THORNE - Basic Prenatal - Well-Researched Folate Multi for Pregnant & Nursing Women - Includes 18 Vitamins & Minerals, Plus Choline - Third-Party Certified - Gluten, Dairy & Soy-Free - 30 Servings

I take these vitamins at night right before bed. I was anemic so needed the extra iron. I felt better after 3 weeks and was able to get pregnant. The clean ingredients and additional testing of the quality is why I pick this brand. I do have to take other supplements like choline, fish oil, and co10. So it’s not a complete prenatal. But I would take this over any store brand.

I’ve been taking these since I found out I was pregnant and have been through a few bottles. The iron has been very gentle on my stomach. Instead of taking the full 3-pill serving all at once, I take one capsule with each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and that’s worked really well for my stomach. These were great during my first trimester because I developed a strong aversion to the fake fruity flavor that gummy prenatals have. These capsules don’t really have a taste or aftertaste, and they never made me feel nauseous. They’re a pretty standard medium-sized capsule. In the photo I included a bobby pin for size reference. I’m not great at swallowing larger pills, but these have been manageable with plenty of water. I also like that they don’t start dissolving immediately, so if it takes a second to swallow them you don’t end up with a gross vitamin taste in your mouth. I also like that these are gluten free and use high-quality ingredients. These have kept me feeling great during my pregnancy!

So I’m on my 7th bottle of this. I’ve been taking them off and on to help with the side effects of coming off of birth control. The majority of the time I was only taking two capsules instead of 3, and that was enough. I recently updated to three capsules because I wanted more iron, but then I started getting side effects from the prenatal. I think I’m not depleted anymore and it’s time to back off of them. But overall I give these a 4/5. This stuff is like rocket fuel and really helpful, but they smell really bad. I don’t know if I’d be able to take them pregnant because of the smell. Though I’ll continue to keep them in my rotation because the quality is great, as usual with Thorne products.

Great, nutrient dense prenatal. However, the smell and taste if you dont swallow it fast enough are terrible. I wish Thorne offered a citrus or mint essenced option.

I wanted to love these prenatals because I trust the brand, but after 4 months I’m still disappointed. The capsules go bad very quickly. I couldn’t pre-portion them in a weekly container (even with a lid that snaps shut) because after the first two days the pills for the rest of the week have gone bad. I know it’s the pills and not the container because none of my other vitamins go bad. So I tried continuing to pre-portion the rest of my vitamins and set this pill container out with my weekly container but it takes up too much space and defeats the purpose of the weekly container. Two of the four bottles I’ve gone through I had to throw out before the end of the month because the remaining capsules started to go bad. They would get black specks in them. Some times a capsule didn’t look bad but when I took it I would feel nauseous and get acid reflux. Any took within the first week of opening the bottle were fine. But after that first week I just couldn’t trust they haven’t gone bad. I tried four separate batches and had the same result with each batch. I hope they can find a way to make the vitamins more shelf stable without sacrificing the quality! I would love to come back to these if they figure that out.

I was on Ritual for almost a full month as they were the #1 best seller on Amazon. I felt absolutely horrible , moody, irritable, exhausted throughout the day and my body ached. I did not even think that the prenatal would have anything to do with how I felt. I decided on a whim to switch to Thorne prenatal and their prenatal dHA. I woke up the next day feeling like myself again, full of energy, no aches or pains and much happier. This is my third pregnancy and I had never felt horrible like I did during my first trimester, as when I was on Ritual. I do have part of the MTHFR gene mutation, so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it, but Thorne is where it's at!

***I am writing this review as someone who has taken this prenatal before and after getting pregnant because my review would be different for each experience if possible.*** My doctor had recommended this prenatal vitamin prior to pregnancy as a good everyday vitamin for women my age. I had zero concerns with it and took it for several months. I didn’t taste or smell them in any major capacity, felt totally fine after taking them (no tummy issues), and felt great the next day. 5 star review! HOWEVER, at about 6-7 weeks pregnant, I started struggling. My nose can smell things from a mile away and for some reason, the smell I sense from these little vitamins sends me into a spiral. I struggle to get past the smell and subsequent taste. I take them at night (as I always have, even pre-pregnancy) and I have to go to sleep immediately afterwards because my tummy will become upset quickly. I’ve had some issues with getting sick if I don’t sleep soon after taking. I really have to hype myself up to take these at night. With that being said, my review during pregnancy would be a 2 or 3 star. I think the ingredients are great and help, but boy does the smell make me want to run the opposite direction. Overall, I’ll stick with a 4 star review because I think my body changing has also changed how I perceive and react to things. Even vitamins.

Awesome quality vitamin. It does have a smell to it that felt potent to an expectant mother’s sensitive nose, but its worth it to ignore and still take. Average size, not too bulky. Didn’t contribute to upset stomach either!

Honestly. Surprisingly wonderful quality and great size!

The product is fine but don't bother ordering from iherb. They will cancel your order and only inform you of this 4-5 days later. It's better to order from another vendor.

Good choice

Excellent vitamins

Must be taken on a full stomach.