Vitamin Water versus Prenatal Vitamins for Pregnancy Nutrition

Although many vitamin waters have some of the pregnancy nutrition ingredients you may find in a prenatal vitamin, they should not take the place of a prenatal vitamin. In fact, some vitamin waters include things like caffeine and herbs that should be avoided or at least consumed in limited quantities by pregnant women.

It's also important to be cautious about the amount of sugar and calories in these drinks. Some of these "waters" contain as much as 250 calories per bottle. When drinking vitamin waters (or any other sugary drink), carefully read the label and see how many calories there are per serving (and remember that one bottle often contains more than one serving.)