Folic acid?

Jetset · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:12 PM

Does everyone else take this?

My doctor has recommended I start to take it...

Broody1976 · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:18 PM

Yep, been taking it since I came off the pill.

It's reccommended by all the baby professionals I believe!

Jetset · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:19 PM

Thanks... do you know what it is for?

I have ordered some today from the supermarket so can start taking them from tomorrow.

Toots3495 · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:20 PM

Yes you should def take it when ttc.

Broody1976 · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jetset

Thanks... do you know what it is for?

I have ordered some today from the supermarket so can start taking them from tomorrow.

Ok - I might not have this exactly right but I think it's to do with preventing spina bifida.

Certianly been told it's very important.

Jetset · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:26 PM

Thank you... I meant to ask the doctor what it was for but we then got onto discussing my B12 injections so was waylaid!

Jess_Machine · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:30 PM

I read that if you're eating enough foods with folic acid, taking more can mean too much which can also be dangerous. I view vitamins of any kind as a way to replace nutrients we don't get through food, and if I eat the right foods, I don't find them needed. But always talk to your doctor...

rectopathic · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:31 PM

I take folic acid and have done since early 2010 & during my TTC journey.

If you are in the UK you can get them from holland and Barrets or most supermarkets.

aliss · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:32 PM

Yes absolutely. There are a few ladies here on BnB that have children born with spina bifida and have lots of good information about the importance of folic acid.

magicvw · Feb 14th, 2011, 14:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jess_Machine

I read that if you're eating enough foods with folic acid, taking more can mean too much which can also be dangerous. I view vitamins of any kind as a way to replace nutrients we don't get through food, and if I eat the right foods, I don't find them needed. But always talk to your doctor...

I've never heard this. Could I ask what you've read, and what the dangers were said to be?

It is true that vitamin supplements are not a substitute for a healthy diet in most respects, but I do believe that taking folic acid when trying to conceive falls outside of this advice and is one of the few vitamin supplements that all doctors recommend.

In the UK the dept. of Health specifically recommends it and say on the NHS website " it would be almost impossible to get enough folic acid just from food; the only way to be sure you are getting the right amount is by taking a supplement.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/913.aspx...categoryid=129

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