Folic acid or folinic acid/folate?

[dan-o]

What are you ladies taking? I've not been tested for RMC even tho I have had 7 miscarriages between 4-12 weeks (with two successful pregnancies in between) so I have no idea of the cause. I wanted to err on the side of caution now I have another BFP, I'm no spring chicken so this could be one of my last shots at this!

I take 4-5 folic acid a day, but I've recently read this can be harmful and folate is better!

I'm also on 75mg aspirin and have progesterone to start once I've ok'd it with EPU tomorrow.

 

[CastawayBride]

What are you ladies taking? I've not been tested for RMC even tho I have had 7 miscarriages between 4-12 weeks (with two successful pregnancies in between) so I have no idea of the cause. I wanted to err on the side of caution now I have another BFP, I'm no spring chicken so this could be one of my last shots at this!

I take 4-5 folic acid a day, but I've recently read this can be harmful and folate is better!

I'm also on 75mg aspirin and have progesterone to start once I've ok'd it with EPU tomorrow.

I doubt folic acid is harmful that is found in prenatals...BUT, I have heard that folate is easier for the body to absorb so it does have it benefits!

 

[Tulip]

AFAIK it's not harmful as such but can mask the symptoms of deficiency in other b-vits. I did read something a while ago about a by product of folic>folate conversion building up in your body, but quite what the 'risk' is i dont know. I've had to take 12x normal dose to ensure this kid builds himself a skull and a spine - think the balance of risk speaks for itself tbh

Castaway is right, as folate is the natural form of B9 it is better absorbed.

Best of luck to you mama x

 

[Chameleon]

I only took folic acid my first time, but this time I'm taking 5 mg of methylfolate. There is a specific gene mutation (MTHFR) that makes it difficult for our bodies to absorb regular folic acid; the methylfolate gets around that mutation. The mutation is quite common, especially in caucasians. I don't know whether I have the mutation (the test is expensive) but it can't hurt!

 

[dan-o]

Chameleon, that was my train of thought exactly. I am a RMCer too...