Folic Acid

Jus · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:09 AM

I'm pretty sure I've read that you only need to take folic acid supplements up to week 12. I carried on taking mine til about week 13 just to be sure, but have now stopped taking it. Have other people stopped at about that time? Is it safe to keep taking it after week 12, is it helpful to keep taking it?

nessajane · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:10 AM

i kept taking my until the box run out it was about 14 weeks!

enigma · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:11 AM

You can carry on taking them all the way through if you want to, they wont do any harm.
I still take mine.

Jus · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:11 AM

ooo, sorry about that weird stuff at the bottom of my message. I'm trying to add a ticker thing, but have clearly done it wrong. Durrrr.

Oh, except now it appears to be working. double durrr.

Emsi76 · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:13 AM

I will continue to take Pregnacare until after she is born or after breastfeeding, not sure yet!

They say you need lots of folic acid in tri 2 and my idwife advised i stay on the tablets, even though i was going to anyway!!

Jus · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Ah, might start taking them again then!

Poppeteer · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:15 AM

Midwife told me to take it to 13 weeks so i took them till 14 just to be sure

kadey · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:19 AM

yea i took them until about week 13 something like that.

Emsi76 · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:37 AM

It's totally up to you, aslog as you tae them the forst 12-14 you should be ok aslong as your food intake means you get lots of folic acid.

I continued taking my prenatal vitamins so i wouldn't have to worry if i didn't eat quite the amount of stuff i was supposed to!

thelilbump · Sep 5th, 2008, 11:40 AM

i still take mine. Take pregnacare and i'm sure they're half the reason i've had very few problems.

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Jus Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Henley-on-Thames Posts: 254	Folic Acid I'm pretty sure I've read that you only need to take folic acid supplements up to week 12. I carried on taking mine til about week 13 just to be sure, but have now stopped taking it. Have other people stopped at about that time? Is it safe to keep taking it after week 12, is it helpful to keep taking it?

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nessajane Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,586	i kept taking my until the box run out it was about 14 weeks!

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enigma Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northwest Posts: 1,768	You can carry on taking them all the way through if you want to, they wont do any harm. I still take mine.

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Jus Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Henley-on-Thames Posts: 254	ooo, sorry about that weird stuff at the bottom of my message. I'm trying to add a ticker thing, but have clearly done it wrong. Durrrr. Oh, except now it appears to be working. double durrr.

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Emsi76 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 1,094	I will continue to take Pregnacare until after she is born or after breastfeeding, not sure yet! They say you need lots of folic acid in tri 2 and my idwife advised i stay on the tablets, even though i was going to anyway!!

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Sep 5th, 2008, 11:14 AM	#6
Jus Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Henley-on-Thames Posts: 254	Ah, might start taking them again then!

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Poppeteer Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My own world Posts: 1,156	Midwife told me to take it to 13 weeks so i took them till 14 just to be sure

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Sep 5th, 2008, 11:19 AM	#8
kadey Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 1,168	yea i took them until about week 13 something like that.

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Sep 5th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#9
Emsi76 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 1,094	It's totally up to you, aslog as you tae them the forst 12-14 you should be ok aslong as your food intake means you get lots of folic acid. I continued taking my prenatal vitamins so i wouldn't have to worry if i didn't eat quite the amount of stuff i was supposed to!

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Sep 5th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#10
thelilbump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 9,670	i still take mine. Take pregnacare and i'm sure they're half the reason i've had very few problems.

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