I am a 26 year old female. I want to know what happens if you miss your prenatal vitamins for a week? Show
2 AnswersDr. Munira Dudbhbhai OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) Lewisville, TX Nothing really, a few days of missing is not going to do any harm. Prenatal vitamin is mainly for the mother's health, not so much for the baby. Baby extracts all the nutrition and the nutrients from the mother's bloodstream through the placenta. What to Expect has thousands of open discussions happening each day. We work hard to share our most timely and active conversations with you. Archived discussions are usually a bit older and not as active as other community content. We keep them up because there are a ton of great conversations here and we believe you deserve to see them all. i forgot to take my prenatal vitamins! help!c charlenerobyn Hi evryone, 13 Comments Newest First Oldest First M MissAshley08 @charlenerobyn, You'll be fine. I forgot to take mine a few times a month, and my daughter is just fine. If you really feel bad, eat some veggies and get your folic acid from cereal to get some of the same nutrients. My dr says the vitamins are just to ensure you're getting the nutrients you need, especially for those not getting them from their regular diet. So don't stress, and just take it tomorrow. Make sure you do not double up if you miss one though. That's a no-no. :) O Outbackgrl @charlenerobyn, Don't stress, I've forgotten 2 days so far. Just try to balance it with nutrients in your food. Don't take double tonight either, too much is not good. Hang in there! :) B BarracudasMommy @Outbackgrl, Yea me to I forgot for two days and only have one left till Thursday M MissAshley08 Folic Acid is one of the most important, so have a few bowls of cereal and call it a day. Even Froot Loops have 25% Folic Acid. Or take 2 of your kids' vitamins if you don't have any more. Good luck. :) c charlenerobyn Thanks ladies! You hve been a lot of help for me. Thanks for the support, encouragement, and advices! I really really appreciate it L LauraZ1 @charlenerobyn, I stopped taking my prenatal vitamins daily. I think I take them 2-3 times per week now. I took them about every other day before I was pregnant and daily until probably about 5 weeks after conception. Now I just take them when I feel like my food choices could have been better or I did not eat fortified cereal in the morning. I eat a good number of veggies daily, have added some fruit and juice to my diet - I don't drink soda or eat fast food 97% of the time, the morning cheerios or bran flakes have almost all the daily vitamin needs - so why add a horse pill to the mix every day? A Amandab125 @charlenerobyn, Some people don't even take them. You will be fine :) M MissAshley08 Forgot to mention also that my 16 yr old cousin didn't find out she was preggo until 7 months, and her daughter was just fine too. She couldn't afford prenatals, but come to think of it, she can't really afford her daughter either. I'm sorry. That was mean, but I don't really like my cousin. c christinelaine Alot of people go months or even their whole pregnancy without them and have a healthy baby, skipping one day is no cause for concern
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