Hi, I really need some advise please...
At my first appointment the midwife asked me if I'm taking folic acid. I told her I am taking pregnacare that has folic acid in it.
She kind of frowned and very nicely said that they don't tend to recommend pregnancare as a vitamin suppliment and I should be fine taking a simple folic acid suppliment up until 12 weeks and I can then take my pregnacare from then if I want to. She added that she wasn't sure if pregnancare had the recommended dose of folic acid but I'm not sure if that was the whole reason she didn't recommend it.
As it happens my pregnancare does contain 400mg of folic acid, just as my single suppliment does. But pregnancare also has lots of other vitamins that would be useful as I'm not sure if my diet it that healthy.
So now I'm really confused.. do I follow the midwife's advice and just take a single folic acid suppliment, or do I continue with the pregnacare that has the FA plus many others??
(I have 3 months supply of both so I can do either)
xxx thank you xxx
At my first appointment the midwife asked me if I'm taking folic acid. I told her I am taking pregnacare that has folic acid in it.
She kind of frowned and very nicely said that they don't tend to recommend pregnancare as a vitamin suppliment and I should be fine taking a simple folic acid suppliment up until 12 weeks and I can then take my pregnacare from then if I want to. She added that she wasn't sure if pregnancare had the recommended dose of folic acid but I'm not sure if that was the whole reason she didn't recommend it.
As it happens my pregnancare does contain 400mg of folic acid, just as my single suppliment does. But pregnancare also has lots of other vitamins that would be useful as I'm not sure if my diet it that healthy.
So now I'm really confused.. do I follow the midwife's advice and just take a single folic acid suppliment, or do I continue with the pregnacare that has the FA plus many others??
(I have 3 months supply of both so I can do either)
xxx thank you xxx