New Chapter Advanced Perfect Prenatal Vitamins, 270ct, Made with Organic, Non-GMO Ingredients for Healthy Baby & Mom - Folate (Methylfolate), Whole-Food Fermented Iron, Vitamin D3 + Ginger

Outstanding product! I'm post menopausal, and it keeps my hair, skin, and nails beautiful!

Hi! Here's my story. In 2010 I got pregnant for the first time. I talked to a dear friend of mine who told me that she had done a ton of research and all prenatal vitamins were NOT created equal. She said that by far, she felt that these New Chapter Perfect Prenatal vitamins were the best ones out there. Now I'm going to backtrack for a second. For the year PRIOR to getting pregnant I was constantly getting sick (even though I took vitamins everyday including a good woman's daily), etc. If there was someone walking down the street two miles from me with a cold or flu virus, I would catch it. It was so bad that I had friends and family telling me that I needed to go to the doctor to find out why I would get sick so incredibly easy. But truth be told, I had always considered my immune system to not be the greatest and had always picked up illness somewhat easily...even before that year when it had gotten particularly bad. I used to joke (although it's not really funny) that if I were born in "the olden days" I would have never made it out of childhood because I would have caught SOMETHING that would have easily done me in early because of how bad my immune system was! Back to present day! I went on these vitamins for my pregnancy in 2010 and instantly felt wonderful. Unfortunately, my pregnancy didn't last -- the baby had a chromosomal abnormality and I lost it between 8-9 weeks. I had a few girlfriends, however, recommend to me that I stay on prenatals even after losing the pregnancy while we got ready to try again for another baby, which I did and I continued to feel great. But an extra benefit which I totally attribute to these vitamins is, that from the moment I went on them, I stopped getting sick all the time. 6 months later I was lucky enough to get a second chance, and conceived again. This pregnancy has gone amazingly well. I am getting ready to enter my 8th month and every step of the way the doctor has mentioned how strong and healthy our baby girl is. Many times he has said things like "Wow - you really only see that in super healthy and well developing fetuses." I am 41 years old and this will be my first baby. I am CONVINCED that being on these vitamins during and prior to this 2nd pregnancy has contributed to how healthy the baby is. Not only that, but it has now been over a year and a half since I have gotten sick. Right now, my husband is ill -- coughing and hacking and sneezing all over the place and I am feeling just fine. I'm immune! And that is something that just wouldn't have been possible a couple of years ago. These prenatals do not upset your stomach. You can even smell the fruits and vegetables in them, so you know all the good stuff they say that they are made of are actually in there. Yes, they can be on the pricey side but I feel that the benefits they have provided me are WELL worth it (and the discounted price of them here on Amazon has helped). The only slightly annoying thing for me is that you need to take 3 of them a day...but if you carry some around with you and just remember to whip one out and have it with breakfast, lunch and dinner, you can get into the habit of taking them on schedule very easily. At my OBGYN appt. last week I asked the doctor if after this pregnancy I could stay on these prenatals indefinitely because I love them so much. He said that they were a great vitamin and I could absolutely do so...after menopause they might contain too much iron but until then I should feel free. I was so happy to hear him say that! I can look forward to continuing to feel good and experiencing much less illness for a long time to come! And hopefully, to having maybe one more super healthy baby (if we end up being so blessed). :)

I bought this prenatal because of all the glowing reviews about it. I started taking these vitamins during ttc and the smell never bothered me. But once I hit the 1st trimester I would gag every time I opened the bottle. I was determined to keep taking them however so I held my breath. Now in the 2nd trimester the smell doesn't bother me as much. Size-wise I don't think these pills are too large. LIke another review said they are not much larger than a tylonal. The taste also never bothered me until the 1st trimester. But if I took them with water, they tasted terrible; taking them with juice was fine. I know some reviewers have said this vitamin lacks in calcium and folic acid compared to other prenatals but so far I have not supplemented with anything other than my fish oil vitamin (also from New Chapter). I love the organic qualities about this vitamin and knowing that I'm giving my baby the best nutrients possible. It's organic, probiotic, and whole-how can you not love that? Yes you do have to take this vitamin 3 times a day but it has not been a problem for me because I just take it with my meals. I have taken it before on an empty stomach and they do not make you sick. I will continue to buy this product from Amazon through the subscribe and save.

This is my 3rd pregnancy and it’s the only one that I haven’t had horrible nausea all day. Once I started taking these vitamins my life was so much better. Minimal nausea and way more sustained energy. Will probably take this long after I’m pregnant. Customer for life here!!

[wife review]: I took needed prenatal through my first pregnancy (the entire package; iron, omegas, etc. all separate). It was at least 12 pills a day and $100+ per month. With this second pregnancy, I was looking for something equally clean but fewer pills per day that I could stack with other vitamins that allowed for better absorption. I did still get needed powder to have mostly in my first trimester and I'm not sure if they changed formula but it was so potent (taste and smell) I couldn't even store it in the cabinet, let alone take it. From that point I swore off needed and found Next Chapter. I had been taking their Wholemegas throughout breastfeeding and largely prefer that they use wild caught salmon vs lower grade omegas like anchovy so I thought I'll give these a try. I could stomach these even when I was sick in the first trimester with no issues. The only big flag is that these don't contain choline when they absolutely should. I also take beef liver and eat a ton of eggs so I wasn't worried about ensuring I get the right levels but do be aware this is missing a critical nutrient. Between this core prenatal, two omega pills and three beef liver I'm at 8 pills a day that I break up three times a day all with a very clean, whole foods-based diet. Baby and I are very healthy and doing well. I will continue to take these postnatal too.