Prenatal Vitamin Checklist

It’s hard to choose when there are so many different bottles on the shelf! Know your vitamin has everything you and baby need by making sure the label lists all of these.

[ ] Folic acid: 600 µG 
Prepregnancy, you need 400 µg, but up it to 600 µg to prevent birth defects.

[ ] Calcium: 300 MG 
You’ll be well on your way to your goal of 1,000 mg of calcium daily. (Yes, ice cream counts).

[ ] Iron: 30 MG
Pregnancy means a 50 percent increase in blood flow. Pop 27 mg of iron a day (double the usual).

[ ] Vitamin A: 770 µg 
Required for vision and cellular growth.

[ ] Vitamin B6: 1.9 MG 
Synthesizes serotonin

[ ] Vitamin B12: 2.6 µg 
Helps to maintain healthy nerves and red blood cells.

[ ] Vitamin C: 85 MG 
Aids in absorbing iron.

[ ] Vitamin D: 200 IU 
Assists in calcium absorption—think of the two of these as partners

[ ] Vitamin E: 15 MG 
Helps heal skin.

[ ] Thiamin: 1.4 MG 
Involved in both nerve and muscle function

[ ] Zinc: 11 TO 12 MG 
Keeps you healthy

[ ] DHA/omega-3: 450 MG 
Assists in brain development (and may come as a separate pill).