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Pre-natal vitamins
| Wed, 10-08-2003 - 7:38am |
Just wondering what all of you have been taking while TTC. My doctor has put me on a daily vitamin called "Materna". Don't know if it is available in the U.S. (I'm in Montreal, Canada) but here is what it contains :
Any input ?
Any input ?
BETA-CAROTENE 1500 UNIT
BIOTIN 30 MCG
CALCIUM (CALCIUM CARBONATE) 250 MG
CHROMIUM (CHROMIC CHLORIDE) 25 MCG
COPPER (CUPRIC OXIDE) 2 MG
D-PANTOTHENIC ACID (CALCIUM D-PANTOTHENATE) 10 MG
DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE 30 UNIT
FOLIC ACID 1 MG
IODINE (POTASSIUM IODIDE) .15 MG
IRON (FERROUS FUMARATE) 60 MG
MAGNESIUM (MAGNESIUM OXIDE) 50 MG
MANGANESE (MANGANESE SULFATE) 5 MG
MOLYBDENUM (SODIUM MOLYBDATE) 25 MCG
NIACINAMIDE 20 MG
PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE 10 MG
THIAMINE MONONITRATE 3 MG
VITAMIN A ACETATE 1500 UNIT
VITAMIN B12 12 MCG
VITAMIN B2 3.4 MG
VITAMIN C 100 MG
VITAMIN D3 250 UNIT
ZINC (ZINC OXIDE) 25 MG
Patricia
TTC #1
C3 CD2

Good luck, and good for you for getting your body ready!
Kim
this may sound crazy LOL, but I take the Flinstones daily "complete" vitamins every day.
My Dr says they are perfect, they have everything we need in them, including the 400 mcg of Folic Acid.
I have stomach ulcers and most vitamins really irritate my stomach, but the Flinstones arent as harsh.
And they are yummy too. LOLOLOL
Stephanie
;) thanks for bringing back a nice PG memory!
Kim
Patricia
TTC #1
C3 CD2