Multi-Vitamin

Smoka
on 9/30/17 8:38 am
RNY on 09/12/17

Everything is going fabulous except the taking of my daily multi-vitamin. At present I am using Jamieson Pre-Natal. At first I started by crushing it and now I cut it in half. It is chalky, tastes awful and makes me gag. Surely there must be something better out there? Any suggestions? Are there chewable vitamins available for us? Help!

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

rce884
on 9/30/17 10:51 am
RNY on 09/05/17

Wish i could help, myself i am gagging every morning on my centrum 50+ chewables. they are also chalky and unappealing.

cant help unfortunately but can commiserate

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday!

Highest weight 311/ Weight day of surgery 271/One Month 257/ Two Months 247.5 / Three Months 241/ Four months 234/ Five months 228

Smoka
on 9/30/17 12:57 pm
RNY on 09/12/17

Well, hopefully someone will reply with something we can both use.

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

(deactivated member)
on 9/30/17 11:18 am

I bought liquid everything ;) check Well.ca and National Nutrition both on-line

Smoka
on 9/30/17 12:57 pm
RNY on 09/12/17

Thank you! I'll check it out!

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

(deactivated member)
on 9/30/17 12:23 pm, edited 9/30/17 5:25 am

Our nutritionist suggested Celebrate or Procare multivitamin.

I went with the Celebrate that I could buy locally. They're huge! Like two toonies stacked together, and you have to take 4 a day. They're chewable and flavoured and have the calcium included, so you only have to take iron on top of it (2 hours before or after).

I wish I had taken the Procare, much more reasonably sized and it's just one pill a day. I think you have to take calcium and iron with it but I haven't looked into it. Edit: you can buy it with iron, so you'd need to take calcium separately.

Smoka
on 9/30/17 12:59 pm
RNY on 09/12/17

Hmmm. It doesn't sound too appealing to me. I cannot tolerate anything sweet at all, and the fact that they are flavoured sends a red flag to me. Thanks for your input though. I really appreciate it!

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

(deactivated member)
on 9/30/17 1:27 pm

Yes, I wouldn't recommend them. The Procare I will be trying out in the future though. They seem promising.

(deactivated member)
on 9/30/17 2:36 pm

I take a maternity capsule by Progressive 3x a day! Seems to be okay for me 5wks out! I have a dissolving B12 as well.

Smoka
on 9/30/17 4:42 pm
RNY on 09/12/17

Ok. I'll check it out. Thanks.

Barb

Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti

Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141

PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs

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