folic acid??????

alibaba24 · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:27 AM

Hi i just posted but i forgot to add this my pregnancy wasnt planned(but very much wanted, i missed some of the pill when i was taken into hops and kept in) Anyway im really worried cause i tested when i was between 2-3 weeks late 3 i think and i hadnt been taking folic acid ( as i was on pill) im really worried iv only just started taking it im 5+3 iv read so many horrible stories about not taking folic acid from day dot

has anyone else not started taking it immedietly??

luckdragon · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:30 AM

me as mine wasnt planned either hun, exactly the same as you exept i had a stomach ulcer that made my pill void. i only did a test when i started feeling sick

DizzyMoo · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:30 AM

Aww hun , just think not everyone finds out so early that they are pregnant. So some people don't take it til like 8-9wks some people none at all. You get folic acid from some foods but not enough which is why we're given the tablets. My 1st pregnancy i took them from 9wks ish til 12wks , then with this pregnancy i took them from 4wks to about 8wks as they were making me really sick.

To much pressure is put on new pregnant ladies these days to do this, that & eat this not that it's not fair & you only realise this after birth or when you have another child.

hayley x · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:32 AM

some people dont take it at all so starting taking it as soon as you can is better than never. I didnt start taking it with Alex until I got my

at about 5 weeks pregnant and he was born a perfectly healthy little boy. Worrying will probs do more harm than not taking it for the first few weeks. Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months and beyond xxx

QTPie · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:32 AM

LOADS of people!

A lot of pregnancies aren't planned and/or people don't know to take folic acid until a few weeks into their pregnancy - very, very common!

Best thing is to start taking the recommended dose straight away and do so until at least the MW says it is ok to stop (about 14 weeks), but a lot of women take it throughout pregnancy (it is part of my pregnancy multi-vit tablet, so I will be one of them).

Don't worry - there are lots of things that we don't or do do before we know we were pregnant (like go to a wine tasting evening and drink loads of wine and eat loads of blue/soft cheeses

). You can't "undo what is done, you can only do your best from now on"

5 + 3 is still VERY early... so just get on taking the folic acid and don't worry.

QT

Klb8916 · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:33 AM

I didn't find out until I was about 8 weeks so only took mine for a few weeks. i also got really bad sickness so I doubt I actually kept many of them down anyway.

I mentioned it to my midwife and she said just taking one is better than none at all!

anothersquish · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:36 AM

I didnt find out til 6 (or 10 weeks dependant!) I didnt take folic acid at all with my son. 5+3 is still barely pregnant so taking it now will do plenty of good. Mine is also part of my daily pregnancy supplement so I will continue to take it through pregnancy and breastfeeding.

luckdragon · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by QTPie

LOADS of people!

A lot of pregnancies aren't planned and/or people don't know to take folic acid until a few weeks into their pregnancy - very, very common!

Best thing is to start taking the recommended dose straight away and do so until at least the MW says it is ok to stop (about 14 weeks), but a lot of women take it throughout pregnancy (it is part of my pregnancy multi-vit tablet, so I will be one of them).

Don't worry - there are lots of things that we don't or do do before we know we were pregnant (like go to a wine tasting evening and drink loads of wine and eat loads of blue/soft cheeses

). You can't "undo what is done, you can only do your best from now on"

5 + 3 is still VERY early... so just get on taking the folic acid and don't worry.

QT

wine tasting evening hehehehe *giggle* bet that was fun.

i just take tommys pregnancy vitamins. 1 before i go to sleep so it wont make me feel sick :-)

QTPie · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckdragon

wine tasting evening hehehehe *giggle* bet that was fun.

Ahhh, they are great! A group of us have been having them for YEARS (well about once a year). Everyone takes a bottle and then we all taste (ok DRINK a very small glass) and score and comment on them all. We also take along cheeses (amazing, fab, non-pregnancy-friendly mostly cheeses) and eat them with the wine

I think that it might be a "post baby" friendly activity too: we could do things like that at our place (with the baby, hopefully, asleep upstairs). After I have finished breast feeding, of course

Last one was a few days before I conceived

(you never know, might have helped!

).

I am also a HUGE sushi fan and would have eaten fresh sushi probably 3 or 4 times in the weeks up to my BFP.

There is nothing you can do after the fact, so...

(ok, I could have not eaten sushi or drank whilst TTC, but since it took us about a year that would have been VERY boring!

)

QT

alibaba24 · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:56 AM

Thanks for all the replies i feel much better knowing im not the only one iv started taking pregnacare so that should do the trick

thanks everyone xxx

Jun 30th, 2009, 09:27 AM	#1
alibaba24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: edinburgh Posts: 3,489	folic acid?????? Hi i just posted but i forgot to add this my pregnancy wasnt planned(but very much wanted, i missed some of the pill when i was taken into hops and kept in) Anyway im really worried cause i tested when i was between 2-3 weeks late 3 i think and i hadnt been taking folic acid ( as i was on pill) im really worried iv only just started taking it im 5+3 iv read so many horrible stories about not taking folic acid from day dot has anyone else not started taking it immedietly??

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Jun 30th, 2009, 09:30 AM	#2
luckdragon Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesterfield,Derbyshire uk Posts: 581	me as mine wasnt planned either hun, exactly the same as you exept i had a stomach ulcer that made my pill void. i only did a test when i started feeling sick

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DizzyMoo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,902	Aww hun , just think not everyone finds out so early that they are pregnant. So some people don't take it til like 8-9wks some people none at all. You get folic acid from some foods but not enough which is why we're given the tablets. My 1st pregnancy i took them from 9wks ish til 12wks , then with this pregnancy i took them from 4wks to about 8wks as they were making me really sick. To much pressure is put on new pregnant ladies these days to do this, that & eat this not that it's not fair & you only realise this after birth or when you have another child.

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Jun 30th, 2009, 09:32 AM	#4
hayley x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Here! Posts: 18,314	some people dont take it at all so starting taking it as soon as you can is better than never. I didnt start taking it with Alex until I got my at about 5 weeks pregnant and he was born a perfectly healthy little boy. Worrying will probs do more harm than not taking it for the first few weeks. Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months and beyond xxx

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Jun 30th, 2009, 09:32 AM	#5
QTPie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,465	LOADS of people! A lot of pregnancies aren't planned and/or people don't know to take folic acid until a few weeks into their pregnancy - very, very common! Best thing is to start taking the recommended dose straight away and do so until at least the MW says it is ok to stop (about 14 weeks), but a lot of women take it throughout pregnancy (it is part of my pregnancy multi-vit tablet, so I will be one of them). Don't worry - there are lots of things that we don't or do do before we know we were pregnant (like go to a wine tasting evening and drink loads of wine and eat loads of blue/soft cheeses ). You can't "undo what is done, you can only do your best from now on" 5 + 3 is still VERY early... so just get on taking the folic acid and don't worry. QT

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Jun 30th, 2009, 09:33 AM	#6
Klb8916 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 227	I didn't find out until I was about 8 weeks so only took mine for a few weeks. i also got really bad sickness so I doubt I actually kept many of them down anyway. I mentioned it to my midwife and she said just taking one is better than none at all!

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Jun 30th, 2009, 09:36 AM	#7
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	I didnt find out til 6 (or 10 weeks dependant!) I didnt take folic acid at all with my son. 5+3 is still barely pregnant so taking it now will do plenty of good. Mine is also part of my daily pregnancy supplement so I will continue to take it through pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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Jun 30th, 2009, 09:56 AM	#10
alibaba24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: edinburgh Posts: 3,489	Thanks for all the replies i feel much better knowing im not the only one iv started taking pregnacare so that should do the trick thanks everyone xxx

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