When should i start to take Folic Acid?

[mummy_k]

Hiya me and my OH are not going to TTC untill the end of september this year i was just wondering if i can start to take Folic Acid now so its fully in my system?

 

[Pops]

Hey hun, congratulations!

It wont do you any harm. I have been taking mine for about a month or so now and we will be NTNP from next week with any luck.

xxx

 

[bigbloomerz]

Hey hun, we are also TTC in September I started my Pronatal tablets (folic acid and multivits) today Says on the bottle to start taki9ng at least 3 months before TTC, hope that helps xx

 

[bubbles]

about 3months before is good

 

[Pyrrhic]

3 months before

 

[mummy_k]

Thanks girls might start taking soon then i brought the pot last week been looking at it in the cupboard since then getting all excited

 

[kintenda]

Hi hon, my mum is a midwife & she says you can take folic acid for years without any problems, so start when you want to! The reason they say 3 months is so that it has time to build up in your system, but you can start before that if you want to! x

 

[morri]

By the way, when do you need to take it at all?. I like to know that because basically a lack of folic acid also comes with aenemia , but if you haven't got a current lack of folic acid, (and youre well in the perfect areas) would you need to take it as well?

 

[Pinkgirl]

Normally 3 months

 

[lozzy21]

By the way, when do you need to take it at all?. I like to know that because basically a lack of folic acid also comes with aenemia , but if you haven't got a current lack of folic acid, (and youre well in the perfect areas) would you need to take it as well?

Its not so much as a lack of folic acid but its proven that if you increase your folic acid intake it decreases the chance of your baby having nutral tube defects like spina biffida.

https://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeands...id-in-pregnancy-may-reduce-risk-of-baby-heart

 

[bunnyg82]

Hey hun, I am starting TTC in September too, going to buy some prenatal vitamins on Friday (payday - woohoo!) and hubby will be taking vitamins, etc. We'll also be really concentrating on the exercise and healthy eating I say go for it!! xx

 

[Kiwichick17]

I'm also planning on starting in September and off to buy some vitamins this week, yay!

 

[Hobnob]

I started mine last week as coming off pill in a month or two.