Question about Folic Acid??

starah · Dec 26th, 2008, 16:28 PM

Hello Ladies! So I am spazzing out a bit, I found out I was pg at about 5 weeks and immediately went and got my prenatals. I saw a "good deal" with two bottles, checked and made sure it had all the vitamins I needed and bought it. I was using the first bottle up until a week ago (10 wks) when something made me think to read the back one more time....the bottle I was taking didn't have folic acid in it!!!!!!! I can't believe I was that stupid, but I immediately popped a pill from the other bottle with the F A in it, but now I'm freaking out that my baby is going to have all sorts of birth defects...eeep!! Please tell me someone in here didn't take folic acid until later and had a healthy baby!!

kaylynn040485 · Dec 26th, 2008, 16:36 PM

You can still have been getting folic acid from your food! Its in bread, red meat, green veg and im sure many other foods so you may not have been getting the same amounts as in the tablets but you will still have been getting some so dont stress yourslef out about it!

Kx

Hansie · Dec 26th, 2008, 16:42 PM

I must admit I have been a bit sporadic with my folic acid popping this time although I took it religiously with my lil girl I have been averaging 2wice a week this time so not good

Im sure all will be fine tho xxxxxxxx

Dukechick · Dec 26th, 2008, 21:27 PM

Please don't worry!! I really don't think your baby is going to have birth defects!! You'll be getting it from other foods, and there were lots of woman giving birth for years without taking vitamins with FA in it

You'll be fine.

massacubano · Dec 26th, 2008, 21:48 PM

I know many healthy babies born with no pre natals vitamins at all. The lack of folic acid in pill form should do nothing to harm the fetus.

tmr1234 · Dec 27th, 2008, 02:05 AM

i couldnt take it with my son as it gave me so bad head acks and just had it in my foods brekfast cerals have a lot in it and the outher things that have been seid so i wouldnt worry to much as ur 11wks now u dnt really need it any more as u only have to take it untill 12 wks

princessttc · Dec 27th, 2008, 04:09 AM

Back wen my mum was pregnant with me they had no prenatal vitamins and the ones they did have were not tested! So most women just relied on a healthy diet and the babys all turned out ok!!! Well no more birth defects then there is these days! Just relax u and bubs will be fine!!!

amslou · Dec 27th, 2008, 07:15 AM

I've been too ill to take any tablets. Only eaten toast for about 5 weeks so i thought the same as you but i decided as had been said on here they didnt have all this stuff way back when and we've all managed to get here ok so i wouldnt worry about it too much.

dizzy duck · Dec 27th, 2008, 10:11 AM

I wouldn't worry too much, you will be getting folic acid from foods anyway. I didn't take FA for about 4 weeks over where I conceived and was so worried but everything id fine and healthy so don't panic. Take care

XX

Dec 26th, 2008, 16:28 PM	#1
starah Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, US Posts: 738	Question about Folic Acid?? Hello Ladies! So I am spazzing out a bit, I found out I was pg at about 5 weeks and immediately went and got my prenatals. I saw a "good deal" with two bottles, checked and made sure it had all the vitamins I needed and bought it. I was using the first bottle up until a week ago (10 wks) when something made me think to read the back one more time....the bottle I was taking didn't have folic acid in it!!!!!!! I can't believe I was that stupid, but I immediately popped a pill from the other bottle with the F A in it, but now I'm freaking out that my baby is going to have all sorts of birth defects...eeep!! Please tell me someone in here didn't take folic acid until later and had a healthy baby!!

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Dec 26th, 2008, 16:36 PM	#2
kaylynn040485 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 4,875	You can still have been getting folic acid from your food! Its in bread, red meat, green veg and im sure many other foods so you may not have been getting the same amounts as in the tablets but you will still have been getting some so dont stress yourslef out about it! Kx

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Dec 26th, 2008, 16:42 PM	#3
Hansie Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Colchester, Essex, England Posts: 912	I must admit I have been a bit sporadic with my folic acid popping this time although I took it religiously with my lil girl I have been averaging 2wice a week this time so not good Im sure all will be fine tho xxxxxxxx

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Dec 26th, 2008, 21:27 PM	#4
Dukechick Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 4,758	Please don't worry!! I really don't think your baby is going to have birth defects!! You'll be getting it from other foods, and there were lots of woman giving birth for years without taking vitamins with FA in it You'll be fine.

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Dec 26th, 2008, 21:48 PM	#5
massacubano Other Inactive Join Date: Oct 2008	I know many healthy babies born with no pre natals vitamins at all. The lack of folic acid in pill form should do nothing to harm the fetus.
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Dec 27th, 2008, 02:05 AM	#6
tmr1234 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chester Posts: 4,302	i couldnt take it with my son as it gave me so bad head acks and just had it in my foods brekfast cerals have a lot in it and the outher things that have been seid so i wouldnt worry to much as ur 11wks now u dnt really need it any more as u only have to take it untill 12 wks

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Dec 27th, 2008, 04:09 AM	#7
princessttc Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,478	Back wen my mum was pregnant with me they had no prenatal vitamins and the ones they did have were not tested! So most women just relied on a healthy diet and the babys all turned out ok!!! Well no more birth defects then there is these days! Just relax u and bubs will be fine!!!

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Dec 27th, 2008, 07:15 AM	#8
amslou Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North West England Posts: 855	I've been too ill to take any tablets. Only eaten toast for about 5 weeks so i thought the same as you but i decided as had been said on here they didnt have all this stuff way back when and we've all managed to get here ok so i wouldnt worry about it too much.

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Dec 27th, 2008, 10:11 AM	#9
dizzy duck Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 5,199	I wouldn't worry too much, you will be getting folic acid from foods anyway. I didn't take FA for about 4 weeks over where I conceived and was so worried but everything id fine and healthy so don't panic. Take care XX

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