Prenatal Vitamins
You're pregnant? Congratulations! It's time to start carefully monitoring your diet. Now, more than ever, you have to pay attention to what you eat. Check with your health care provider about limiting your intake of certain foods like sushi, raw eggs and fish that may contain high concentrations of mercury. For more information about what maintaining a healthy pregnancy, visit the
Center For Disease Control's A-Z pregnancy guide.
In addition to eating wellpills'>prenatal pills to make sure that your baby is born healthy. Just like regular vitamins, these pills are not an excuse to eat poorly. And remember you are not really eating for two!
Your doctor will probably prescribe some pills for you, but if you're looking to go over the counter, this is what
Web MD says '''your pills should contain:'''
* 4,000 and 5,000 IU (international units) of vitamin A
* 800 and 1,000 mcg (1 mg) of folic acid
* 400 IU of vitamin D
* 200 to 300 mg of calcium
* 70 mg of vitamin C
* 1.5 mg of thiamine
* 1.6 mg of riboflavin
* 2.6 mg of pyridoxine
* 17 mg of niacinamide
* 2.2 mcg of vitamin B-12
* 10 mg of vitamin E
* 15 mg of zinc
* 30 mg of iron
Remember
While
About.com and
iVillage have some very helpful advice and your friendly
ShopWiki always has your best interests at heart, '''only you and your doctor know what's best for your body. '''
Check out the article on
maternity products for more information about you and your pregnancy'''.'''
Government Information
The Food and Drug Administration has a whole page of information for pregnant women. It has lots of very helpful links and articles. Go check it out.
