Did anyone else not take folic acid before finding out you were pregnant?

[Tab1231]

I am so scared that I harmed my baby or that the baby will have NTD because I didn't take folic acid pre pregnancy. I was taking a hair, skin, & nail vitamin & just happened to look at the bottle today & found out it didn't contain any folic acid. My diet didn't consist of leafy green vegetables or other foods high in folic acid. I did eat a lot of pasta & rice which I read contain folic acid. I started taking prenatals at about 4 1/2 weeks. Anyone else in a similar situation & did your baby turn out healthy? Thanks for any input!

 

[Emz1982_in_uk]

I took them very sporadically first time round. I'd go days without taking one because I'd forget! So although I did take some whilst TTC, I can't say I took a lot and certainly not daily. I religiously took it at around 5 weeks. I have a very healthy, boistrous son now.

I'm sure everything will be fine

 

[loveandbabies]

with my first daughter, I didn't have any prenatal care until well into my 2nd trimester (I was 16 and in denial) and my daughter turned out absolutly perfect! A large majority of ppl do not take any vitamins until they find out they are pregnant! you started taking them very early on and I'm sure that everything will be absolutly fine!

 

[mommy2lilmen]

I wouldnt worry too much about it. If you can, dont worry. Why dont you go back into your diet and see what foods you intook that contained folic acid? You'd be surprised ..
I didnt take it until baby #6 befor getting pregnant, I guess I lucked out.

 

[ashleyann]

Ya I think you'll be totally fine! Just think really the only people who take any type of prenatal before they are pregnant are those who are trying to conceive..and we all know lots of babies are unplanned so those mammas weren't taking anything before they were pregnant.

 

[Emmy0320]

My pregnancy was a surprise so I didn't start taking prenatal vitamins until the day after I found out at 4w1d. I'm not too worried, but if I were actively TTC I would have been taking one all along.

 

[Mom To 2]

I have a very healthy 8 yr old son that was concieved while DH had a condom on. We had plans for another baby, but not for a few years. I was drinking alcohol, and not taking any type of vitamin until I missed my period.
I wouldnt worry, relax and enjoy your blessing.

 

[kygirl]

I took them when I found out, which was 8 weeks. You will be fine and so will your LO. I ate junk food, and still do at times... Everything will be alright!

 

[tmr1234]

With my 1st i didn't take them utill going to the GP at 6 weeks with this 1 as i was TTC i took them for 3 months. My Es is fine and very helthey so i wouldn't worry a lot of food have it in.

 

[louloubelle76]

I didnt even know i was pregnant so didnt take any folic acid until dr gave me the 3 month course and when i finished the course i didnt take anymore or any other vitiamins, its up to the person if they want to take extra, but my thought is you should be getting the right vits through the food you eat and if you did need extra the dr/midwife would tell you to take something else

 

[MollieMay]

I didn't take any because my pregnancy was a suprise. I didn't start taking any folic acid till about 5 weeks. And now i still keep forgetting to take them! :s

 

[Mummy2Be__x]

I only started taking them the day after I found out i was pregnant, wasn't planned pregnancy so never felt the need to take them. But have took them everyday since x

 

[Tab1231]

Thanks everybody! Made me feel a lot better, I guess I was just reading too many things on the Internet & freaked myself out. If I would have had a better diet I probably wouldnt have worried as much, but my diet didn't have much folic acid in it at all.

 

[honeybee2]

I didn't- but 2 weeks before I found out I spent a fortnight eating tons of sprouts which I know are high in folic acid so I'm not that worried!

 

[Amarna]

With this one I did because we were TTC. But my daughter wasn't planned so I wasn't taking anything until I found out and she's perfectly healthy. Both you and the baby should be fine, don't worry about it.