Jolene had issues in her previous pregnancies with getting sick from taking Prenatal vitamins.  So I told Jolene back when we got our free samples from the doctor that I’d take one too when she took her first one.  We’ll share misery, if they’re that bad.

She took her first one today from the baby doctor, after taking some other vitamins up till this point.  These are called “Prenate DHA”

It was very difficult to take a picture of these vitamins.  Foil tends to reflect flash.

It was shipped in this ridiculous container.  It looks like it might be easy to open.  It even has instructions on the back.

On the back you can see them.  “Peel and Push” if you can’t make it out.  Unfortunately, the stark reality is that these pills are sealed tighter than nuclear waste being transported cross country on a train.

After struggling with opening the vitamins, Jolene said “It looks like another pill you’re going to have to open for me” and handed it to me.  We do the same thing with her Iron supplements.

I tried to peel.  I tried to push.  I bent.  I used my fingernails.

No progress.

I reached in the drawer next to me and found the first sharp object I could – a meat serving fork.  I started to attack it, while Jolene actually took the time to get an appropriate tool to open them.  Scissors.

Is this some practical joke the pharmaceutical industry is playing on expectant mothers?

Pharma Lab tech 1: “Hey, check this out, I’m going to engineer a container that’s nearly unwrappable for our new vitamins!”

Pharma Lab tech 2: “I’ll print ‘peel and push‘ on the back.  Let’s get them practicing pushing early!”

Pharma Lab tech 1 + 2:  “Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha”

So anyway, we got 2 of them open by cutting them open with scissors.  The pills themselves are huge and blue-greenish.  They have a delightful vanilla aftertaste.  It might make a good after dinner mint.

I looked at the website to see what I could expect from taking it:

I’m looking forward to these benefits.