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