Prenatals (again) PLEASE HELP! I don't want to eat gelatin!!!

[veggielove]

Ok, I'm at a loss what to do. I've been vegetarian for so many years and I am seriously considering taking a prenatal with gelatin, which I don't want to do. Here is the situation.

I posted a while back about prenatals, people recommended Rainbow Light but I don't like them because their prenatal contains Vitamin A Palmitate, and I don't want to get too much of that during pregnancy due to risk of defects. No good prenatal should have vitamin A in that form, it should be in Beta Carotene.

So I went with SOLGAR vitamins, which are 4 a day, but thats fine - except I eat a very healthy diet and get a lot of dietary calcium, and the prenatal also contains a TON of calcium, and I was afraid from the beginning of developing kidney stones ( I know two women who got them during PG) and sure enough, I just got rid of some and it was NOT a fun experience.

So I'm at a LOSS!!! Right now I'm just taking folic acid and Vegan DHA supplements.... nothing else! I think an iron supplement is in order, but I'd really just rather take something that says "prenatal" on the label, does that sound insane??? Someone help me, I have been to so many vitamin stores and health food stores and can't find anything that doesn't have a ton of calcium AND no gelatin AND no vitamin A palmitate!!! Thanks!!!

[zoebird]

seriously, it's ok to not take prenatal vitamins.

go and get an iron skillet, and that should give you enough of iron support for your needs (and then some).

[catswym]

seriously, it's ok to not take prenatal vitamins.



agreed. and, in fact, multi vitamins are not necessarily that great anyway (just due to lack of absorption). it is better, i think, to individually take what you think you need (like the folate and omega 3s).

[rabid_child]

I did a google search and came up with this one:
http://www.bayho.com/p/892061.html
it is not vegan, but it is vegetarian, and the vitamin A comes from beta-carotene.

And this one:
http://www.devanutrition.com/vegan_prenatal_multivitamin.html
Also beta-carotene, and seemingly vegan.

This was just a quick search cause I'm at work, but they are out there! Don't despair!

[veggielove]

Oooooh the diva one looks perfect, thanks so much!!! :-)

[nookle]

I think that I agree with Zoebird and catswym...

I believe that a prenatal vitamin is a good way to make sure all of your bases are covered. But if you are sure of what you are getting enough of and what you aren't, diet-wise, then you can take individually what you need.