Best prenatal vitamins according to Amazon reviewers

From vegan to gummy vitamins, there's an option for every need and budget on Amazon

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Pregnant bodies need to intake more nutrients for healthy fetal development, especially folic acid, calcium, and iron - eating for two is serious work!

Taking prenatal vitamins is a great way to ensure you get the proper vitamins and minerals throughout pregnancy. But with so many on the market, how do know which one is the best for you?

Be sure to consult with your doctor before starting a course of prenatal vitamins to ensure that they’re the right nutrients and dosage for you. The Independent has compiled a list of the best rated prenatal vitamins available on Amazon to make it just a little easier.

One A Day Women’s Prenatal Vitamins, $24.90

(One a Day (One a Day)

• Number 1 doctor recommended over-the-counter prenatal vitamin

• Gluten, dairy, and artificial flavor free

• Can be used while trying to conceive, during pregnancy, and after pregnancy

These prenatal vitamins come as a two pill formula, one gel capsule and one pill per day. They’re large pills, but for good reason, as they’re packed with vitamins and minerals that help fetal brain development and breastfeeding. Reviewers note that these vitamins are top of the line, with one saying: “I have been taking these pills since day one, and baby is growing perfectly strong and healthy. I’ll continue to take these throughout my pregnancy.”

The pills contain over 18 key vitamins and nutrients, including vitamin B12, biotin, calcium, copper, folic acid, iodine, iron, magnesium, niacin, omega-3 DHA, and zinc. While they are gluten and dairy free, they aren’t vegan or vegetarian as they contain both gelatin and fish oil. Reviewers note that it’s easier to take the pills with food, as it prevents nausea and “fishy smelling burps”.

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Garden of Life Organic Prenatal Multivitamin Supplement, $19.99

(Garden of Life (Garden of Life)

• Vegan, organic, non-GMO, and Kosher

• Designed for pre-conception, pregnancy, and lactation support

• Enriched with iron, folate, and 18 other vitamins and minerals 

For the environmentally conscious, Garden of Life may be the best option for you! The vitamin is a once daily pill sourced from over 30 plant based, whole food ingredients like kale, sea kelp, broccoli, parsley, ginger, and others.

The vitamin itself contains 150% the recommended daily value of folate, 18 mg of iron, 600 IU of vitamin D3, and over 100% of the daily value of vitamins C, D3, E, K, folate, B12, iron and selenium. It also doesn’t include animal products, soy, or corn. It is third party certified USDA organic, vegan, gluten free, and non-GMO.

One reviewer said “As a couple that eats organic food already, we wanted to find a prenatal for my wife that was organic, made with whole foods, and contained folate instead of synthetic folic acid. MyKind Organics was the highest quality vitamin we could find on the market that was 100% USDA Organic that met all of our criteria. It never once made my wife sick, and made us feel confident that she was ensuring a healthy diet for the growth of our little bundle.”

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SmartyPants Prenatal Formula Daily Gummy Vitamins, $16.04

(Smarty Pants (Smarty Pants)

• Free from common allergens 

• 4 gummies a day

• No synthetic colors or flavors

If you aren’t really a vitamin person or can’t swallow large pills, the SmartyPants prenatal vitamins are a good option to assure you are your baby are getting the vitamins and nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy and birth. One reviewer claimed these vitamins were “like fruit snacks for pregnant adults” and “the best vitamin she’s ever taken”.

These unfortunately aren’t vegan, Kosher, or Halal as the use a pork sourced gelatin as a binding agent. Like most prenatal vitamins, they include pregnancy essential vitamins and minerals like vitamin K, omega-3 fatty acids, D3, folate, iodine, beta carotene, and many more, although they neglected to include calcium or iron.

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Nature's Bounty Optimal Solutions Essential Prenatal Gummies, $7.19

(Nature's Bounty) (Nature's Bounty)

• 100% of recommended daily value of iodine and folate

• 13 essential prenatal vitamins and nutrients

• Iron-free

A couple reviewers compared these gummies to a raspberry candy, which isn’t the worst thing to hear! Despite being the “best tasting gummy prenatal” one reviewer has tried, the vitamins aren’t as nutrient dense as others on this list, although that may be the reason several reviewers claimed these were the first prenatals that did not make them nauseous.

These vitamins also contain pork based gelatin, making them a no-go for any vegetarian, vegan, or person that keeps Kosher or Halal dietary laws. They also contain added sugar, so those with gestational diabetes would do best with a different option.

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Rainbow Light Prenatal One Multivitamin Tab, $28.94

(Rainbow Light (Rainbow Light)

• Gluten free and vegetarian

• Once a day tablet

• No common allergens or preservatives

Rainbow Light takes an interesting angle on the prenatal vitamin game, including a digestive support enzymes to make their tablet easier on an empty stomach and using “bioavailable” ingredients like superfoods. If you’re interested in healthy living but don’t need a vegan vitamin, these may be perfect for you! One happy customer noted that this vitamin made them feel “more energized and less ill”, explaining that she “always had a problem with taking women's vitamins since I always felt sick to my stomach afterwards, too much iron for me. But I never had that problem with this one.”

These vitamins contain Vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D, E, K, calcium, copper, folate, iron, iodine, magnesium, niacin, selenium, thiamin, riboflavin, and zinc, the classic prenatal blend. However, Rainbow Light stands out by including nutrients that other brands failed to, like choline, manganese, and molybdenum.

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Glow Prenatal Vitamins + Folate & DHA, $29.99

(Eu Naturals (Eu Naturals)

• Vegetarian

• 25 nutrients and vitamins

• Made in the USA

Eu Naturals really went above and beyond the standard with these vitamins. Eu Naturals is careful to blend all products at a cGMP Certified Laboratory in the USA in order to assure a clean of a product as possible, which some reviewers claim “eases their anxiety about ordering online prenatal vitamins”. They also don’t use fillers, binders, or unnatural ingredients in their vitamins and pride themselves on never using gluten, wheat, or dairy and never testing on animals.

Not only are these vitamins nutrient rich and bioavailable, but for every bottle of vitamins purchased they donate one to a child in need through their “Vitamin Angel” program.

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Solimo Prenatal Vitamins & DHA, $8.99

(Solimo (Solimo)

• All natural flavors

• Free from common allergens other than fish

• Made in the USA

According to reviews, these are so good that one expectant mother “actually has to pause and remind myself of when I last took them because when I see the bottle I’m always tempted to grab them”.

Made by Amazon, these prenatal vitamins have all the essentials (other than iodine) and not much more than that, but it’s more than what you’d expect of a $10 bottle of vitamins. No luck for vegans, vegetarians, or those who forgo pork as these contain both fish oil and pork derived gelatin.

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