Mango

I'm taking prenatal vitamins which contain folic acid and other vitamins. My doc and MW have me taking them every day up until delivery.

Helen

I'm still taking the multi-vitamins - Pregnacare and have been since I found out I was PG. Before that I was just folic acid and nothing else. I'll probably swap to a normal multi-vitamin when I finish BF.

princess2323

i read that too===i only took my vitamins first three months and then only about a month before getting pregnant---- they gave me stomach aches i guess cause of the iron in them---but after reading up on how the neural tube defects only imp. in the first 12 weeks i felt it was ok for me to quit them and i havent taken them since--- 24 weeks now and everything with docs and ultrasounds show a nice strong healthy baby

princess2323

i was told the first few months before getting pregnant ,,,during the whole pregnancy ...and then for a couple months to a year therafter---esp. if breastfeeding----so its obviously ur call how long u choose to take them---but at least take them first three months and as long as u can choke them down..thereafter

no matter what eat a healthy diet and get ur folic acid from something else if u arent taking them

Jenny

I took them for the first 3 month and now I'm taking them off and on, as I see it, sometimes we don't always get our nutrients/vitamins that we should be getting. So the little boost is always good. Plus, I think the extra vitamins is always good for the baby. Thats my opinion though, everyone is different.