Wise Thoughts

My best friend and I were talking the other day about taking prenatal vitamins, as she wants to start a family straight after marrying her long term partner we were discussing how she should get ready for starting a family. The first thing to do is to take a prenatal supplement to aid you to get the best nutrients and vitamins you need for your body to support a growing baby. With so many prenatal vitamins to choose from where do you start?

Choosing a prenatal vitamin?
The first thing you should do is visit your doctor because if you have a family history of certain medical conditions you may be able to get medicines on a prescription that is not available over the counter. This is also helpful if you have had a miscarriage as you will need a higher dose of folic acid that is essential for the development of the baby’s’ spinal cord and brain development. If none of this applies to you, you will have the hard task of picking a prenatal supplement. There are too many to choose from, some more expensive than others and some that are own brand from your local pharmacy or supermarket.

Should you go for a cheap vitamin or a more expensive vitamin?
There is no right or wrong answer as even the cheapest tablets have had to pass thorough testing to be allowed on the market. What is important is to decide what is best for you and baby. Make sure that the antenatal supplement you are buying contains the following:  folic acid, iron, vitamin D, vitamin C, Vitamin E, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12, vitamin K, Selenium, Magnesium, Zinc, Iodine, Biotin and Copper. There are more that can be part of your antenatal supplement but the above are the most commonly found in antenatal supplements. You should take one a day with your main meal and on a full stomach. Do not exceed the recommended dosage.

As most of these vitamins are found in the food we eat anyway the supplement is take ‘just in case’ you’re not getting your daily average for a women that is pregnant or trying to conceive. Your GP will advise you to start taking supplements 3 months before trying to conceive, this is advisable as your body will be in tip top shape when you do conceive. The first 3 months are the most important as the baby is developing organs and neural tube so to prevent any defects or disabilities antenatal supplements are advised.

For my mums birthday she wanted to see a new film at the Cinema, we agreed to take her out as a treat and watch a family film. We went to Cineworld Wood Green as we hadn’t been there for at least 2 years, there are also loads of places to eat after wtahcing the film.

As we arrived the qeue was very long so we waited, I was a little disappointed to see they didn’t have any self service machines as this would have saved a lot of uneccesary witing. After 15 minutes standing in the qeue it only took a minute to issue tickets. We arrived to the cinema usher who asked us to wait 10 seconds before we could be let in? 10 seconds it was a little silly and when she did let us in we laughed in her face for being an idiot. The screen number was 12 and we had to go down the escalator, it was broken! There was popcorn all over it and the hand rail was dirty! The last time we came which was two years ago it was broken then and it still is now.

As we arrived to the screen I went to the toilet first before seeing the movie, it is small and smells like week old urine! When i washed my hands there was no hot water, how are supposed to stop the spread of germs, bacteria and swine flu if there is no hot water! I will be complaining to health and safety about this. I went to the screen and it said Sherlock Holmes due to start in 40 minutes? I went on ahead anyway and found the same people in my que had already seated. I went on to find 5 seats togethwe and was horrified. They were absolutely filthy and the floor was even worse! I didn’t want to take my coat off but then again i didnt want it to get dirty.

The movie started 5 minutes late and there were half an hour of adverts before the film was actually shown. The film itself was fantastic but the service and comfort was non existant, the whole cinema is dirty and poorly run. There were a lot of ticket dodgers that kept popping in and out of films; you could see them outside other screenings as well trying to talk their way in.

If you want a good night out where you can get dressed up and watch a movie in comfort stay at home, Cineworld is very downmarket i wouldn’t advise it to anyone!