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Old 08-13-2007, 03:58 PM
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Default Can you substitute prenatal vitamins with flintstone vitamins?

hee hee. i'm not crazy but i might be pregnant and was wondering if my flintstones vitamins would be a suitable supplement until i get to the doctor. i don't really have an OB/GYN as of yet so any advice is welcomed. and yea i know i need to take a test or visit the doctor. thanks in advance!


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Old 06-06-2009, 07:35 PM
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Default Re: Can you substitute prenatal vitamins with flintstone vitamins?

Prenatals have exactly the stuff that pregnant women need, and flinstones have exactly what growing five year olds need. I'd go with the prenatals, since I believe you're in the first catagory there... You can buy them over the counter almost anywhere, for about the same price as flinstones.
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Old 06-06-2009, 08:34 PM
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Default Re: Can you substitute prenatal vitamins with flintstone vitamins?

While flintsones are somewhat lacking in everything you need, You CAN use them with a folic acid supplement, this is what the OB/GYN that I see, and work for, tells our patients who are unable to tolerate a PNV. The first reply is correct, though, in that they are not intended for use by adults, so you need to take 2 of them, with a folic acid tablet. She is also correct that OTC PNV's contain everything a Rx does, and they are available at any drugstore or even at WalMart or discount stores. They are cheap, too! Talk to your OB about what he or she feels is right for you, though!
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