New Prenatal Question

[MallysMama]

Has anyone used Spring Valley Prenatals before?? I never even thought about having gluten-free vitamins before reading a topic posted here awhile back. They have listed quite a few ingredients...like maltodextrin, dextrin, dextrose, etc. I'm not certain if any of those ingredients are bad? I'm not very sensitive to small amounts and my reactions vary. But I really want to be 100% gluten-free during this pregnancy so I can keep my energy up. Any suggestions on good OTC prenatals that I can find at walmart or other such grocery store?

[JAmico314]

you said what I was thinking....that even though you don't have a bad reaction to still stay 100% gluten free.....

I have been reading so much lately that Celiac can cause miscarriages. I was saying before I read those, that my allergy isn't really bad, so if I cheat I wil be fine, but I will never make it through a whole pregnancy 100% free. Well luckily I read all that before we started trying...litterally a month ago, and I am with you that I want to be completely free from it.

As far as your vitamins, the only think I can suggest is to call the manufacture ont he bottle, they should be able to tell you what all the stuff is that is in it. I will have to do the same thing, if I take them....I am bad about remembering....I would rather get my vitamins from real food.

[Melzo]

Dextrin can be made from corn, potato, tapioca, rice or wheat. Avoid it unless it specifies that it is corn dextrin, potato dextrin, etc...

Maltodextrin is made from cornstarch - not to be confused.

Therefore, I would probably call the company to clarify what the dextrin is made from and to see if the whole package is gluten-free.

I take Nature Made gluten-free prenatals. They can be found at Costco (cheap too).

[Guest cassidy]

I got Perry Prenatal from Kirkman. Open Original Shared Link

They are hypoallergenic and I've been doing fine with them. They are pretty inexpensive $9 for 100 days. I got them online and they arrived in a few days.