6 Responses for "Prenatal Hurling"

1. Kimberly June 28th, 2009 at 5:07 pm 1

   OMG! over 20 years after the fact, and I *STILL* remember those darn things.
   I was sick from 3 weeks along (around Oct) til the beginning of Jan and then from the middle of April til birthing. Those months I could only eat certain things or within a certain time period ( two hours-although sometimes it was a little longer) and not get sick.

   The vitamins benefit you!
   THING IS….with morning sickness, you lose the vitamins you & the baby need. I lost weight the first trimester because I could not take them. I tried everything the RN and Dr recommended to help keep them down. I finally stopped taking them during the first trimester and started taking them only on the days I didn’t get sick-which was starting the second trimester. I ate great the second trimester - all healthy foods. By the time the third trimester rolled around, and I was sick AGAIN, I stopped taking all of it.
   I ended up not gaining much weight due to all I had lost the first trimester (and the Dr wasn’t worried as long as everything with the baby checked out).
   At least I didn’t crave Big Macs like my sister did with one of her kids!

2. Jenn June 28th, 2009 at 9:49 pm 2

   I’ve been trying to make sure I’m eating as healthy as I possibly can right now so I am getting the nutrients I need. Luckily my morning sickness wasn’t that severe, and I’ve hardly had any during the 2nd trimester. Actually now that I think about it the only time I seem to really get sick is when I take the vitamins, but I tried my best. I picked up some Flintstones today knowing those will help me if I can’t keep the others down. Hopefully my doc will have maybe another kind for me to try or something helpful to say on Wednesday.

3. Ema June 30th, 2009 at 10:57 am 3

   Don’t quit taking your prenatals. you CANNOT have enough vitamins and minerals right now. Just eating healthy doesn’t cut it…growing a baby needs more than just food can provide…and if its being provided the baby will take it out of you. Even though you might feel fine now, it will make all the difference in your recovery after the baby is born if you keep up on your vitamins.

   Try taking your prenatals at night instead of in the morning. I had to do that with both of my pregnancies.

4. Ema June 30th, 2009 at 10:58 am 4

   oh, hello typo…

   that should read ‘and if its NOT being provided the baby will take it out of you’

5. Jenn June 30th, 2009 at 11:46 am 5

   I’ve tried taking them morning, noon, night, splitting it and taking 1 in the morning/1 at night. It doesn’t matter when I take them or how much food I eat or don’t eat with them, they come back up within 15-30 minutes. I tried to take them right before bed thinking I’d lay down and be fine, but nope. I’m right back up out of bed hurling them.
   I talked to my doctor yesterday, and she told me to keep taking the Flintstones for now. She’s going to prescribe another brand of prenatals when I go in for my checkup tomorrow, but she said some women just can’t take any type of prenatals and have to stick to regular vitamins. I’m supposed to take a double dose of Flintstones for now, and if I can’t keep the others down we’ll stick with the Flintstones and possibly supplement as needed with others. She agreed if I can’t keep them in my system long enough for them to break down it isn’t doing me any good anyway, so we’ve got to find something I can keep down at all.

6. ConnieFoggles July 1st, 2009 at 2:40 am 6

   I was sick from those darn things too. My doctor kept trying new ones until I was able to keep them down. I think you’re fine with all you’re doing. Listen to your doctor, she knows best!