what they need from their diet. However, if you are able to get these vitamins from your diet, that is great and a prenatal vitamin is not necessary.
Check out: http://www.babycenter.com/
In response to your salty taste: your body’s ability to smell and taste are intertwined. So, something that you think is a taste, could actually be something you smell.
Dehydration can cause this, so evaluate how much water you drink each day and if you drink caffeine, scale that back since it is a diuretic. This is the most likely reason.
If you are congested and have post nasal drip, this can create a salt taste in your mouth. Also, your tears drain into your nasal cavity, then travel down the back of your throat. Not likely the cause, but an over production of tears can cause this.
