New Chapter Organic Perfect Prenatal, 192 CT

As an expectant father, I was very happy to find out my wife and I are expecting a baby next spring. As a loving husband and future-parent, I wanted the BEST for my child. But because I am new to fatherhood, I went to Google to search for the BEST prenatal vitamin for my wife. Of all the ones that came up via several parenting sites and forums, New Chapter was one of the top ones on everyone's list. The only place that had them locally was Whole Foods. While I normally don't shop there, Whole Foods are extremely health-focused, so it made sense to look to compare what they had. After 45 minutes of sitting on the floor comparing the ingredients of all their prenatal vitamins, one gentleman with his wife (who looked like she was about to pop) picked these up. I asked him why he chose those over the other various brands available at Whole Foods and he said it was the only one that didn't make his wife sick and he said she tried all of them. He also said that these were made of whole foods, so it's good for her. In addition to what that guy said, of all the ones at Whole Foods, these were the only ones that didn't have any fish-related ingredients. Anything fish-based makes my wife EXTREMELY nauseous. Then we went to our doctor for our first visit after her pregnancy test. I showed our doctor the prenatal vitamins and she said these were good BUT we needed DHA for our baby's development. Rather than buying a whole new prenatal vitamin with DHA, we decided to keep taking these since we knew it didn't make my wife sick (even on an empty stomach). I went back to Whole Foods to look for a DHA supplement. Of all the ones at Whole Foods, the only one that wasn't fish-based was Spectrum Essentials Prenatal DHA Softgels, 200 mg SoftGels, 60 Count Bottle . My wife absolutely adores both the Spectrum DHA and New Chapter prenatal vitamins. By taking both, we have the peace of mind that these two supplements are providing everything that our baby needs and my wife is EXTREMELY happy that she is able to take both pills, even on an empty stomach and have no sickness/nausea whatsoever. There is no bad taste and the smell of these pills are actually pleasing. Icing on the cake is that my wife's skin and nails grow EXTREMELY fast. While I wouldn't think that as a pro, she loves it. Having gone through an entire first bottle already, when i went back to Whole Foods, I was alarmed to see that they were $65 (I bought them on sale last with the initial purchase). I ended up buying our 2nd batch of pills through Amazon, which had them for nearly half the price.

I never EVER write reviews, but I have been raving about this Prenatal vitamin for the past 2 months ever since I started taking it so I thought I would add my two cents. This prenatal vitamin works wonders for my body. I am a 26 year old female who is trying to conceive. I was taking some lame store-bought vitamins before this (do not take the VitaFusion chewies, the vitamin A is sourced from animals and not good for you or baby long-term).... and when my doctor prescribed me prenatals, I noticed they had a lot of extra baggage in them like dyes and preservatives. I didn't want to put that in my body so I never even took one. I did some research and found New Chapter. The most wonderful thing has happened to me while taking these prenatals. I am someone who normally gets a cold or some kind of illness every 6 weeks at least.... usually more... I usually just feel like crap all the time. Low energy, depression and anxiety, digestive issues, feeling run-down in general. I started taking these in the winter time in NY, and it was a rough winter. I watched my husband go through a nasty cold and several times I thought I caught his cold or some other cold- but I would take the vitamins and wake up in the morning feeling completely fine! I used to take 2 of them at night, and recently changed it to all 3 in the morning, so that I could start the day with a boost. I have a sensitive stomach and these really never mess with my stomach. I also added New Chapter Co-enzyme B food complex, which has given me a HUGE burst of long-lasting energy to the point where my eyes feel like they can see clearer and my head is not in a fog. This is a transformative, life-changing thing for me. I suppose it will vary for each person, depending on if you start out feeling like I felt, or if you're normally a high energy and lively person. I was not and now I'm starting to see that I can be that way simply by adding supplements to my diet. I tell everyone about these vitamins (also recommend the Vitamin B) and I hope more people learn that they don't have to feel bad all the time and there IS a way to give your body the energy it craves. By taking these vitamins and feeling better, it also encourages me to get to the gym and get many more things accomplished in my day. That is why it is life-changing. I no longer need a nap in the middle of the day- what?!!! I will lay down for a nap and then realize I'm not tired so I get up and do more stuff. That is unheard of, my entire life I have been a mid-day napper. Between that and never getting sick, I'm thoroughly impressed. I hope my review will help someone. I am a real person and I'm being totally honest here. Try out the vitamins and you'll be writing a review yourself.

I absolutely love these prenatal vitamins! Originally I was using Rainbow One prenatal vitamins prior to becoming pregnant. Rainbow One is much more affordable and has a fairly good ingredient profile. However, it was always my plan to switch to the New Chapter Perfect Prenatal once I found out I was pregnant. I feel like for 9 months, I can afford this multivitamin. The ingredient profile is incredible! So far I am really enjoying these! They do not cause any discomfort and I have not had any nausea during my pregnancy thus far. At first I was hesitant to taking 3 pills each day, but I've found that taking 2 in the morning and 1 at night works for me. I never forget to take the morning pills, and have a reminder on my phone for the evening pill. Taking one at lunch just doesn't work for my schedule. With the Rainbow One prenatal vitamin, I did notice my urine was a bright, neon yellow after taking the vitamin. This can be from an excess of vitamin B that your body can't absorb, so it excretes it in your urine. With the New Chapter prenatal vitamin this is not the case. Perhaps this is because I spread the vitamins out throughout the day, or because it is a higher quality vitamin. Regardless, it assures me that my body is absorbing the nutrients appropriately and nothing is going to waste. With this being said, I can see myself going back to the Rainbow One prenatal vitamins once our baby arrives, as I'm not sure we can afford this price tag during nursing. I eat an extremely healthy diet, so I may even go off prenatal vitamins entirely at that time.

I've been taking these for about 6 weeks now and they have not bothered my stomach at all. I also have noticed an increase in my energy level. Previously, I was taking Women's One-a-day for years but I always had to eat before I took it or I would throw up. I have a very sensitive stomach and after reading all of the reviews, it was a major reason that I chose these. I also chose them because they have one of the lowest contaminants of all the major prenatal vitamins (you can compare test results of all the major brands of prenatal and children's vitamins on the FDA's website under food safety[...] As for the "three vitamins a day" that I noticed some reviewers complaining about, YOU CAN TAKE ALL THREE IN ONE SITTING! It's the same as taking one LARGE prenatal vitamin for the prenatals that are dosed at one pill a day! The pill size for these are smaller than my Women's One-a-day and smaller than most daily multi-vitamins. Note: you will absorb more the the vitamin if you spread out your doses during the day. You will need to take additional Calcium with this prenatal because there is less calcium in it so that your body will absorb the iron. So when you take your calcium supplement do not take it at the same time as the prenatal because the calcium blocks some of the iron absorption. I take my calcium in the morning because that is my highest calcium meal to begin with, then I take one prenatal at lunch, one at dinner and one at bed time... if I forget the ones earlier in the day, then I take all of them at bed time (again, no different than taking a single dose prenatal). I also take my fish oil at night. I've found that Nordic naturals have the highest DHA/EPA levels in them, they are expensive but I think it's worth it. I hope that this information helps! Good luck! Update 03/25/12 (above review is from 03/2011): I have been taking these for over a year now (still TTC) and I notice that I feel good while I take them and if I forget for a few days my energy level drops. Also, I forgot them once while travelling and picked up another brand of prenatals at Target but I threw them up along with my breakfast. So I threw out the rest of that brand. As for the "three pills" I try to remember to take them three times/day but sometimes I double up on a dose if I miss one. Overall, you absorb more of it if you can spread them out. I have been very pleased with these vitamins.

I loooooove these pills! Once I found out I was pregnant with my first I knew I wanted to put good things in my body for him and these are it! They do smell BUT i would take them really quick and at night before bed. Once in a while if I forgot to take them at night i would take them in the morning and I saw no symtoms of burping them up or having a fishy taste. You do need to take 3 pills a day and they are a little on the low side on DHA but pair them up with Enfamil expecta DHA pills and your set!...I saw a big difference, my nails grew thick and long, my hair didnt fall out any more and let me tell you I had a HEALTHY, BIG BABY BOY! from the moment he was born he was WIDE AWAKE AND SUPER ALERT! his measurements were 8 lbs, 5 oz and 21.25 inches! Thats BIG as I'm only 5 ft and 105 lbs pre baby! LOL My baby boy is now 10 months and I really see how different he is compared to other babies in sharpness and milestones. Not only is he bigger but he catches on to everything fairly early on. Not sure if everything is due to these pills but needless to say i will def be taking these again on my next pregnancy! They can be a bit pricey but they are totally worth it! Ive recomended these to all my prego gf's and they love them! one thing I will say is that these are perfect on an empty stomach. At one point i had run out of these and my shipment didnt arrive on time. So I went to Target to buy whatever they had, took them and YUCK!... got morning sickness , was in bed and they just didnt sit well. NEVER AGAIN.... NEW CHAPTER 100%

I am so glad I purchased this brand again. Before I was pregnant, I had been taking the multivitamin for women. They worked wonderfully for me. However, when I became pregnant with my second child I decided to go with another brand of prenatal vitamins. Part of it was because of the cost and the fact that I didn’t want to take three pills a day. That was a big mistake. My daughter, who is 15 months old, still will not sleep through the night. Her father and I are constantly up at night with her. We also have a 10 year old who is in sports. There are many nights we have home and away games. It was getting to the point to where all I wanted to do was sleep and not get up. My energy level was down drastically. It wasn’t because of my iron, we’ve had that tested and it was fine. In fact, there were some days when I took my prenatal and iron pill I still wouldn’t have any energy. That didn’t sit well with me. So last week I decided enough was enough. I bit the bullet and ordered New Chapter’s prenatal. I got these because I plan on weaning her from nursing very, very soon and it seemed pointless to get the postnatal. Let me tell you, from the first day I started taking these, I had much more energy. I was still tired, but not overly exhausted like I had been. The next day I was able to clean the house, still tired but not like before. It has now been almost a week and this is the best I have felt in two years. I wish I had stuck with this brand from the beginning. It’s possible my pregnancy could have been more enjoyable. But I’ll know if we decide to have another one. I will be using New Chapter from now on.

My first impression of the pills was, "why is the bottle so HUGE". First time mom and no experience with prenatals, I would have to say that a smaller more convenient bottle would be better. This Multi-Vitamin has to be taken 3 times a day which I didn't notice before buying. This can be sometimes very annoying. Especially if you're like me, a working soon to be mom or any mom who is not use to taking vitamins 3 times daily. Now let's talk about the SMELL!! I read reviews and couldn't understand why people complained about the smell if it's a pill that's meant to be swallowed not sniffed! However!!! after having these pills for merely a week the smell has made me gag on numerous occasions because I am at an early stage of pregnancy. When you open the bottle the smell just slaps you right across the face. Without even having the bottle any wear close. The positives about this pills is that they're organic, good for soon to be breast feeding moms, you can take it on an empty stomach and the pills are not hard to swallow. There's are so many substantial ingredients that will help promote good health for you and your baby. I have also read really good reviews by moms who have taken this throughout their whole pregnancy. I did transfer my pills in a smaller bottle so I can carry it around in my purse more conveniently. Please be advised this is only my opinion after one week. If anyone knows if I can take all 3 pills at once instead of one with each meal please let me know. That will make my like so much easier! Hope this review helped someone. Will do a follow up later on!

I took the New Chapter Perfect Prenatal Multivitamins during my first pregnancy and continued while breastfeeding. I am taking them again now in preparation for the next pregnancy. I love that they are organic. They do not taste bad when I need to swallow them or leave any type of after taste. They have never made me sick, either. I highly recommend these to all of my friends and family. I read a breakdown of the recommended minimum vitamin intake for pregnant women on WebMD and compared them to the pubished supplement facts for these vitamins. The recommended vitamin intake article is available here: http://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/prenatal-vitamins. This is what I found when I compared them: Recommended Perfect Prenatal 400 mcg of folic acid 600 mcg 400 IU of vitamin D 1000 IU of Vitamin D3 200 to 300 mg of calcium 75 mg 70 mg of vitamin C 60 mg 3 mg of thiamine 4 mg 2 mg of riboflavin 5 mg 20 mg of niacin 20 mg 6 mcg of vitamin B12 30 mcg 10 mg of vitamin E 30 IU 15 mg of zinc 7.5 mg 17 mg of iron 18 mg Based on the above, in comparison to the recommended amounts, the Perfect Prenatal Vitamins appear to be short on calcium, Vitamin C and Zinc. Of course, the Perfect Prentals list lots of other things in the Supplement Facts, but I just was comparing what the article said was necessary. I still am taking them because I think I can make that up in my regular diet.