Are prescription prenatals as good as over the counter ones when breastfeeding?
I took Prima Care One for my entire pregnancy and didn’t have any problems. Only thing is that my insurance doesn’t cover prenatal vitamins so they are kind of pricey each month. I was at walmart and saw that they had Spring Valley Prenatal Vitamins and they’re much cheaper. My baby is 5 days old and I’m breastfeeding and want to continue taking the prenatal and was wondering if it’s worth the extra money to buy the namebrand or if the over the counter one works just as well.
Thanks for any advice!
P.s. The prescription one (Prima Care One) doesn’t come with a breakdown with what’s inside it so I can’t compare them like that.
The following is the breakdown from the prescription prenatals you were taking.
Essential Fatty Acids and Precursors:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 300 mg
Linoleic Acid 30 mg
Linolenic Acid 30 mg
Vitamins:
Vitamin C (as Ester-C )* 25 mg
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 170 IU
Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 30 IU
Folic Acid, USP 1 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) 25 mg
Minerals:
Calcium 150 mg
Iron (carbonyl iron) 27 mg
Here’s the breakdown of what is in the Spring Valley vitamins
Vitamin A 4,000 IU
Vitamin C 120 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU
Vitamin E 30 IU
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamin) 1.8 mg
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin) 1.7 mg
Niacin 20 mg
Vitamin B-6 2.6 mg
Folic Acid 800 mcg
Vitamin B-12 8 mcg
Calcium 200 mg
Iron 28 mg
Zinc 25 mg
The only difference to your prescription vitamins are the healthy fats. If you want to add these I would recommend taking a product that has flax, fish and borage oil. I take one made by Rexall, it has a dark brown bottle and a really light purple label. The links are where I found the ingredients for the vitamins. Always feel free to ask a pharmacist- they could pull up the information about prescriptions and OTC products!
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