Let’s be honest – sometimes pregnancy provides an excuse for some women to eat anything they want. But just because you are eating for two (or three…or hour) doesn’t mean you’re getting all the nutrition you and your baby need. Most of what we eat these days is high in fat but lacking in the essential nutrients our bodies truly need. That’s one of the reasons women must take prenatal supplements.
Pregnacare Original is designed to provide this extra nutrition to keep the mother healthy while providing the right materials the baby needs to develop. Is this true? Well, we need to take a closer look at the ingredients before we can recommend Pregnacare Original.
About Pregnacare Original
As we examined the formula in Pregnacare Original, we found that it definitely has the ingredients an expectant mother should be looking for. Its blend contains all the B-complex vitamins, Iron, Zinc, Folic Acid, and dozens more to make sure mothers and their children are getting all the nutrients they need.
Aside from containing most of all the right ingredients, Pregnacare Original contains them in high amounts as recommended by the US Department of Health. Many supplements contain too little or too much. This can lead to discomfort at best, and in the worst case, can lead to serious problems in your pregnancy and deficiencies in your babies. Having precise measurements of ingredients, makes a product more cost efficient. You’re getting enough that you get results yet you’re not getting more than your body can use.
Conclusion
Pregnacare Original isn’t the best prenatal vitamin we have reviewed. It is missing calcium altogether. Calcium helps mothers retain bone mass while the baby builds its own bones. This isn’t a huge oversight since calcium supplements are so easy to find elsewhere, and in fact many women take them in the form of Tums, but it would have made Pregnacare Original a more complete package.
Despite its lack of calcium, Pregnacare Original is a solid supplement. It’s cost effective and fairly comprehensive. Mixed with proper calcium, this product should be sufficient in helping mothers get everything they need to support a healthy pregnancy. We have no qualms recommending this product, though we would recommend taking a calcium supplement in addition to eating healthy meals and exercise.