should i? i was never told to take it, but i was just doing a little pregnancy reading and saw that one of the best ways to prevent miscarriage is to take folic acid. i'm sure that you all know this and are saying "duh, cora, where have you been?" but i apparently missed the boat on this one. so, do you take it? how much do you take?
Re: do you take extra folic acid?
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ok that's what i am taking too. i'm wondering if i should call my pharmacy and see how much folic acid is in my vitamin? i'm sure it's enough.
thanks ladies.
I take 4 milligrams a day but I had a deficiency which was part of our problem last pregnancy. It definitely doesn't hurt to take extra. Did you know that it can reduce the chances of neural tube defects by 80% if you're taking enough of it? Just FYI.
My dr. said to take 1 mg while pg. so, right now, i'm taking 800 mcg till I get pg again. Then I will take a 400 mcg with my PNV, which has 800 mcg in it already.
My aunt actually had a 5 month loss to a baby with anecephaly (this can be anything from an open scalp to a baby with no head, unfortunately hers was the later). Aneceph is a fatal birth defect. Her dr. said it was caused from not enough folic.
Not trying to scare anyone, but I'm so glad i know this so I never miss mine! This is not the cause for any early mc's though, so don't stress about that being the cause for your loss!
Folic Acid is what helps produce the brain stem and cells as well as skin growth.
Ditto the ditto. I got this from my doctor this week because I was told to take extra but never how much. And all I could find were what seemed to me to be really large amounts of it.
This is what I take also. When I get my BFP I will also start taking Fish Oil supplements which is supposed to help with brain and eye development (i think that is DHA?).
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