Zahler Prenatal Vitamin with DHA & Folate - DHA Supplements & Prenatal Multivitamin for Mother and Child - Kosher Prenatal DHA Prenatal Vitamins with Iron, Pre Natal Softgels 60 Count

I'm using this prenatal for my second pregnancy. It is a lot more complete with higher percentages of the vitamins and minerals I need as a mom-to-be on a plant-forward diet, including choline, folate (preferred over folic acid), pantothenic acid, vitamin B-12, magnesium and zinc. During my first pregnancy I had to take several different pills to fulfill my nutritional needs. This time the Zahler DHA+ had me covered (with the exception of additional iron I needed for anemia). Therfore with less pills per day I would say these are a good value.They are easy to swallow and usually don't leave me with an aftertaste. On rare occasions I've had a bitter after taste come up but that has been on mornings when I've taken this without eating anything and skipped breakfast altogether.I would definitely recommend these to other expecting and lactating moms for prenatal and post natal health for both moms and babies.

This is my first pregnancy, so I am still learning. I recently decided to switch from Nature Made Prenatal with DHA to Zahler Prenatal +DHA a few weeks ago after a blood test revealed mild anemia during my second trimester. I learned about Zahler from the Pregnancy Podcast and heard that the type of iron used is more bioavailable and easier on the tummy. Also, I thought Nature Made had folic acid vs. folate, but that turned out to not be the case (oops)— another reason to switch to Zahler. I’ve only been taking them for a couple of weeks and while my energy is back, it’s hard to say if it’s from the switch or from the iron supplements that my midwife also recommended I take.My biggest complaint about the switch is the fishy taste and smell of the pills, but I’ve learned to avoid it by putting juice in my mouth before the pill rather than pill first then water. Also, I kind of wish they were in a bottle rather than a pill pack to reduce waste, but maybe due to the 30 or 60 day amount it’s more eco-friendly to use the pill packs. It does keep them fresh, I suppose. Although, I put my vitamins in a day-of-the-week pill container to avoid overdosing and have to cut up the pill packs so that they’ll fit. Sure, I could pop the pills out, but I’d rather keep that fishy smell/taste separated from my other supplements. Oh, and some of the capsules were broken upon arrival, which is a bit of a bummer because of the cost. The pill packs kept the liquid from getting all over the other pills, so a plus for pill packs.Otherwise, I haven’t experienced any weird side effects and I’m glad the formula that included sorbitol from previous amazon reviews has been removed. I appreciate the higher quality of vitamin and mineral sources as well as the vegetarian-friendly effort. All in all, I intend to continue using through my third trimester and so on, and will likely use again if we have a second child.UPDATE: This is my third (or fourth— pregnancy brain ugh) box and there are at least five broken capsules. My previous boxes also had several broken capsules. I was hoping to continue taking these while breast feeding, etc, but the gross taste combined with the wasted capsules is making me rethink continuing to buy this brand unless the company changes the outside coating to something stronger. Very disappointing because I enjoy the quality ingredients.SECOND UPDATE 5/4/2020They went back to their previous formula a few months ago, so I went from three stars to five because: The pills no longer leak. They no longer taste super fishy. The company listened to their customers issues and fixed the problem. I’d feel good about recommending these to others.

I spent a LONG time researching vitamins for the best formulation for the health of my and baby for pregnancy and breastfeeding. I even made a spreadsheet and ranked them all best to worst. This prenatal came out the best of all the18 vitamins brands that did not require 8 pills a day. It includes all your major vitamins, plus some a lot of vitamins don’t include like DHA, Choline, and biotin. I do take an extra choline supplement on days I don’t eat any eggs, but 55mg can be a nice bump up to where you need to be. You do see magnesium, zinc, copper, selenium, manganese, chromium, and molybdenum in some prenatals, but not all, so I love that this formula has all of the above. The vitamin A is 1/2 Retinyl Palmitate and 1/2 beta carotene - most formulas are all beta carotene which your body has to convert to retinyl palmitate, so this is the more easily digestible version. You don’t want 100% retinyl because vitamin A can be pretty easy to get from your diet and can be easy to intake to much. All of the other vitamins are also in the easily digestible forms- folate, the B vitamins, and iron. I love this vitamin has both vitamin K1 and K2 which can be hard to find, both are important for baby and mom. And the high vitamin D makes this formula even better! Most woman in the US are vitamin D deficient. I have definitely noticed an increase in energy since switching to this prenatal which is saying a lot because at 8 months pregnant, I pretty much have no energy lol. I love this vitamin has DHA as well which is soooo important for baby’s brain development, however I wish it did include EPA as well and it does have a slightly off putting taste and smell a lot of DHA supplements have. I wish it had a better coating and I probably would not have been able to stomach this at the height of my morning sickness. But taken with a glass of juice or tea you can barely tell. That is my only negative about this vitamin, all in all a great formulation, especially with only 2 pills. A lot of comparable vitamins had 4 or even 8 pills! I wish they had the option for a bottle instead of pill packs as well as they can be noisy and sometimes I take them at night before bed which bothers my husband. Positives definitely outweigh the negatives, worth the money for sure!