Prenatal Vitamins

Hi,

Does anyone know how much is too much when it comes to vitamin supplements post surgery and pregnant?

Im 17 months out from Lap RNY. Ive been taking a regimen of vitamins from Building Blocks since day 1 post surgery since they are the ones my doctor suggested. In the past 3 months I've hardly missed a dose (have to take 3x a day). I'm 9 weeks pregnant. I contacted the Building Blocks company to see if they were safe to take while pregnant. They said yes but the dose may change that I should consult my doctor. Well, I would if I had insurance and could go for a visit. I wasn't able to go back for my 1 year check up either. Anyway, I digress, Im trying to determine on my own if I should add a prenatal vitamin or if that would be over kill. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Ps.. I do know consulting my doc is the best way to go and that any answers I receive are based on personal experience etc.

Thanks!!

Im still taking my multi and prenatal.  I typed up my vitamin regimine and gave it to my OB. They took me off of my Vit A and Selenium.  Check with your OB :) I think mine called my nutritionist at my surgeons office.....
This is just for me, but hey so far so good.. Im 9 wks also :)

I was taken off my 2 centrums a day and it was replaced with 2 prenatals a day. Something about the Vitamin A and if you get too much can be toxic to baby but the prenatals use a different form of A that is almost impossible to be toxic. I just take a generic Rite Aid brand...and it is a small pill compared to all others I have seen but yet still has the same stats.

Simone

Thanks Ladies!! I appreciate the fast response and the info!! Congrats to both of you!!

hello!  I take a prenatal and extra calcium and b-12 with a b complex.  Make sure whatever you are taking has a Vitamin A that is beta carotene only, not acetate or any other artificial vitamin A

congrats!

Hi there,
what do you take for calcium?  All mine have expired and I was trying to find some at Wal-Mart but it looks like they quit selling what I used to buy.

Thanks,
Bambi

hi, I got mine at pathmark it's a calcium citrate pill with 1000mg of calcium in each.  I take two a day.  They are pretty big so I have to cut them in half.  I've seen similar ones at BJ's and costco, they are generic brand names but work great.

My surgeon's office told me that they defer to the OB in these cases since they are not the baby specialists