New ChapterAdvanced Perfect Prenatal Vitamins, 192ct, Made with Organic, Non-GMO Ingredients for Healthy Baby & Mom - Folate (Methylfolate), Whole-Food Fermented Iron, Vitamin D3 + Ginger

I'm pregnant with my 7th. There have been times in various pregnancies where my prenatal vitamins made me tired. I would ask around friends and family.. they would say it's the pregnancy making me tired. No, it was the vitamins. I would purposely skip the vitamins on days when I knew I had to get a lot done because I could afford the fatigue it caused me. I didn't know what ingredients were making me tired but I truly felt better when I didn't take anything. It wasn't my first rodeo, I knew what I was talking about. With this 7th baby I found these and THESE vitamins give me life. If I forget to take my vitamins for the day, I will have to take a long nap. If I take them, I am energized and can last all day. I got my husband the men's vitamins and got my children the liquid. My oldest son (almost 17) took some of the men's when the children's liquid ran out. We run a homestead and I should have thought about the nutritional demand... he does the work of a man, not a child. He reported when he takes the men's vitamins, he has more energy. I noticed it as well because right around the time he'd be sitting down for breaks, he is still up and at it.So this review is for the brand and the prenatal. My middle son knocked my bottle off the counter and the glass bottle broke on the bottom. For the time period that I didnt have them, I was dragging. I then took some of my husband's vitamin as a back up until my new bottle came in. Same great clean energy. I also don't have the discipline to take these 3 times a day as the bottle suggests, so I just take all 3 pills once a day in the morning. They work great.I might add that as a mom of 6, soon to be 7, running a homestead, frugality is a hard topic. We want to cut corners where we can. We have lots of things to pay for and we still tithe. My husband is also a disabled veteran. Nutrition is one of those things I really suggest you not cut corners with. We don't use any stimulants (caffeine or otherwise) and don't take pharmaceuticals. We argue less, get more done, enjoy life, and have less aches and pains when we are good to our bodies. The good book says it's a temple, so we try to not put junk in it. I like these vitamins way more than any other I've had so I will keep using them. Oh it's worth mentioning that I believe in good food as a foundation, not a cabinet full of supplements and boosters. This is the only supplement to our diet that we take.

[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.

My midwife suggested I take these. They didn't sit well in my stomach during the first/early second trimester as I had horrible nausea, so I got their gummy ones and used those on days I felt sick.After I got over the nausea, I began using the pills again. They are on the larger size and you need to take 3 per day, but they don't upset my stomach and I feel good taking them knowing that the nutrients are coming from whole food sources.I like to take mine with food or a thick drink like milk or smoothie to help swallow them.