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Re: prenatal vitamins

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:20:50 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 30 Apr 2002, anon wrote: >
>I am 9w2d and saw a very healthy heartrate on an ultrasound at 8w3d. At
>that visit, the dr. prescribed vitamins and gave me a few samples. I
>took a sample vitamin that evening with dinner and threw up almost an
>hour later so violently that I nicked my throat. I have been sick
>(nauseous) constantly since pregnant but can usually keep the food in.
>My question is - can I wait until the 2nd trimester to start taking the
>vitamins -- isn't it better that the food actually stay in?
>
>Thanks for your help.

Vitamins are the cherry on top of the sundae, ie, nice, but not the real point. I tell all my patients to hold off on the PNVs if they cause nausea.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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