Folic acid

[londonangel]

Hi ladies,

Just wondering, did any of the rest of you only start taking folic acid when you found out you were pregnant? I started off taking folic acid when we first started ttc but after a few months with nothing to show for it I gave up, or just took the occasional tablet. Then I did a pregnancy test in early May and it was negative so I stopped taking it altogether (but had only taken a few tablets in the previous few weeks anyway).

To cut a long story short, two weeks after the negative test I had a positive test - I started taking the folic acid then but I'm worried I still left it a bit late esp as don't know if I was four or five weeks pregnant as cannot date by LMP due to really long cycles.

Anyone else?

 

[tjayne07]

As long as you started taking it again once you got your bfp you'll be fine.
I only found out at around 6-7 weeks and started taking straight away.
With my son I didnt find out until I was 10 weeks and took it until week 13 and he's now a healthy nearly 11yo
Xx

 

[JennaSmith]

I started taking as soon as I found out with all of mine and they are healthy lil munchkins now xx

 

[babymamaagain]

Is this a US/UK thing? My doctor recommends taking folic acid and prenatal vitamin while TTC, but once you are pregnant the prenatal vitamin is sufficient and the added folic acid is useless. It is only a preventative during conception.

 

[Menelly]

Really, most flours and cereals are heavily fortified with folic acid nowadays too. So, really, you were probably getting enough. I mean, continue taking your vitamins and stuff... but don't stress yourself too much.

 

[Laska5]

Just think about all the women in 3rd world countries that deliver healthy babies & don't even have a full nutritious diet! As long as you are fairly healthy- I'm sure you'll be fine!

 

[londonangel]

Babymamagain I'm in the UK - we are advised to take folic acid, not prenatal vitamins specifically. With baby number 1 I just took folic acid (no prenatal vitamin). This time round I'm taking prenatal vitamin which contains folic acid (so no extra folic acid on top). Hope this solves the conundrum!

I wasn't taking anything at all - no prenatal vitamin, nothing! - until I found out I was pregnant. Hope all will be okay!