Quick poll!
On the recommendation of Crystal and Jennie Chancey, and at the strong encouragement of my own sweet hubby, I am now the proud possessor of Supermom Vitamins. These are not prenatal vitamins, but they are high quality with excellent reviews, and I can’t wait to try them, but I’m not sure if I should start right away.
Reasons to start NOW:
- Extra energy. I’ll need it for my 10 day trip, which starts in less than 48 hours! I was warned not to expect a huge burst of energy just from taking high quality vitamins, but I do hope to increase my general energy level since I don’t feel I was absorbing my old vitamins well. It probably didn’t help that I was only taking them once or twice/week since they often made me nauseated.
- I have them. Why procrastinate? I thought I’d do something different, like, not procrastinate.
- General health. Remember that part where I haven’t been taking vitamins regularly? I’m well into my third trimester and the baby is growing rapidly, so vitamins are more important than ever!
Reasons to wait:
- Detox. I’ve heard that some people experience a brief “detox” period when they start high quality vitamins like these. It’s not severe, but still sounds like the last thing I need right at the beginning of my upcoming trip.
Should I take the chance? I really want the energy…I don’t want headaches and generally-icky detox feelings. What would you do? If you have taken Supermom vitamins (or switched to other high quality vitamins in the past) how did you feel for the first few days?
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Hi Kim!
I just started the SuperMom vitamins about a month ago and I’ve had no adverse, detox affects whatsoever. I’m between 6 & 7 weeks pregnant and feel great so far. In about 3 more weeks I’ll be in the morning, noon and night sickness faze, so I’m gettin’ the vitamins in while the gettin’ is good!
My only issue with them is gettin’ the doggone things down. They’re HUGE!! Lots and lots of water! Oh yeah…and your pee will practically glow in the dark! Did I just say that?!?!
I’d go ahead and start’em!! :O)
I took SuperMom vitamins a while back and couldn’t handle them because they gave me TOO MUCH energy! I actually got jittery and nervous on them. I think they are a very good vitamin, I guess they were too good for me. Maybe I should try them again, half a tablet a day, and build up!!
You’re going to have so much fun on your trip!!!! I’m just downhearted a
bit that I won’t be able to see you!!
Ah, it’s okay. Have a fantastic time!
Leanne in Longview
I take the Superdads because I don’t need the extra iron, and the iron tends to be hard on my tummy, but I have had no problems. Not even right in the beginning and I have been taking them for over a year. It’s nice because when I’m diligent about taking them I don’t need an afternoon nap.
Hi Kim! I’ve been taking Supermom now for about 2 years… and you’ve made a GREAT choice!
I started taking them shortly before getting pregnant with my most recent pregnancy and noticed a big difference in health and energy. I also had an extremely awful placenta with my second pregnancy and with my third pregnancy the placenta was much improved! I didn’t notice any adverse affects or detox at all! I have heard that the detox effects will vary based on the quality of vitamins and diet you were on before starting Supermom.
On a side note, we had the priviledge of “seeing” your family at the 200 year plan conference, and 1) you are an adorable pregnant lady! 2) your family is PRECIOUS!!! We didn’t get a chance to introduce ourselves because things got crazy, but I wanted to tell you what a blessing your family was.
Christie,
I’m sorry we missed meeting you. Maybe we’ll cross paths again soon. I know what you mean about it being crazy!
I’m glad to hear you had such good experiences with Supermom. I don’t think I’m worried about detoxing - although I haven’t been taking vitamins faithfully, my diet is pretty good and I don’t really expect problems.
I take the Supermom Vitamins and they are fabulous! Along with their liquid calcium, I used them as my prenatal vitamins for my last baby and I felt great! You really do have great energy and I didn’t experience any really significant ‘detox’ symptoms… though, like you, I might be wary to start something new before a big trip.
I’ve been taking Supermom’s for a year or so. I am in my teen’s. I really like them.
They are awesome whether you are pregnant or not. They give me energy and I just feel better!!
I LOVE the Supermoms! I’ve never had a problem with detox on them . I started taking them this last couple of years and this is the first pregnancy where naps haven’t been an absolute must
On a side note - our family had a great time fellowshipping with y’all on Sunday a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to your family and your sweet church friends for being so hospitable.
I hope you have a great trip!
Blessings,
I took Supermom’s during my last pregnancy and didn’t experience any detox sypmtoms. I have to say that they didn’t do much for my energy levels (and I so needed that!), but they are excellent supplements. I second what the other Michelle said about the ‘glow in the dark’ effect too! Very bemused looks from the midwife!
I just read the ingredients and aside from some “mega-dosing” versus the RDA’s, which are totally outdated and mostly wrong, I think they look not only good but preferred. If you’re generally “clean” now your detox will be negligible.
I was pretty much dying by inches a while ago. I was suffering from undiagnosed gluten intolerance and sick all the time. Once I got cleaned up, Tummy Tune-Up rebuilt my devastated system.
I have been taking the Supermoms for over a year now and while I like them I never notice any energy from them, but I hear that all the time from friends that take them that they have a plethora of energy from taking them….guess I am just the oddball that does not get energy from them *GRIN* What I do notice however is after taking them that this is what a cow must feel like as I feel as if I am bleching up grass….(Ok I have been reading your blog for a while now and see you have a sense of humor so I thought you would appreciate that).
I would recomend you go to http://www.welltellme.com to get further answers about the Supermoms <<GREAT place to get lots of answers too…
God bless you!
Kelly
I love these vitamins! I am using them for my prenatal vitamins this time around. I do split the dosage up, however, b/c it is too hard on my stomach while pregnant. I take two with breakfast and two at lunch and my energy level is wayyyy up! Have a great trip!
Hi Kim!
I began taking the SuperMom vitamins when I was pregnant with our second child. I was EXTREMELY happy with the vitamins and would recommend them to anyone! I was energized and felt great the whole pregnancy and I attribute the fact that our son was healthy and breathing on his own when he was born at 32 weeks gestation to them!