Pregnancy Parenting

Most doctors tell you that you should take prenatal supplements or prenatal vitamins when you are pregnant, and if you are trying to get pregnant, you should be taking them then too. Some women find that prenatal supplements and vitamins make them sick. They either can’t get them down without throwing them up, or they find that they are ill just from the pill. Some people think these vitamins are making them sick when it is just really from pregnancy. Whatever the case, some women have trouble with the prenatal and it does make their nausea worse. The problem is usually that they are taking it first thing in the morning with water. They are not feeling well so they don’t eat. If they could take the prenatal supplements with food, the nausea from the pill would be far less if at all.

During pregnancy, it is common for doctors to prescribe iron supplements. The addition of iron is only necessary during pregnancy, but it is linked to cause constipation. This is due to the fact that iron supplements cause the body to burn or use more water and thus leads to dehydration. But, while iron supplements can cause constipation like a lot of other medications, they are not the reason why pregnancy and constipation go hand- in-hand.