In the range of modern pharmacies you can meet a huge number of multivitamin complexes, specially designed for women in an "interesting" position. Each of these drugs has its own characteristics and contraindications, which must always be considered when choosing and purchasing the drug. In this article we will tell you about what vitamins are necessary for pregnancy, depending on its term.
What vitamins should I take in the early stages of pregnancy?
Since the successful conception of the baby, the pregnant woman needs to drink the following vitamins:
- Vitamin E. During the first 3 months of pregnancy, it minimizes the probability of miscarriage and takes an active part in the subsequent formation of the placenta.
- Folic acid, or vitamin B9, protects from miscarriage and fetal fading, and also helps the fetus to properly and fully develop. If folic acid enters the body of a woman in an "interesting" position in the first 4 weeks in insufficient quantity, the kid often develops the developmental anomalies of the central nervous system and brain.
- Vitamin A must be drunk in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, but it should be done with extreme caution, because the health and development of the future baby can be negatively affected not only by its lack, but also by the excess dosage.
What vitamins drink in the second and third trimester of pregnancy?
From the second trimester, the need for folic acid and vitamin E is significantly reduced, so they are usually canceled. Take vitamin A additionally during this period is also not necessary, since its sufficient amount usually comes with food. Since all the internal organs and systems are formed and begin to function in this period, more important is the intake of such important and useful trace elements as iron, iodine and calcium.
In the last 3 months of pregnancy, vitamin A and vitamin C are usually prescribed again to strengthen immunity and D to prevent rickets in a newborn baby.
What vitamins are better for taking during pregnancy?
If you decide to drink vitamins in the form of a complex specially designed for expectant mothers, be sure to consult a doctor. Especially careful with the choice of the drug should be those girls who have any complications of pregnancy.
Most often, doctors recommend the following pharmacies to their patients:
- Elevit;
- Femibion;
- Alphabet;
- Complimentary mum;
- Pregnavit;
- Multi-Tabs Prenatal;
- Centrum Materna;
- Emetal.
Vitamins - an important element in the prenatal development of the baby!