Taking prenatal vitamins is essential if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive. Prenatal vitamins are designed to contain the specific nutrients your body needs to support the conception, gestation and nutrition of your baby. At this time you have higher needs for folate, iron, zinc, magnesium, copper, selenium, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. While you're choosing your prenatal vitamin you may consider an organic prenatal vitamin because it will be free of pesticides, artificial colors and artificial flavors.
New Chapter Perfect Prenatal
The brand New Chapter makes a Perfect Prenatal vitamin that is one of the best organic prenatal vitamins. People who reviewed this particular vitamin gave it four out of five stars on Vitacost.com and five out of five stars on Nextag.com. The serving size is three tablets, which can be taken once at each meal or on an empty stomach. With a count of 192 tablets, the vitamins will last you 64 days. Ingredients are organic and contain probiotics and herbs to promote a healthy pregnancy. A downside of the Perfect Prenatal is that a serving of three tablets contains 600 mcg of folate per day, which is on the low side compared to other brands, including doctor-prescribed prenatal vitamins, which contain 800 to 1,000 mcg. These vitamins will cost you between $50 and $82.
New Chapter Perfect Prenatal Complete Trimester
The Complete Trimester version of the Perfect Prenatal by New Chapter is identical in composite to the Perfect Prenatal but comes in a bottle that will last an entire trimester, or 90 days. The same downfall applies with this New Chapter prenatal in that the folate it contains is less than other brands with only 600 mcg per three tablet serving instead of 800 or 1,000 mcg. A trimester supply of one bottle will cost you between $68 and $115.
Rainbow Light Certified Organics Prenatal Multivitamin
Rainbow Light makes a Certified Organics Prenatal Multivitamin that is another of the best organic prenatal vitamins on the market. This prenatal vitamin was given five out of five stars by reviewers on Vitacost.com. The folic acid in this prenatal is 1,000 mcg, which exceeds the recommended 800 mcg. The serving size is four tablets a day and each bottle contains 30 tablets for $25 to $35 a bottle. With a bottle lasting approximately one bottle a week, the cost to you could exceed $100 a month, which could be a potential downfall if money is a concern.
Rainbow Light Just One Prenatal One
Rainbow Light also makes a prenatal vitamin that is not certified organic but is extremely affordable while still made with whole foods instead of synthetic ingredients. Costing approximately $9 a month, Rainbow Light's Just One Prenatal One is only taken once a day with or without food and is listed as one of the best prenatal vitamins by ConsumerSearch.com. The Just One Prenatal One contains 800 mcg of folate, which meets the folate recommendations. It is the best all-natural prenatal vitamin made from whole foods for you if price is an issue.
References
- Vitacost.com: New Chapter Organics Perfect Prenatal Multi-Vitamin
- Nextag.com: Organic Prenatal Vitamins
- Vitacost.com: New Chapter Organics Perfect Prenatal Complete Trimester Multi-Vitamin
- Vitacost.com: Rainbow Light Certified Organics Prenatal Multivitamin
- ConsumerSearch.com: Prenatal Vitamins
- BabyCenter.com: Folic Acid in Your Pregnancy Diet: August 2009
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