Pink Stork Total Prenatal Vitamins with DHA, Folate, Iron, Choline, and Vitamin B12 - Prenatals for Women to Support Fetal Development, Pregnancy Must Haves, Berry Essence, 60 Capsules, 1 Month Supply

I’ve been taking Pink Stork Total Prenatal for its health benefits and essential nutrients like iron, DHA, and B12. The quality is excellent, and I love that it’s vegan and free from soy and dairy, which was a key factor for me.The berry flavor makes it much easier to take compared to other prenatal vitamins I’ve tried, and they’re also super easy to swallow. Since starting them, I’ve noticed a real difference—my hair and nails feel stronger, and I feel better overall. Plus, they’re incredibly affordable for the quality. Highly recommend!

Been TTC for a year and half, have tried 3 other prenatals but will be sticking with these through my pregnancy. I've tried Perelel but they smelled and stunk so bad, I couldn't stand it and I wasn't even pregnant yet. I can tell these are quality compared those vitamins, there is a subtle icky scent and taste but they mask it well with a berry type flavor that's easy to swallow/stomach. Especially happy they're only 2 pills a day and fairly affordable in comparison to the other brands you see all over social media.

5 stars for the amazing ingredients in these- methylfolate, fish oil, choline as bitartrate, AND slow release iron- which I have yet to find in any other PNV at this price point. It's awesome to be able to take fewer additional supplements because of these.Be warned that they smell like rotting fish, especially if you happen to get a bottle with a more weakly scented fragrance heart. Even though my first bottle had a stronger scent heart that masked it better, I couldn't handle it during my first trimester and had to switch temporarily to the Olly gummies. If you touch them, your hands will smell like fishy iron for the rest of the day- I use the lid to shake them out and put them directly into my mouth.Overall, I'd still say worth the smell for what you get with these!

I gave these vitamins a try after I realized that gummies made me nauseous and these had great reviews. I like the fact that they’re capsules, easy to swallow and all the ingredients, everything baby needs. I took these for three months and ended up switching brands. For some reason my first bottle was fine, but my second and third had a fishy taste that made me nauseous.

Love these! They don't make me feel sick which is so nice! They smell good and have all the good things. Love that they use folate and not folic acid.

I purchased and began taking this product preemptively because my husband and I plan to try to conceive in a few months (My doctor, like many doctors, recommends beginning to take prenatals before you try to conceive). However, taking this product caused me to have irregular menstrual cycles, as well as many other negative symptoms and side effects. I do NOT recommend this product for that reason. If you decide to try this product out before you try to conceive and begin to experience the same symptoms I did, I recommend stopping immediately - your symptoms are likely to get worse, not better, the longer you continue taking it. I've shared my story below in case it's helpful to anyone who may be experiencing similar symptoms and wondering if this product is the cause.As background information, my cycles always have been extremely regular. After I began taking this product, however, my cycles were instantly thrown off and I'm still trying to recover over six weeks later.Here's the timeline of events:Cycle 1-I received the product and began a half dose (one pill) once a day (I figured a half dose would be fine, and I could up the dose closer to conception/pregnancy). I began taking the product about a week into my cycle.-On day 2 of starting the product, I began to have odd symptoms - feeling hot, jittery, extremely hungry, and generally off; On day 4, I ovulated 2-3 days earlier than I usually do (confirmed by OPK strip); on Day 5, the above symptoms had increased, and I also had an itchy neck (presumably thyroid-related due to location).-I decided to switch to taking one pill every other day, but by that time I already ovulated early (confirmed by OPK strip); my period also came 2-3 days early that cycle as well. I also started to get massive acne breakouts towards the end of my cycle, which is unusual for me.Cycle 2-I continued to take the product every other day for about a week into my next cycle (still just one pill, so a half dose every other day). My symptoms, while not as bad as they were during the stretch when I took the product for five days straight, were still present and still negatively impacting my quality of life. I decided to discontinue use.-After discontinuing use, I ovulated 8 days later than I normally do (two weeks after discontinuing the product completely). My acne breakouts cleared up over the course of two weeks. My appetite issues and jitteriness went away within a few days of discontinuing the product.-As of now (Day 31 of my cycle when I normally have very regular 28 day cycles), I am still waiting for my period to come, and expect it to be (very) late as well, since I ovulated very late.As you can see, this product had a very negative affect on me, which is especially concerning given that I only took a half dose, and quickly switched to a half dose every other day for the month or so that I took it. Nothing else about my life or lifestyle changed during this period of time, so this product was 100% the cause of my symptoms.To be honest, I don't know for certain why my body reacted this way to this product. However, I have seen other reviewers comment that this caused irregular cycles for them as well, so I know I'm not the only one this happened to. I do have one theory, however, because I've taken all the vitamins contained in this product before with no issues except one: Iodine. I have not taken supplemental iodine prior to taking this product, so I have to assume that's the source of the issue. The fact that I had an itchy neck (since the thyroid is affected by iodine intake) further supports this theory, as does the fact that reproductive hormones are impacted by changes to thyroid hormones.I am not an expert in this area, but it appears there is a high dose of iodine in this product (290mcg); this meets or exceeds the RDA of iodine for pregnant women (220-250mcg) and lactating women (250mcg-290mcg), and given that we already get some iodine from food, would likely put anyone consuming it above the RDA. (All figures from the American Thyroid Association). I only ever took a half dose, which would be 145mcg; the RDA for non-pregnant adults is 150mcg a day. Lastly, I have seen conflicting evidence on the tolerable upper limit, but 1,100mcg of iodine seems to be a commonly quoted number.I don't have enough information to say definitively why taking in 145mcg of extra iodine affected me so much, but I do believe this was what caused my symptoms. I do not know how this extra iodine would affect me during pregnancy, so I plan to purchase different prenatals with lower amounts of iodine and playing it by ear.

Look - overall no complaints. I don’t burp up fish odor, they go down easy, and they have all the ingredients I’ve been looking for. I’ll be taking these until I give birth.But what is going on at the factory?! Most of my bottles in the beginning were the lemonade scent. It was definitely artificial smelling but ok. Then 3 months ago, it switched to more berry scented. Again, very artificial but masking. Last month, I got way more of the fish smell than usual mixed with artificial scent. Yuck. But then this month, I opened the bottle and BAM - the intense fish odor hit me like a brick wall. Why so many inconsistencies? It’s making me worried about legitimacy or factory issues.