Thorne
Thorne Basic Prenatal
A prenatal that actually nails the forms that matter, methylfolate, bisglycinate iron, iodine, and D3, and is third-party certified.
If you only optimize one supplement in pregnancy, make it the prenatal, and the form of each nutrient matters as much as the dose. This is a clean example of a prenatal that gets the details right.
Why it's on the list
- Folate as L-5-MTHF (methylfolate): the active form that bypasses the MTHFR conversion 25–40% of people do poorly.
- Iron as ferrous bisglycinate: far gentler on the stomach than ferrous sulfate.
- Iodine as potassium iodide plus D3 and B12 as methylcobalamin: the nutrients gummies usually skip.
- Third-party certified, gluten/dairy/soy-free, with beta-carotene rather than high preformed vitamin A.
It runs higher in elemental iron, so if it bothers your stomach, take it with food or at night with a light snack. As always, confirm your full supplement stack and doses with your OB or midwife.