prenatal vitamins

[fuzzyelf]

so, a friend of mine is just starting a weightlifting routine, she's 37 and hopes to be pregnant within the next 6 months or so. she was asking me what vitamins to take - i told her prenatals - she said it would make her fat....any ideas on that? also, she's wondering how much she can work out being pregnant and so forth. this is sooo not my area, so I thought I'd ask you guys....

 

[Raina]

Prenatal vitamins will make her fat? lol How?! That's what I take as my every day vitamins. I'm pretty sure Sassy does too.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Pre Natal vitamins are simply vitamins. There is NOTHING in there that can make someone "fat". PREGNANCY makes one fat, not the vitamins. lol

Pre Natals are usually just plain vitamins with more Folic Acid and Iron - that is it.

 

[Cutiebaby]

i think prenatals are the best vitamin for a girl to take i took them long after i had my child..they have more of every thing in them and almost double the amount of a iron pill.

 

[musclemom]

If she's really serious about getting preggers then she should be asking those questions of her OB/GYN or PCP. A smart girl who plans in advance would get the works and be thoroughly checked out top, bottom and in between just to be sure her health is 100% BEFORE getting in the family way.

Vitamins don't make you fat; excess calories make you fat. Excess nutrients make expensive urine.

If she really is planning on pregnancy and without seeing a doctor first, then tell her to AT LEAST take a good prenatal multivitamin AND 1 mg of additional folic acid daily starting immediately.

I'm not up for answering the exercise question, but I've always heard you can do anything you were doing before you got pregnant, maybe just easing back on really heavy lifting and abdominal work. Truthfully, your body really sort of dictates what you can and can't do when you're pregnant. I could keep up with my walking, but any kind of bending or extreme exertion caused my blood pressure to drop and I'd get lightheaded and my vision would grey out.

 

[fuzzyelf]

thanks for the info, guys, I appreciate it

 

[Sassy69]

Just to confirm, yes I take prenatals. And no i'm not trying to get pregnant. These are the recommended supps by my trainer for competition. Like Daisy said, they are basically just uber-vitamins.