Prenatal Multivitamin

Like the other reviews say, these are very smelly. I had to plug my nose the first few times I took them. I started swallowing them with orange juice and have had no issues with taste since then. I typically have a sensitive stomach with multivitamins, but I’ve had these for a few weeks without issues. I like the DV percentages and ingredients so I don’t mind the taste, especially since I can’t taste them taking with orange juice.

My only complaint is the smell and taste but that can't really be helped and it's a much better improvement than the last vitamins I tried! I would not recommend taking with a full glass of water, like the directions say, if you have a negative experience. I find it works better for me to take sometime after eating, but only take a sip or 2 of water after swallowing. All the extra water makes me burp up a lot of the taste. Also, don't take them all at once. At most, take 2 in the same time frame, several minutes apart. That being said, I'm very impressed with all the ingredients and I like that they do not contain the synthetic folic acid; they have the natural form (folate). It also has iodine, which helps your thyroid. Pregnancy can wreak havoc on your thyroid and you could develop hypothyroidism. It happened to my mother. Consuming iodine will help prevent that but there is hardly ANY food source with Iodine except iodized sea salt. Trouble is, you want to avoid salt in your diet so you don't swell up. The other reason I chose these vitamins is because of the choline, which is important for baby's brain development but hard to find in most prenatal vitamins. The vitamins I chose before these are these: Garden of Life Vegetarian Prenatal Multivitamin Supplement with Folate - Vitamin Code Raw Prenatal Whole Food Vitamin for Mom and Baby, 180 Capsules . On paper, everything looks right. It's made from real food, which, in theory, makes them easier to digest and absorb. However, they gave me terrible heart burn and I realized that garlic, green onion, ginger, and possibly tomato contained in the capsules were causing it. Those are known to cause heartburn both as raw and as a powder.

I was worried about the smell after reading all the reviews. The pills do smell somewhat but if you really smell them, you’ll understand they smell like seaweed or algae which is the source of one of the vitamins. This is a NATURAL source of the vitamin and means that you aren’t getting something that is synthetic. For those that are also worried, they don’t actually taste like they smell. There is no flavor to them. I think the issue of the smell could be resolved if the company did these in a gel pill instead of a capsule. I like that these have natural sources of vitamins and minerals. In the synthetic form, some of these vitamins can actually be dangerous once you reach a certain level but your body needs more during pregnancy. It’s a win/win. I also like that these contain a wider array of vitamins and minerals compared to other prenatal out there. I do use the NOW brand with DHA however, those are on back order and needed a replacement prenatal. This one fit the bill for most of the same array as well as being made with the natural sources. I already take Baby and Me 2 Choline/DHA to stack my Choline intake so I don’t have an issue with the DHA being removed in this prenatal. My dogs take fish oil pills and I just added one of those to replace what the Now brand has in it. I also take Inositol and Berberine as supplements with this. For reference, I have PCOS and have had pretty crazy menstrual cycles after a miscarriage 9 months ago but also was getting extra long cycles since post pregnancy 3 years ago. Between pairing a great prenatal with the Inositol/Berberine, my body is back to a normal schedule like before I had my son. I’m now ovulating with upwards of 12-15 eggs a month (at 38 y/o) and my Reproductive Endocrinologist stated everything looks great with my ovaries and reproductive system now. I attribute this to a high quality prenatal which goes a long way to help prep the body to be ready to get pregnant. I’ll update if I do end up getting pregnant again and how long that takes me so you have a reference on these pills. I will be trying for the first time post miscarriage next month. Until then, happy healthy pregnancies and baby dust to all those trying.

Has amazing side effect - my hair is growing more these days thanks to this supplement :) the vegan recipe is good for overall health, and no weird taste at all. Thumbs up for creating a great product for women !

I'm updating my review from the one below because once again Naturelo proved to be a solid company. They listened to their buyers, removed the fishy DHA (you can supplement with your own DHA, Nordic Naturals has a great prenatal DHA) and upped the Choline which means I don't need to consume 300 eggs a week - hooray! This is truly the best prenatal on the market and I will continue to repurchase. Thank you Naturelo for always striving to have the best quality multivitamins and listening to your buyers when something isn't quite right! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve been a loyal customer of Naturelo and have been taking these prenatals for almost a year now. I’ve been really happy with this prenatal until the recent change in formula. I can appreciate them trying to source a better DHA in the new formulation - the reason I like their brand is because I can trust the quality of their ingredients, but there’s just no way someone in their first trimester will be able to keep these down with the strong smell of algae. If they aren’t able to source a good quality DHA that doesn’t smell, I rather they remove DHA completely and I will supplement outside of the prenatal. I’m also disappointed they reduced the amount of Choline as it is so difficult for me to get enough Choline with food. There’s only so many eggs I can eat! I will continue to take these until I get pregnant and hopefully they will modify the formulation by then.

Before deciding on a multivitamin to take during pregnancy I did my research, spent hours and hours comparing ingredients and the provenience of them. This was by far in my opinion the best supplement I could find at a reasonable price. These are not cheap but i would buy this product over and over again as throughout my pregnancy I felt great, had lots of energy whilst other friends suffered from iron deficiency etc. I gave birth to a strong a healthy baby boy and i'm sure these vitamins played their role. Post pregnancy I didn't suffer from hair loss as most women do, which again, I think must have had something to do with these vitamins. I am still taking one a day as I had one bottle left and as soon as the little one is ready to take vitamins i will be looking at the range Naturelo offer. I wholeheartedly recommend these.

I love this product

Leaving my previous review below as I really loved this before. But updating to 1 star and honestly 0 if I could. I loved this my last pregnancy. Then I read reviews about a fishy smell and thought ah maybe a bad batch. So it’s not fishy. But it’s WEIRD. Like a weird almost vinegary acidic smell now? And every pill is coated in powder. Almost wondering if I got a bad bottle and one of the pills exploded inside it scattering powder? Like should I just not even take it? So gross. Honestly. Too bad. But I’ll be buying something else now. I did a lot of research before buying prenantal vitamins - and this one checked every box. All natural sources, easily digested, etc. I don't find they taste like anything (they smell a little I suppose, but honestly I don't even notice unless I am intentionally sniffing the bottle). Easy to swallow. Yes, you have to take them 3 times a day... but any good prenatal does not have enough of the "good stuff" if you only need one pill. Never had any issues with digestion or nausea. Just love these. Have been using them for 6 months now, and I will continue with the post natal ones after baby.