OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) Questions Pregnancy

Pregnancy and Vitamins

i take Smarty Pants Prenatal gummies but lately I've been craving Ensure strawberry nutrition shakes.......so i bought it. I actually bought the original Ensure and the Ensure PLUS (which brings more protein). I figured this wouldn't hurt since I started my pregnancy slightly underweight.

I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant.

Anywho I googled if Ensure is safe for pregnant ladies and it said yes but to be careful about too much Vitamin A since it can harm the baby. So of course now I'm worried.

My Smarty Pants Prenatal gummies says "520 mcg 40% daily value as 50% beta-carotene, retinyl palmitate USP"

Ensure Nutritional shakes have 25% daily value...it doesn't say anything else nor is it specific so I'm not sure what type of Vitamin A it is.

Is this too much Vitamin A for pregnancy?

Actually, I'm worried about ALL THE VITAMINS since i know Ensure has a bunch of vitamins and my prenatal too...i wouldn't want to do too much of something. So idk if any of you ladies had experience with this combination?

I was going to call the OBGYN today to ask but they are closed on Sundays :(

Female | 31 years old

1 Answer

It is not harming you. But if you eat well and paying attention, there is actually no need to take Ensure
I also encourage you to discuss with your OB