Each future mother knows that during pregnancy, it is necessary to fully nourish and provide herself and her baby with all the necessary vitamins and microelements. It is especially important to take vitamins in the first trimester of pregnancy, when the main organs and systems of the future little man are laid.
Important for the baby
Vitamins during pregnancy in the first trimester are necessary for the formation of all vital embryonic systems and its correct development:
- Folic acid prevents the development of neural tube defects and severe fetal malformations;
- Vitamin A is necessary for the development of the nervous system, the visual apparatus and the skeleton;
- Vitamin E is responsible for the correct development of the fetus and the formation of the placenta;
- iodine is important for the formation of the nervous system, the thyroid gland.
Useful for mom
Vitamins in the first trimester are needed not only for the baby, but for the expectant mother:
- the intake of vitamins of group B (B1, B12, B9) will help to cope with the manifestations of toxicosis;
- Vitamin E in the first trimester contributes to the preservation of pregnancy;
- Vitamin C will help cope with diseases and viruses, increase immunity and prevent premature termination of pregnancy.
What do we choose?
Today in pharmacies you can find multivitamins for every taste and purse: Complivit Trimestrum 1 Trimester, Vitrum Prenatal and Vitrum Prenatal Forte, Multi-Tabs Perinatal, Elevit, Materna, Supradin, Pregnavit, Gendevit and others.
You can choose the drug itself, but most likely, you will appoint it your gynecologist. The fact is that the content of vitamins varies in different multivitamin complexes. Which drug is right for you, the doctor will decide.
By the way, many obstetricians-gynecologists hold the opinion that vitamins for pregnant women in the first trimester should be limited to folic acid, vitamins A, E and C, and also iodine. They are the most important in this period. Complex preparations are best taken from the 12th week of pregnancy, when the need for various vitamins and minerals increases.