Prenatal vitamins and iron pills??

Question

My doctor prescribed me prenatal vitamins and iron pills when i was 12 weeks...but i have been taking the prenatal vitamins but i don't take the iron pills. I think there is enough iron in the prenatal vitamins. The doctor never gave me a reason why i was iron pills and he prescribed them to me before i got my blood taken.

do you think this is weird?

here is a link to what the iron pills are http://www.repliva.com/

this is whats it my iron pill

Iron

Ferrochel®* (elemental iron)...................................... mg

Ferrous fumarate (elemental iron)...............................81 mg

Succinic acid....................................... mg

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)...................................... mg

Vitamin C as Ester-C®†

Ascorbic acid (as calcium ascorbate)...........................60 mg

Threonic acid (as calcium threonate)..........................0.8 mg

Folic acid, USP........................................ mg

Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)........................... ......10 mcg

this is how much iron is in my prenatal vitaman 90 mg

Answer 1

your doctor was prolly just being over cautious.

when i found out i was pregnant, i was already taking prenatal vitamins before my first visit to the doctor. even with the prenatals, my blood still showed borderline anemia. i was then prescribed iron pills to see if that would boost up a bit and it did help alot.

Answer 2

Not weird, from my experience.  I had to take the iron pills in addition to my prenatals, and my doctor suggested I eat iron rich foods as well.  Total cereal was a good option they gave me, I used to eat it for breakfast almost every morning.  Everything definitely helped, but even if it does you need to continue with it until after your pregnancy.  My iron levels were fine until after I had my baby, then they dropped again and I had to continue the iron pills for a few more days.

Answer 3

If your doctor wants you to take both I would. I just got prescribed iron pills on Monday because I am anemic. Yes your vitamins do have iron in them but not as much as you probably need.

Answer 4

"You should take the necessary pre-natal vitamins given to you by your OB-GYN. Most pregnant women also are directed by their OB to take Iron tablets since iron deficiency is very common among pregnant women. Beofre taking any additional vitamins, you should ALWAYS ask your OB-GYN to ensure the saftey of your baby." Credit to http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Should_you_tak...

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Good luck with your pregnancy!