Iron- who would've thought? Too much iron can make you sick, throw-up sick. I'm slightly perturbed that my doctor didn't mention that this could be the case.
So we tried an experiment- I went for 4 days without taking my prenatal vitamin. The nausea didn't totally go away but was a whole lot more manageable than before.
Just to test, I took a vitamin last night and woke up puking.
So I called the doctor today to see if there were other vitamins I could take or if I could stop taking it completely.
She said it would be perfectly fine to stop taking the vitamin altogether... as long as I had a few glasses of orange juice everyday to get enough folic acid and stuff.
The problem... I LOATHE orange juice.
Weird, I know.
So what brands of super-sweet, non-pulpy, orange juice do you all like?
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So I know this doesn't really answer your questions, because I like the super pulpy, not overly sweet orange juice. But I heard that Vitamin C helps the body absorb Iron. So maybe if you took a Vitamin C pill along with your prenatal that would help..maybe? Anyway, good luck with the nausea. I still have some pretty awesome nausea pills that I took with Levi if you want them :)
Yuck! If you hate orange juice, you might try looking for other dietary ways to get enough Folic Acid. Many leafy greens are very high in it and you can sneak a TON of fresh spinach and kale into a green smoothie if you blend it really well and add enough bananas for sweetness. You might also try a different brand of prenantal vitamins. They make a gummy variety that was a lot easier for me to digest and not puke from!
I'm with you on the pulp :(
but I do love a good glass of O.J.(no pulp). We just recently started getting Winder Farms Orange Juice. I love it. I'll have to let you try some. Do you like orange julius? I think making one of those will change the flavor a good amount but the o.j. is still in there. Just some thoughts...
I hope you can find something that works for you :)
Glad the nausea has decreased!
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