| One of the first things a physician will prescribe to a | | | | will usually take one prenatal vitamin for each day that |
| woman who is expecting a child will be prenatal | | | | she is pregnant, and those that choose to nurse their |
| vitamins. Some women think that these vitamins will | | | | babies will continue taking the prenatal vitamins for |
| take care of all of their nutritional needs while they are | | | | months. If taken in moderation, there are no ill side |
| pregnant and are mystified when one of their clinical | | | | effects to taking any type of vitamin or supplement |
| tests show that they are suffering from anemia. | | | | while pregnant. |
| These women might feel that modern science has let | | | | Some women think that by taking more than one |
| them down and they must figure out how to fix the | | | | prenatal vitamin a day they are offering their child an |
| problem without doing any damage to the child they | | | | additional source of nutrition. Some of the vitamins are |
| are carrying. | | | | stored in the body and can cause harm if taken |
| While taking vitamins and supplements while pregnant | | | | incorrectly. Other vitamins, such as vitamin C need to |
| will bolster a woman's body to handle the added | | | | be replenished on a daily basis and this vitamin can be |
| nutritional requirements of a baby, they are in no way | | | | introduced into the body through orange juice or some |
| meant to replace the nutritional values that come from | | | | other form of citrus fruit. |
| a well-balanced diet plan. A woman should eat fruits | | | | Some physicians might write a prescription for |
| and vegetables throughout her pregnancy because | | | | supplements like iron if a woman shows signs of |
| these foods are full of natural vitamins that her body | | | | anemia. This vitamin will prove very useful to a woman |
| will use throughout the day. | | | | who is expecting a child because it will fortify her blood |
| A woman can use the natural foods in these two | | | | with nutrients that will give her more energy. The side |
| food groups to reduce the amount of weight that is | | | | effects of taking this vitamin at any time in life is that it |
| gained during a pregnancy. Fruits and vegetables are | | | | will usually cause a person to suffer from irregularity |
| comfort foods that can be taken along on trips to quell | | | | and then a stool softener will be needed on a |
| hunger pains until a regular meal is served. A woman | | | | day-to-day basis. |