Prenatal Vitamins contain fairly
large amounts of iron and folic acid, both of which
tend to make you sick to your stomach.
During your pregnancy, you body’s
blood volume increases by about one third. Your
body needs the extra iron in the blood production.
Without it you would feel even more tired and lethargic
than you already are.
The extra folic acid is included
in the prenatal vitamin to protect your unborn baby.
Folic acid has shown to reduce the risk of birth
defects of the brain and spinal cord.
Making The Vitamins Easier On Your
Stomach.
Now that you know why your prenatal
vitamins are making you sick and also realized that
they are important for the health and wellbeing
of both yourself and you unborn baby, let’s
take a look at what you can do to make the vitamins
a little easier on your stomach.
Always take your prenatal vitamins
with some food. Take them with a large meal or eat
at least a small snack that includes some form of
protein with them. Drinking a glass of water in
addition to the food helps as well. Whatever you
do, never take them on an empty stomach, especially
not first thing in the morning when you are most
prone to morning sickness.
If you are having a hard time keeping
your vitamins down in the morning, consider taking
them right before bedtime instead. Eat a small snack
like a bowl of cereal or some crackers with cheese
and take your prenatal vitamins right before you
go to sleep. The food will help keep you from getting
sick and with a little luck you will be asleep before
you start getting nauseous.
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