Prenatal Multivitamin

Like the other reviews say, these are very smelly. I had to plug my nose the first few times I took them. I started swallowing them with orange juice and have had no issues with taste since then. I typically have a sensitive stomach with multivitamins, but I’ve had these for a few weeks without issues. I like the DV percentages and ingredients so I don’t mind the taste, especially since I can’t taste them taking with orange juice.

My only complaint is the smell and taste but that can't really be helped and it's a much better improvement than the last vitamins I tried! I would not recommend taking with a full glass of water, like the directions say, if you have a negative experience. I find it works better for me to take sometime after eating, but only take a sip or 2 of water after swallowing. All the extra water makes me burp up a lot of the taste. Also, don't take them all at once. At most, take 2 in the same time frame, several minutes apart. That being said, I'm very impressed with all the ingredients and I like that they do not contain the synthetic folic acid; they have the natural form (folate). It also has iodine, which helps your thyroid. Pregnancy can wreak havoc on your thyroid and you could develop hypothyroidism. It happened to my mother. Consuming iodine will help prevent that but there is hardly ANY food source with Iodine except iodized sea salt. Trouble is, you want to avoid salt in your diet so you don't swell up. The other reason I chose these vitamins is because of the choline, which is important for baby's brain development but hard to find in most prenatal vitamins. The vitamins I chose before these are these: Garden of Life Vegetarian Prenatal Multivitamin Supplement with Folate - Vitamin Code Raw Prenatal Whole Food Vitamin for Mom and Baby, 180 Capsules . On paper, everything looks right. It's made from real food, which, in theory, makes them easier to digest and absorb. However, they gave me terrible heart burn and I realized that garlic, green onion, ginger, and possibly tomato contained in the capsules were causing it. Those are known to cause heartburn both as raw and as a powder.

I was worried about the smell after reading all the reviews. The pills do smell somewhat but if you really smell them, you’ll understand they smell like seaweed or algae which is the source of one of the vitamins. This is a NATURAL source of the vitamin and means that you aren’t getting something that is synthetic. For those that are also worried, they don’t actually taste like they smell. There is no flavor to them. I think the issue of the smell could be resolved if the company did these in a gel pill instead of a capsule. I like that these have natural sources of vitamins and minerals. In the synthetic form, some of these vitamins can actually be dangerous once you reach a certain level but your body needs more during pregnancy. It’s a win/win. I also like that these contain a wider array of vitamins and minerals compared to other prenatal out there. I do use the NOW brand with DHA however, those are on back order and needed a replacement prenatal. This one fit the bill for most of the same array as well as being made with the natural sources. I already take Baby and Me 2 Choline/DHA to stack my Choline intake so I don’t have an issue with the DHA being removed in this prenatal. My dogs take fish oil pills and I just added one of those to replace what the Now brand has in it. I also take Inositol and Berberine as supplements with this. For reference, I have PCOS and have had pretty crazy menstrual cycles after a miscarriage 9 months ago but also was getting extra long cycles since post pregnancy 3 years ago. Between pairing a great prenatal with the Inositol/Berberine, my body is back to a normal schedule like before I had my son. I’m now ovulating with upwards of 12-15 eggs a month (at 38 y/o) and my Reproductive Endocrinologist stated everything looks great with my ovaries and reproductive system now. I attribute this to a high quality prenatal which goes a long way to help prep the body to be ready to get pregnant. I’ll update if I do end up getting pregnant again and how long that takes me so you have a reference on these pills. I will be trying for the first time post miscarriage next month. Until then, happy healthy pregnancies and baby dust to all those trying.

I did quite a bit of research before purchasing a prenatal vitamin and have been using this (I've re-purchased multiple times now) for almost an entire year. I wanted to start taking them before I got pregnant to prep my body and now I'm six months along! I trust the ingredients and know that I'm putting healthy things in my body to also support my pregnancy and baby. My one complaint is that three pills is a lot to remember and take...it was especially hard during my first trimester when I was sick. But other than that I have been recommending these to other women in search of a good prenatal. UPDATE: I have been taking these prenatals for nearly three years. I switched to the postnatals right after my daughter was born and then back again before we started trying for baby #2. I have long loved these and the ingredients, recommending them to every woman who asks what I take. HOWEVER, as many have stated the new bottle I received, changed to feature a pregnant woman in a pink dress, is pretty dang terrible. I've always smelled a very *slight* fish smell when I opened the bottle, especially with pregnancy nose, but this is pretty dang rancid. The capsules are extremely pungent both to smell and to taste. And then I immediately start getting those lovely fish burps within 20-30 minutes that last for probably an hour. It would be one thing if I could take one right before bed, but taking these three times daily has become downright miserable. I was embarrassed when a friend I had recommended them to (in her first trimester and experiencing morning sickness) told me she couldn't take them because they were so bad. I thought maybe she got a bad bottle, but mine was bad too and the other reviews from recent months seem to confirm it. Now I'm in the market for another prenatal.

UPDATE 10/15/2020 - I received a message from the company in a very timely manner. I can appreciate that they keep track of their ratings and reach out to those who had a bad experience. Very good customer service! I will continue to use this product as it has worked so well for me for over a year now. I sure hope they figure out their smell/taste soon because if I was still pregnant and taking these I'd have barfed by now! Will update to 5 stars when they work this out. "We recently upgraded our DHA to a premium ingredient and yes, it has that fishy/ocean scent. We promise there’s nothing “fishy” going on with your multivitamin. What you’re smelling is the DHA, which is sourced from ocean algae. Even fresh algae has that ocean smell, so this is not a sign that your bottle is going bad. Please know that every batch is tested for purity and are free of all contaminants. We’re working on ways to reduce the smell in our next production run of Prenatal Multivitamins. In the meantime, we recommend keeping your bottle in the fridge or the freezer. This helps reduce the smell and makes the vitamins easier to take." I have used this product since about 4 months prior to getting pregnant, through my entire pregnancy, and now 3 months post-partum while breastfeeding. Absolutely loved it, never hurt my stomach, could tell that my body was absorbing the vitamins, and stayed really healthy through flu season. However, the last bottle I ordered on 9/29/2020 is different. It wreaks, tastes horrible and I burp it up. What the heck changed?

Update: My wife was contacted by the company who recommended putting the pills in the refrigerator or freezer to minimize the fishy/ ocean smell. This helped. However receiving another bottle from a different batch made all the difference. She keeps these in the freezer and says they have no smell or taste like before. Success! Thank you customer service! I understand the company was on a mission to ever improve their product by using natural ingredients, which initially resulted in the fish smell. I'm glad they have figured it out and all is well. My wife has always enjoyed the quality of the product (in that she feels good on it) and will continue to buy and take this prenatal pill. Old post: Wife says....Not sure what happened but this latest bottle (now with a lady in a purple dress) smells and tastes like rancid fish. Very yucky! However, since I've had such great success with this product (NOT the postnatal version) I'm still taking them. Naturelo - please return your product to its original, flavor-free state.

TRUE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!! I have been taking this product consistently for two weeks. Don’t mind the messages regarding the taste or smell. There is no taste. There is a slight smell, but it is absolutely tolerable. The comments about the horrific smell is honestly exaggeration when I read those comments. FIRST, before I got pregnant, I would honestly have to take laxatives to go to the bathroom. That was my fear on becoming pregnant. I thought I was going to be so backed up. I am 35 and have two other children. By day three I was going to the bathroom “naturally” is how I tell my husband. It’s amazing what natural remedies can do for the body. I will definitely consider taking this brand as a multivitamin even after I am pregnant just because now I am honestly regulated with my digestive system. I’m going to the bathroom twice or even three times a day (not diarrhea, just normal). I can’t even tell you the last time I went to the bathroom two times in one day “naturally” I have been a vegetarian for over 15 years. so finding a product like this, I feel really change my life for the future. Second.. skin my skin is glowing! Not pregnancy glowing, like hydrated, feels so smooth, these pills naturally have given me 10 year old skin!!!! I am a normal person. I am not paid for this review. I took the time to write an exciting review because this product is amazing and I guarantee you will be happy.

There is a really weird fishy smell and taste to this prenatal vitamin even though there's no fish oil in it. It's probably because of the sources of some of the minerals. I give 3 stars because it is a good quality supplement and has chelated iron, folate, calcium, and choline, and it's hard to find all of those in one prenatal vitamin, but I could not get over the smell and taste to it. I honestly gagged a couple of times and had to start taking it with something other than water to cover up the taste before it went down. The serving size is also 3 capsules and I could only tolerate 2 at a time since my stomach would get upset afterward, even with taking them with a full meal. I wanted to like this, but I won't be buying more.

Has amazing side effect - my hair is growing more these days thanks to this supplement :) the vegan recipe is good for overall health, and no weird taste at all. Thumbs up for creating a great product for women !

I'm updating my review from the one below because once again Naturelo proved to be a solid company. They listened to their buyers, removed the fishy DHA (you can supplement with your own DHA, Nordic Naturals has a great prenatal DHA) and upped the Choline which means I don't need to consume 300 eggs a week - hooray! This is truly the best prenatal on the market and I will continue to repurchase. Thank you Naturelo for always striving to have the best quality multivitamins and listening to your buyers when something isn't quite right! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve been a loyal customer of Naturelo and have been taking these prenatals for almost a year now. I’ve been really happy with this prenatal until the recent change in formula. I can appreciate them trying to source a better DHA in the new formulation - the reason I like their brand is because I can trust the quality of their ingredients, but there’s just no way someone in their first trimester will be able to keep these down with the strong smell of algae. If they aren’t able to source a good quality DHA that doesn’t smell, I rather they remove DHA completely and I will supplement outside of the prenatal. I’m also disappointed they reduced the amount of Choline as it is so difficult for me to get enough Choline with food. There’s only so many eggs I can eat! I will continue to take these until I get pregnant and hopefully they will modify the formulation by then.

Before deciding on a multivitamin to take during pregnancy I did my research, spent hours and hours comparing ingredients and the provenience of them. This was by far in my opinion the best supplement I could find at a reasonable price. These are not cheap but i would buy this product over and over again as throughout my pregnancy I felt great, had lots of energy whilst other friends suffered from iron deficiency etc. I gave birth to a strong a healthy baby boy and i'm sure these vitamins played their role. Post pregnancy I didn't suffer from hair loss as most women do, which again, I think must have had something to do with these vitamins. I am still taking one a day as I had one bottle left and as soon as the little one is ready to take vitamins i will be looking at the range Naturelo offer. I wholeheartedly recommend these.

I love this product

Leaving my previous review below as I really loved this before. But updating to 1 star and honestly 0 if I could. I loved this my last pregnancy. Then I read reviews about a fishy smell and thought ah maybe a bad batch. So it’s not fishy. But it’s WEIRD. Like a weird almost vinegary acidic smell now? And every pill is coated in powder. Almost wondering if I got a bad bottle and one of the pills exploded inside it scattering powder? Like should I just not even take it? So gross. Honestly. Too bad. But I’ll be buying something else now. I did a lot of research before buying prenantal vitamins - and this one checked every box. All natural sources, easily digested, etc. I don't find they taste like anything (they smell a little I suppose, but honestly I don't even notice unless I am intentionally sniffing the bottle). Easy to swallow. Yes, you have to take them 3 times a day... but any good prenatal does not have enough of the "good stuff" if you only need one pill. Never had any issues with digestion or nausea. Just love these. Have been using them for 6 months now, and I will continue with the post natal ones after baby.