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02-23-2013 at 6:05 PM
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Will you continue your prenatal vitamins after birth?

I read that you should continue to take your prenatal vitamin after birth.  Does anyone know how long after and why?  I was assuming for BF benefits, not just to make sure you're getting all of your vitamins.  But I was thinking about switching to a regular multi-vitamin.  What do you plan on doing? 
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02-23-2013 at 6:10 PM
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I will to help with the hair loss that comes after baby. 
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02-23-2013 at 6:13 PM
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Yes, and you definitely should as long as you're bfing.
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I plan to keep taking them as long as I'm breastfeeding and honestly, probably just keep taking them until we're done having kids.  They are really good for all women of childbearing age to take.

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Funnygirl34:
I plan to keep taking them as long as I'm breastfeeding and honestly, probably just keep taking them until we're done having kids.  They are really good for all women of childbearing age to take.

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02-23-2013 at 6:28 PM
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I plan to keep taking them as long as I'm breastfeeding and honestly, probably just keep taking them until we're done having kids.  They are really good for all women of childbearing age to take.

This.

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im not on prenatals, but i do take folic acid and DHA - I will stop once baby is born.
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02-23-2013 at 6:50 PM
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I'll keep taking them through breast feeding (so probably for about the next year for me) then I'll go back to a regular women's multivitamin.
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02-23-2013 at 6:55 PM
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I've always continued to take them as long as I'm bfing. I buy the generic prenatals at Target, so the cost is similar to a multivitamin.

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02-23-2013 at 7:12 PM
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02-23-2013 at 7:25 PM
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My body reacts very poorly if I take iron when I don't need it. I've never been able to take true prenatals when TTC, just a regular MVI or folic acid supplement. Even during this pregnancy I couldn't tolerate the iron until 2nd and 3rd tri, when my iron levels were low. I'm doing great on the prenatals with the iron now, and I'll try to continue them through BF'ing, but we'll see how my body reacts. I'll just take a regular MVI if I react badly again.
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02-23-2013 at 7:25 PM
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I continue to take them mostly for the iron. You lose a lot of blood through the birth/post birth bleeding. And then it's just generally good to keep up on them, as 50% of pregnancies are unplanned. Wink Most doctors say all women of childbearing age should just take a prenatal all the time.
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02-23-2013 at 7:29 PM
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Yep, I'll take them because I'll be breast feeding and I'll need all the help I can get. :)

 
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02-23-2013 at 7:47 PM
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I take prenatals all the time even when I'm not pregnant, TTC, or BFing.
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Yup.  I plan on taking them while BFing and will probably just continue since we plan on having more kids.
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02-23-2013 at 8:14 PM
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I continued until my big bottle was done, then went back to a regular multi vitamin, with an additional DHA pill on the side. 

MH and I both normally take a multi and buy it buy the jumbo bottle, so it was just easier to switch back once my prenatal bottle was done. 
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02-23-2013 at 8:42 PM
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Wil continue to take prenatals since I will be BFing and DH and I will try to have another as soon as we are able.
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02-23-2013 at 9:01 PM
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It's definitly recomended to continue taking prenatals if your breast feeding. I think the benefit of those over a regular multi vitamin is the plant based DHA. They also have higher levels or certain vitamins and minerals that you will be passing along to LO as well as benefiting from yourself.
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02-23-2013 at 9:09 PM
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Totally. My hair was shiny and my nails thicker than ever! I didn't see such a difference when I started my women's multivitamin. Plus, I have only gotten one migraine since becoming pregnant (as opposed to monthly). Here's hoping the prenatals will keep those away.
                
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02-24-2013 at 1:37 AM
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I definitely will, there are many health benefits with doing so. Also, while breastfeeding my Dr will continue to prescribe them for me, so I'll get them for free. No reason not to continue to take them.
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02-24-2013 at 1:44 AM
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I am definitely going to continue taking them. They will def help with BFing, but also for all the hormonal changes that occur after pregnancy. Oh, yes. There are more hormonal changes coming, ladies!! And as tired and busy as you will be with a newborn, they can help you get the vits you need when you might not be eating as often or as well as you should be.

I just take prenatals all the time, even when not pregnant. It helps my skin, hair and nails, not to mention my immune system and overall health.

 
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02-24-2013 at 3:45 AM
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Yup. I plan on taking them while BFing and will probably just continue since we plan on having more kids.


This.

The only thing my OB told me to do when I told her we wanted to start TTC was to make sure I took good vitamins with extra folic acid EVERY DAY starting three months BEFORE we planned to start. I did and well, needless to say we got pregnant 2 weeks after stopping birth control.

I plan on BF and having another LO soon, and having all the right nutrients in the early days before and right after conception is so beneficial.
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02-24-2013 at 8:51 AM
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HML5382:
I'll keep taking them through breast feeding (so probably for about the next year for me) then I'll go back to a regular women's multivitamin.

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02-24-2013 at 10:50 AM
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I continue to take them while breastfeeding and also while TTC. I've been taking prenatals for 4.5 years straight!
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Funnygirl34:
I plan to keep taking them as long as I'm breastfeeding and honestly, probably just keep taking them until we're done having kids.  They are really good for all women of childbearing age to take.

Agreed.  

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02-24-2013 at 3:18 PM
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Funnygirl34:
I plan to keep taking them as long as I'm breastfeeding and honestly, probably just keep taking them until we're done having kids. nbsp;They are really good for all women of childbearing age to take.

This. My OB said every woman of childbearing age should take them.
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02-24-2013 at 3:36 PM
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I take prenatals all the time even when I'm not pregnant, TTC, or BFing.

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02-27-2013 at 9:22 PM
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It's for if you breast feed. I never stopped taking mine. I took it all throughout my first pregnancy, while I was breast feeding and carried on with it for  the 8 or so months in between until I got pregnant again. I will keep taking a prenatal vitamin until we are done having kids as I've heard it's good to take a vitamin with extra folic acid and a lower dose of vitamin a if there's a chance you may get pregnant.
 
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02-27-2013 at 10:44 PM
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Yes, I plan to continue them after birth. I actually never really stopped taking them in between kids due to bf'ing!
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