Question:
What Vitamins do you take after becoming pregnant?
I am 5 weeks pregnant and 11 months post-op...was given the ok by the surgeons from pacific bariatrics and am only 12 lbs from my goal weight...my question is this is my first pregnancy and I don't have a first appt till July what viatmins have your docs recommended to stop and take after becomming pregnant??? — Susan D. (posted on June 24, 2004)
June 24, 2004
They make vitamins specifically for pregnant women called prenatals. You
can get them at the drug store or through a prescription from your doctor.
I get mine at the health food store. I actually take them anyway because
they are just a bit more complete and I have had horrid hair loss and they
seem to be the only thing that helps. Best of luck to you!!!
— Carol S.
June 25, 2004
Congratulations! Your doctor will more than likely prescribe prenatal
vitamins. Please don't take anything until your first appointment, if you
"needed" to be taking anything right now, your doctor would have
you come in earlier. Be patient and wait to speak to your doctor.
May you have a healthy and happy pregnancy!
Sherry S
— sac287
June 26, 2004
(I hope I am wrong, but...) Your OB Doc probably has little to no
experience with GBS patients, who are now pregnant. We are the research for
which future patients will benefit. I am an OB/GYN Nurse Practitoner and I
did find one good research article that said that we should take the
prenatal vitamines IN ADDITION to the regular vitamines our WLS tells us to
take. It also said that we should not do the regular sugar test b/c it
could make us dump. It suggested a Fasting Gluclose/HgA1C instead. The had
a suggestion for amenia as well. I found the article on the web and mailed
it to my Nurse Midwives to have for my next baby (God willing).
— Kerijohnson
June 26, 2004
I just had a baby in May and will be 2 years post-op in July. My OB
specifically took me off the reg. multi vitimin I was taking (Centrum Adult
chewables) and told me to only take the pre-natal. She explained that reg
multi-vits have too much Vit A and that can harm the baby (you can google
it to find some articles about it). I did take two a day, one a.m. and one
p.m. In addition, I continued to take the extra iron, Vit C and calcium
that was part of my reg daily vitamin regimin. Good luck and
congratulations on the baby!
— Ali M
July 12, 2004
Congratulations!!! February 5th is my due date. I am 11 weeks pregnant and
17 months post-op rny. 305/135 (made it to goal!).
My Obgyn has delivered 2 other gastric bypass patient's babies, both were
normal uneventful deliveries. She asked me to discontinue taking my
multi-vitamin and just take the prenatal she prescribed, calcium citrate,
b12 and iron. I am mildly anemic right now, but my ranges have actually
improved since february when I last had them done.
I am so excited and happy, morning sickness is kicking my butt right now
but I don't care. Good luck!
— Cupcake B.
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