Can I take prenatal vitamins while trying to get pregnant?
Yes, you can but it isn’t really necessary until you are actually pregnant. The iron, chief mineral that makes women sick to their stomach from prenatals, isn’t needed until later in pregnancy unless you are anemic. If your regular vitamin has 400 micrograms of folic acid and you don’t have any risk factors, that is a good amount. You can also supplement with just folic acid which reduces the chances of Neural Tube Defects, if you choose to do so. You’ve been only trying two months. If you weigh more than 165 lbs. or have a family history of NTDs, then call your doctor’s office for their recommendation. The recommendations keep changing for this group.
