Our Prenatal: 2nd Trimester

Yes, we take the safety of our formulations very seriously. Our Prenatal is tested for heavy metals (arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury). We screen our ingredients before and after production and then test all finished products to ensure we meet our high safety standards.

Our supplements are gluten free, but not allergen-free. Our fish oil softgels contain fish (anchovy). Our dry powder capsules are free from milk, eggs, shellfish, wheat, gluten, peanuts, soy, and tree nuts.

Minerals are naturally occurring, but technically not organic, because they'e not derived from living organisms.Our Prenatal includes minerals and therefore can’t be organic.

Unlike other prenatals that consist of the same formulation throughout pregnancy, Our Prenatal is customized for the evolving needs of your body, with 12 of our 27 ingredients changing by trimester. Our Prenatal formulation was informed by over 350 peer-reviewed research studies. Additionally, we've selected the most bioavailable forms of each vitamin and mineral, so your body can easily absorb and utilize nutrients.

Yes, Our Prenatal contains 500 milligrams of DHA and 250 milligrams of EPA from fish oil per day for Trimesters 1-3. This increases to 650 milligrams of DHA and 1,000 milligrams of EPA per day for Trimester 4.

The FDA doesn't regulate prenatal vitamins or any other dietary supplements, which is why it's important to do your research. In the absence of regulation, we comply with the FDA's good manufacturing practices and maintain our own strict safety standards.

HealthyBaby Chief Innovation Officer Hilary Swank testified in support of California Senate Bill 646, which will require prenatal vitamin manufacturers in the state to test a representative sample of their products for heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, and to make these test results publicly available to consumers. SB646 passed in September 2025, and we hope it inspires more widespread safety regulation of the prenatal and supplements industry.

Some forms of vitamins and minerals are absorbed better than others, because they require less processing by the body. For example, folic acid is the synthetic form of folate. To become active, or bioavailable, the body must convert the folic acid to methylfolate. Our Prenatal uses the bioavailable form methlyfolate, so your body can absorb and utilize the nutrients more easily.

We don't recommend taking an extra dose. We recommend keeping the morning and afternoon doses apart by several hours for best absorption. Supplements are designed to build a baseline of nutrition. If you miss a dose, no problem! Just continue your normal regimen.

We’ve developed Our Prenatal to be a comprehensive multivitamin (with a softgel containing both DHA and EPA) that will meet the nutritional needs of most pregnant and lactating women. In almost all cases, this prenatal should replace a general multivitamin. Please make sure it's appropriate for your needs by consulting with your physician.

Yes. The amounts in Our Prenatal are generally safe and within the Tolerable Upper Intake Limits established by the FDA. However, taking excessive amounts of vitamins (especially fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E, K) and minerals may be harmful. Before taking any other supplement along with our prenatal program, please review our label and consult your physician.

We've designed Our Prenatal to be taken as two servings per day: one in the morning (typically taken with breakfast) and another in the evening (typically taken with dinner). We don't include folic acid in Our Prenatal, as it is a synthetic form of folate, and people vary greatly in their ability to convert it to bioactive forms. Instead, we use the bioavailable form 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) to make sure your body can absorb it. We recommend consulting your doctor before taking Our Prenatal to ensure it meets your needs.

Our other ingredients include the vegetarian capsule (modified cellulose, water), magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide (silica), and cellulose. The softgels contain fish oil from Peruvian anchovies and are made with gelatin, glycerin, and purified water.