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Prenatal during first trimester
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I am 7 week pregnant, I want to start prenatal vitamins supplement. Could you please suggest that is it good for me to start these prenatal supplement now or I should start in second trimester??
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Dr. Subhashis Saha
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Kolkata
Please start them as soon as possible
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Dr. Valluri Sucharita
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Warangal
Start now ..it is very essential to start taking folic acid 5 mg per day during these early months to avoid neural tube defects in the child.
To start iron supplements, you need to wait up to 18 weeks because iron has it's own bloating , nausea like side effects.
Better to get dietary irin from jaggery,leafy vegetables,raisins,egg,and less sour fruit juices.
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Dr. Dyuti Navadia
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
5 yrs exp
Pune
Start now.. in fact it's advisable to start 3 months prior to pregnancy.
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