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I stopped taking my prenatal vitamins... what is going to happen?
call me a horrible mother a lready- i feel like one. but i havent been taking my prenatal vitamins. i starte dtaking them when i was a few months along, but just stopped. i honestly dont know why. but im almost 8 months along now, and i know its a little late, but i have been sooo stressed out thinking something's going to be wrong with my baby becuase i havent been taking the vitamins. someone please help me,
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For a while, prenatal vitamins made me sick. I barely took them until I was ok with them. They are really just to fill in any gaps your regular diet may leave. As long as you are eating well, there will be no problems. If you are concerned, it is never too late to start taking them. Also, if you took them for a little while early on, that is when a great deal of growth is happening. You have already done a lot of good for your baby.
My concern for you, however, is not that you aren't taking vitamins. You are stressing over something small and feeling like a horrible mother. This is mainly hormones, but if those feelings persist, you are a likely candidate for post-partum depression. That is also hormonal and fairly normal, but it is something I want you to talk about with your doctor. This will help you to feel better and s/he can give you resources to go to should depression hit.
I will say, though, that I am glad you have concerns. You are already looking out for your baby, and as long as you don't stress too much (every mom stresses a lot, but too much is harmful) you will be a great mother.
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Women had healthy happy babies for centuries before the invention of pre-natal vitamins. So don't get so down on yourself. Talk to a doctor if you are concerned about anything and ask for their guidance on what you should be taking at this point if you wanted to know.
My mother didn't take pre-natal vitamins at all, and all eight (yes, eight) of her children were born healthy.
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I didn't take them the last itme I was pregnant. If you are not doing any crash dieting or anything you will be fine. If you want to take them from now until you have the baby, go ahead. But you
are not a bad mother already. :)
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If youre that worried why dont you go see your doctor. Even still, you should still start taking them. Better late than never!
good luck
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