Anyone else having to take an iron supplement on top or their prenatal?

After some lab work my dr suggested I take iron supplements on top of my prenatal. I take my prenatal before bed because it makes me nauseous. So I’m just curious if anyone else has to take both and the timeframe you do so. I figured maybe I’ll take the iron supplement in the morning?? And continue my prenatal at night? Also will the iron supplement make me nauseous like the prenatal? 🥴 I totally blanked on asking my dr……

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I’ve taken one for a long time (anemic), I take it before bed! I like the designs by health ferrochel capsules but ask your doctor for recs for sure

Yes, I do, for years, and I now have good iron stores in my body. It's best to take iron as soon as you wake up on an empty stomach. How much you need to take depends on body weight. I stay away from iron containing ferrous sulfates. It's bad for those with gi issues and not that great overall as an iron supplement.

I have to take iron on top of my prenatal due to really low iron levels and have been diagnosed with anemia. I have to take ferrous sulfate that was prescribed to me. I have to take that at night cause every time I take it during the day no matter with food or not I end up nauseous or throwing up. My prenatal I still do during the morning since I have a gummy version I really like

So my prenatals with my first made me super nauseous too! I have since found out I’m allergic to folic acid (which is actually super common, 20-30% of us are) and so I take prenatals with folate instead (natural form of folic acid) and no nausea whatsoever triggered by the prenatals this time around As someone that is also generally low iron, I take them at lunch with food and also with orange juice or other fruit juice since the vitamin C helps iron absorption

Yes, I take both in the morning