Quick folic acid/vitamins question

[Fredapain]

I don't have my booking in appointment for over a week. I have been on 5mg for months after an ectopic pregnancy which was resolved by methoxtrate (not sure how you spell it). Anyhow, I took pregnancy vitamins with my first little boy and would like to do the same now at 7 weeks pregnant.

Am babbling, my question is will it be safe to take the extra folic acid in pregnancy vitamins on top of the 5mg i'm on now?

 

[RaspberryK]

You can't take too much folic acid, your body doesn't store it in any case it gets excreted. Xx

 

[messica]

I would check with your doc to be sure but what's in prenatals is such a tiny amount compared to your prescription dose. I can't imagine it would send anything over the edge so to speak.

 

[Fredapain]

I asked the pharmacist but he just couldn't get his head around why I wanted supplements with no folic acid, lol. I did my best to explain.

 

[ishvisahaani]

Don't take more than 5 mg.If you are thinking about pregnancy or in the first trimester of pregnancy, you are advised to take a daily supplement of 5mg of folic acid and eat a diet rich in folates. This will help protect your baby from birth defects, and reduce your risk of miscarriage.
I found good sources about Folic acid during pregnancy
https://www.babycenter.in/a476/folic-acid-during-pregnancy
https://www.momjunction.com/articles/benefits-folic-acid-intake-pregnancy_0022426/