Ker7, if you are getting all the nutrients you need from your food (which is why we eat), you're not depriving your baby of anything. But you are depriving your baby when you puke everytime you take those vitamins. I literally threw up constantly while taking my vitamins. Sometimes I threw up the vitamins themselves. So in some cases, like my first pregnancy, the vitamins are not a good option. Eating healthy is.

Yes it was diagnosed at 19 weeks gestation but no i don't believe it had anything to do with the prenatals, i had an uti for about a month and doctors never told me about it so it was left one month untreated and just imagine how long i had tht for. Cause i only saw the doctor i was like 15 weeks pregnant and then at 19 weeks they said hey u have a uti... My daugther unfortunately did pass away 1 month after her birth, we did get pregnant again and once again another month with a uti and doctors still never told me until my nxt appointment, i personally think it was cause of that. Cause i have never had a uti since then and i had a healthy boy and again another healthy baby.

Many people go on without prenatals, they have healthy babies , its just a matter of how healthy you are and balanced in vitamines

I quit taking vitamins after the first few weeks of pregnancy with my daughter bc they made me so sick I couldn't function. The point of any vitamin is to fill gaps in your diet. If you're getting enough of the vitamins from your foods, they're really not necessary bc your body just gets rid of anything extra. Just make sure that you're taking in foods that provide lots of folic acid (anything "enriched" has folic acid added to it). My daughter is a completely healthy almost 16 month old without me having taken vitamins for the entire pregnancy.

It's not natural to take pre-natals, 100s of generations have made it this far without. I guess just eat a healthy diet.

I just took iron water for the first 10/12 weeks don't take anything now the first 12 weeks are most important of all looks ok enjoy your pregnancy x

I started with a pill and it started making me sick so I switched to the gummy and now I can't even do those :/ I'll take one here and there but not everyday.

Yeah I'm staying positive !! Thanks for the help ladies (:

I take mine daily but I figure I have a hard time eating most vegetables so they are going to help me and baby with things I might be missing in my diet during pregnancy certain types of food I just can't eat like most veggies and chicken but I think if you have the right diet you should be alright :)

I stopped about 20 weeks. Just kept forgetting. I had a perfectly healthy girl. The whole time every dr I saw said she was one of the healthiest babies theyve seen!

I always do vitamins. Even if I get sick or not. It's better for you and baby. The best way to take them is before bedtime and just sleep.

@nikki wow , you had a better pregnancy without the vitamins ?? That's how I feel now. No vitamins I feel great !! When I took them I felt horrible :/ I think I will take some after pregnancy if I'm completely drained from birth

Sorry I misspelled your name lol

@Melamine I'm so sorry to hear that :( I hope he's fine now ??. I know each pregnancy is different , do you think that had anything to do with you not taking vitamins when you didn't w your last and she was healthy ??, also , was that something the doctors found before birth ?

Prenatal are basically for your health since the baby takes from you. But with my son I took prenatal vitamins and had an awful pregnancy and he ended up being 10 pounds 10 ounces born via c-section the day before his due date. My daughter's pregnancy on the other hand was great. I took no prenatal vitamins. I gained the same amount in both pregnancies but I didn't look it with her and I was much healthier with her. She was born via vaginal 4 days before her due date weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. Both healthy babys!! So in my experience, I wouldn't do the vitamins.

Well the baby will be fine since they will take your vitamins. It's best for pregnant women to take vitamins because the baby will use every single bit of yours to grow healthy. You will notice it after you give birth.

Try to take them after the baby

If your currently 26 weeks and baby looks fine, i would not worry up to this point,

The most important time for vitamines is the first 12 weeks of developing, that's when every inch of your baby forms, the bigest defect for a baby is nural tube defect,

With my first pregnancy i took them on and off, i have a hard time taking any pills without feeling nauseous my baby was born with hypoplastic left heart.

My son i took folic acid till 3-4 months and he was healthy,

This baby girl here i could not take anything as anything that entered my mouth came straight out and baby is healthy.

OK so you ladies have really eased nerves. I have been reading so much on Google pretty much stating prenatals are an absolute must or you WILL have complications lol. But I know everything is going good do far . just have to monitor my diet closer (:

My friend did and just really watched her diet. She had a midwife and made sure each day she was getting the vitamins elsewhere. Her baby is healthy and beautiful. :)

I stopped taking them around 26 weeks to be honest. Only because i got busy and i just kept forgetting. Ill take it here or there when i remember but i dont do it daily and my doctor tells me baby is healthy and growing perfectly fine. Remember before there were prenatal pills there were still pregnant women lol. If youre eating right then i wouldnt worry.

I didnt take them with my oldest 2 bc they always made me puke, no matter when I took them. I tried taking them before bed and i would wake up in the middle of the night puking. I started taking them again this pregnancy and have had no issues at all, ill be 22 weeks Saturday!

I didn't take any with my,first two kids both happy and healthy. They made me super sick so I just did,t take,them. This time I have off and on baby looks healthy so far at20 weeks

I'm taking them now but with my other two kids I barely did because they always made me sick :(

I stopped at around 16 weeks! I think I will be fine !!. And congrats i can't wait until my lo comes (:

I'm 39 weeks tomorrow and I was good about taking them in the beginning then I started to forget them and would only take them when I remembered then I ran out and can't find the ones I was taking before that agreed with me so I haven't taken them for about a month but so far everything has been just fine all check ups have been perfect she is due next week in the 21 ?

Anyone ??.