Prenatal Vitamins: Why is it that...

[spatts]

no matter how many regular vitamins you take, they never seem to be as strong as just one prenatal vitamin? Do they manufacture these things for better absorption or something?

 

[RottenWillow]

Do you mean the milligram or microgram doses on prenatals are higher than others or that they appear to absorb better?

 

[spatts]

Both. They are much higher. So if you take the equivalent amount of regular vits (to total the same RDA %), it never seems to do the same thing as the prenatal vit.

Personally, I use liquid vitamins and colloidial minerals, but I was just curious if anyone else had noticed this about the prenatals.

 

[Nonerz]

Interesting...maybe I should try these puppies.

 

[RottenWillow]

Both. They are much higher. So if you take the equivalent amount of regular vits (to total the same RDA %), it never seems to do the same thing as the prenatal vit.

Personally, I use liquid vitamins and colloidial minerals, but I was just curious if anyone else had noticed this about the prenatals.

Im lost. How do you know they absorb better? I can see reading the label for sheer quantity of vitamins/minerals though.

 

[superwife]

I have heard that a lot about pre-natal vitamins. I have a friend who badgers all her preg. friends for leftover pre-natals...

 

[spatts]

I'm not saying I know they absorb better, I'm asking:

Do they manufacture these things for better absorption or something?

When I take prenatal vitamins my fingernails start growing really fast. lol

 

[gingersnap]

You can get pre natal vitamins from your gno, just ask, they give them out like candy....lol

 

[spatts]

You can get them from the drug store too. lol'

When I was pregnant I think I took the Country Life brand prenatal vits. You don't need a scrip.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

When I take prenatal vitamins my fingernails start growing really fast. lol

Hair too! They make your hair grow faster and stay healthier! Crazy.....