- Question about weight gain 22nd February 2006
... for about a month now. I know that I dont get the folic acid I need daily, so I know that this may be a problem...
... orange juice on a daily basis, or eat foods high in folic acid (like broccoli, asparagus, oranges, etc.). Or...
- Is it OK that I don't take prenatals? 20th February 2006
... I think that the big thing with prenatals is the folic acid. So, if you've been eating lots of food with ... folic acid everything should be fine. I've heard that the...
... Folic acid is more important before you even concieve. Any...
... before getting pregnant and for the first 3 months. The folic acid in them helps reduce spina bifida from 1 in 100 ... this. If you have been eating a lot of food high in folic acid then you probably have absolutely nothing to...
... long as you are eating healthy and getting enough folic acid like through leafy greens and such your baby...
... prenatals are for the MOM and not the baby minus the folic acid. Baby will get what it needs if it has to suck...
- Severely underweight pregnancy 8th February 2006
... because of the vitamins in it...although it doesnt have folic acid in it. But ensure totally rips my stomach up...
... important thing to take while you are pregnant though is folic acid. I would suggest buying a bottle of folic acid ... you can't take the full vitamin, definitely take the folic acid. It won't bother your stomach and it is very...
... little of some food that will give you vitamins and folic acid. I read fresh Orange juice straight from the...
- Anybody ever on Effexor while pregnant?? 4th January 2006
... went. Oh well. Yes, I am preparing ahead. I've got my folic acid and made all my checkups :) I'm almost ready...
- Prenatals- Who's Taking them? 2nd January 2006
... skeeter in the uk you only take your folic acid until you are 12 weeks i stopped mine at 15 weeks...
... that I have been taking various vitamins including folic acid way before pregnancy and I would say I was taking...
... and I take a supplemental panel of B vitamins with folic acid---sublingual form. With this, I can hold my...
- Anyone over 38 and pregnant?? 2nd January 2006
... daily vitamin if you don't already take one) and extra folic acid now before you start trying. Hope everything...
... daily vitamin if you don't already take one) and extra folic acid now before you start trying. Hope everything...
... I'm not sure how much folic acid oj has but you should take at least 400 mcg per...
... I'm not sure how much folic acid oj has but you should take at least 400 mcg per...
... with the second pregnancy (daily baby aspirin, extra folic acid on top of prenatals, progesterone, terbuteline...
- Need Advice on Pregnancy 31st December 2005
... Any woman of child bearing age should take folic acid daily. Just staying healthy in general by eating...
- green tea safe or not 19th December 2005
... I was reading that green tea absorbs folic acid wich is a no no and can cause birth defects....
... contractions and that it does not allow the body to absord folic acid. I decided to switch to Lipton Decaff tea until...
- Did I do something wrong?? 11th December 2005
... contain the essential nutrients and, particularly, the folic acid that both you and the baby will need, along with...
- 4 april moms 29th November 2005
... that I have been taking vitamins including a separate folic acid way before pregnancy and I exercise.
I am...
- Positive Test! 24th November 2005
... not really a young pup.
I'm going to get me some folic acid! lol and any other suggestions?
I made an appointment...
- what is that supplement? 23rd November 2005
... Folic Acid. They recommend you take 1mg a day, this is usually...
... I think you may be thinking aout Folic Acid?...
- Is Green Tea Safe? 1st November 2005
... personally love Green Tea, but have heard that it decreases folic acid signifigantly, which hurts the baby's brain developmen...
- Hair dye - is it safe? 31st October 2005
... Orange culture - you know i only have folic acid tablets -which i took every day in first trimester...
... vitamins keep you in balance more then anything. The folic acid is great, but get on a prenatal to take care...
- Hypercoagulant... Blood clots. 23rd September 2005
... LIKE IT PUT ME UNDER A LOT OF STRESS. I AM TAKING FOLIC ACID NOW AND ALSO A LOW DOSE ASPRIN A DAY... I PRAY...
- Prenatal Vitamins 5th August 2005
... basically just a multivitamin. I'm already taking Folic Acid, Iron, B-12, a B-Complex and a Mulitvitamin....
... told me to take 2 flintstone vitamins. he said the folic acid is the most important. i know someone elsexwho ... takes a multi and folic acid. i would ask the dr....
... said it was as good as any as long as it had the folic acid. 100% folic acid, it says! So you don't have...
... vitamins. I told her what the label said and what the folic acid level was in the vitamins which was 400 but she...
- Vitamins 28th July 2005
... one of the only brands that provides 100% of daily folic acid.
Dr. also said that tums are fine. although...
- Is it probable that I'm pg? 10th July 2005
... take the BCP, nor other meds, take my vitamins with folic acid, and wait a week or so before I test again.
...
- Painful Cramping and Constipation 2nd July 2005
... I am not sure. I am stopping prenatals and taking folic acid. Also, I was eating Viactiv calcium supps and...
...
I would definitly not stop your prenatal vit and folic acid, this is when you need it the most, first 8 wks...
... without checking with your dr. first. It's not just the folic acid that you need. I was very constipated at first...
... I will try some childrens vitamins with no iron + folic acid. The iron has always been a problem for me and...
- Confused and need help 1st July 2005
... earlier lasted a couple fo days. I have been taking folic acid for a while now and we have been eating raw oysters...
- Lots of creamy CM 30th June 2005
... going and getting some prenatal vitamins, ESPECIALLY folic acid. 400 mg a day will help prevent neural tube defects...
- First First Appt tomorrow!! 20th June 2005
... have iron in them. Also, you'll want to start taking folic acid.
Have fun, go buy pregnancy magazines and...
- Weird question 15th June 2005
... fetal development. One of the most important being folic acid. Since you don't always "know" when you get pregnant...
- What to do before getting pregnant?? 10th June 2005
... Start taking Folic Acid now. 400 mcg/day is the recommended dosage....
... vitamin so you get all the vitamins your body needs... folic acid is a major must so if you don't buy the prenatals ... make sure you definitely buy folic acid pills! Good Luck!...
- Does anyone know? 1st June 2005
... so I wasn't afraid of Spina Bifida as I had taken folic acid. But when I got a phone call from my doc indicating...
- Can you take prenatal vitamins even though you're not pregnant? 30th May 2005
... child-bearing age take pre-natals so they have enough folic acid in their body *if* they do become pregnant....
... I'm on pre-natals, as well as extra folic acid, but I'm TTC. The receptionist at my Drs. also...
- Prenatal Vitamins 25th May 2005
... There are alot of things in there. Iron, Folic Acid, Calcium, vit D, Vit E, the other Vit B's, Calcium ... trouble with them, you can take a flintstones and extra folic acid!...
... in it vitamin wise than prenatals do! that with a folic acid pill suits me fine :)...
- prenatals 18th May 2005
... hefty iron supplement. I too took flintstones and folic acid in the first trimester. My iron levels were better...
... the milk is the calcium.
i do that and take extra folic acid which is a tiny pill on its own anyway! tastes...
... part of the Flintstone generation! I also take a folic acid and extra iron supplements if I can stomoach...
- Help, I didn't take folic acid...!? 4th May 2005
... doctor told me that to get the adequate levels of folic acid on your body you need to start taking it three...
... Has anyone gone through a pregnancy without taking a folic acid supplement? And had a healthy baby? I should...
... long time ago. They had me start prenanatals and folic acid almost three years ago, long before we intended...
... I didn't know about folic acid for my first pregnancy so I didn't take any either...
- Spasm kicking? 3rd May 2005
... condition wherein the mother's body doesn't absorb any folic acid or other vitamins - ever - and this can cause...
- Pregnancy & Norco 2nd May 2005
... pregnancy. My dr. gave me an additional prescription for folic acid due to the circumstances.
Hang in there and...
- Pregnant Ladies - What did you do to get the BFP? 27th April 2005
... mins w/ hips elevated. And was one Prenatel Vit and Folic Acid prior to trying.
Then November of this past ... like 8 days after finding out. I wasn't on Vit or Folic Acid at the time. I am on my waiting period now to ... pregnant this month. I am on the Prenatal Vit and Folic Acid prior to again. Baby dust to you....
- i dont eat very healthy!!!!! 17th April 2005
... of protein, certain vitamins and minerals, such as folic acid and iron, and calories (for energy) during your...
... 3 months but dont have any left at mo. i take the folic acid though. I dont eat lots of sweet food but i tend...
- ? for experienced Clomid users............. 15th April 2005
... forgot to take all my pills last night (prenatal vit, folic acid and clomid) ARGH!!!!!! I am so mad at myself...
- Folic Acid 9th April 2005
... prenatals its 1 mg...you can't really over dose on folic acid..it is water soluable..
Take Care
:) DazedandCo...
... You don't need a prescription for folic acid, like someone said, you can't overdose. I take...
... I started taking 5mg of folic acid a year before my husband and I started trying...
... Extra folic acid can help combat the side effects to you from...
- Azathioprine in Pregnancy/Lactation 18th March 2005
... not cause that many problems. I am taking 4mg of folic acid to help against birth defects, talk to your dr ... ) the chances go up to .10. HOwever with lots of folic acid, you can reduce your chances back down to .065...
... up could be so much worse.
You should already have folic acid in your prenatal vitamins,so I dont think it ... want you too,talk to him/her about that. I was taking folic acid for about two monthes before becoming pregnant ... and was told by my OB to discontinue the folic acid because I had enough in my prenatal vitamin(but...
... you. Hope it works this time!
I've been taking Folic Acid since I started trying to get pregnant about...
- pre natal vitamins 17th March 2005
... a Flintstones or something! Just take some extra folic acid, 1mg at least, it comes in itty bitty tablets...
... pregnancy I took the chewable flintstone vitamins and a folic acid pill every day that was recommended by my midwife ... because I couldnt' swallow the prenatal pills. The folic acid pill is very very tiny so you shouldn't have...
... Flintstone vitamins a day is fine. That has 800 mcg of folic acid....
- can a fetus have a seizure in the womb 15th March 2005
... condition wherein the mother's body doesn't absorb any folic acid or other vitamins - ever - and this can cause...
- Advice Please.... 7th March 2005
... was great and would help a lot because it is full of folic acid and iron and other great stuff, except not to...
- Cant take prenatal vitamins!? 1st March 2005
... I take flintstones too! And extra folic acid. It won't hurt you to add that to them, and...
... supplement my multivitamin if needed...focusing on calcium, folic acid, and B vitamins.
That's what I do now. It ... complex, and a 600mg calcium...my regular multi has more folic acid than the prenatal does)...I've been a vitamin...
- Get hot flashes when I take Vitamins 17th February 2005
... easily, just take a children's chewable with extra folic acid. But since the vitamins you are taking are called...
... what's in them. It only has vitamins in them 1mg of folic acid, 30mg of Iron, and all these other vitamins such...
- Prenatal Vitamins and Other Questions 14th February 2005
... and that is what I do, but you need to take extra folic acid, cause the flintstones won't have enough for ... want to get pregnant should just go ahead and take folic acid, cause by the time you are pregnant, it is too ... late for the folic acid to help with some things! As for the water,...
- Help!!! Please!! 12th February 2005
... of myself for the past year, taking prenatals and folic acid, and it figures the one time I drink, Im actually...
- Need a pep talk 7th February 2005
... get a prescription for prenatal vitamins or get some folic acid. It will all work out for the best....
- Increased Heartbeat from Prenatal Vitamins 31st January 2005
... very important to take the vitamins, especially the folic acid and the iron. The folic acid is very important ... vitamins, just switch to a flintstones and some extra folic acid until you go to the dr! Good luck, and congrats...
- How much folic acid do u take? 31st January 2005
... it. But I take 4 mg a day, you can't overdose on folic acid, you might could if you took like 100mg or something ... The only thing that can happen if you take alot of folic acid is that it can mask a B-12 deficency, but that ... ltivitamin a few years ago, where some drs thought that the folic acid was what was hurting the babies, but when they ... did tests of folic acid seperately, and the vitamin without it, they...
- Mmm....sugar.... 27th January 2005
... they are good, just be sure you are taking extra folic acid with them!...
- Vitamins and cheese 25th January 2005
... my doctor hasn't had time to see me yet. I'm taking folic acid but is there anything else that I should be taking...
... flintstones, just be sure you are taking lots of extra folic acid, and if it is a children's vitamin, you may need...
- Folic Acid 24th January 2005
... you can't overdose on folic acid, i mean i guess if you took like 100 or something...
... I have heard and also read that too much folic acid can harm your baby. Do your research in the internet...
... that if you want to get pregnant. Take 400 mcg of folic acid every day.
You are pregnant. Take 600mcg ... of folic acid every day.
You are breastfeeding. Take 500mcg ... of folic acid every day.
You had a baby with spina bifida ... doctor, and ask for a prescription for a higher dose of folic acid. You should take 4,000 micrograms (4,000 mcg ... not planning to have another baby. Take 400 mcg of folic acid every day....
... "Consuming more folic acid than the body needs usually does not cause problems ... reputable medical website.
Also on this site
"A folic acid overdose is unlikely to threaten life. Call an ... could find against it, which i knew, is that extra folic acid can mask a b-12 deficeny. However, that can...
... something else that may explain why some people thought folic acid was bad.
""[The new study] is good news," says ... MD, a medical epidemiologist at the CDC. "Taking folic acid before and during early pregnancy is safe and ... an increased miscarriage risk among women consuming folic acid was not designed to look for miscarriages and ... testing a whole pill containing 800 micrograms of folic acid and other vitamins and minerals, "but we looked ... at folic acid alone and miscarriage risk," Berry says. "We ... makes any difference."
The real problem with folic acid supplementation is that just under 30% of women ... anything bad about taking it, there is a shot though, of folic acid a different kind, that can cause problems....
- Fundal Height Concerns 20th January 2005
... important. I take a flintstones vitamin and extra folic acid, both of which can be bought over the counter ... , most pregnant womenneed 1mg of folic acid a day, but i take 4. Those will work just as...
- She said dont take prenatal vitamins!! :( 17th January 2005
... said its better not to take prenatal vitamins!! just folic acid! i know thats important but i thought other vitamins...
... take flinstone chewable vitamins when I got sick. The folic acid is very important! But so is keeping your iron...
... worked it right, you probably could just take the folic acid pills - which are tiny - and then make sure you...
... knew what they were on about! yeah they pointed out folic acid but thats it!
I have decided to crush it all...
... I use a regular womans vitamin and take a seperate folic acid tablet....
... anything pregnant women shouldn't have. They also contain folic acid....
... Hm... I personally don't take prenatals. Just folic acid. But I have a history of very high iron levels ... and have diet very high in calcium. So I just take folic acid and a one a day. My body obviously doesn't need...
... pregnancies not to take prenatal vitamins. I took folic acid on my own until the doctor gave me a prescription...
... no longer stomach them! LOL!! as long as i get my folic acid :)...
... alot of doctors know nothing about nutrition. The folic acid is most important in the weeks before and right ... conception, as this is when the developing baby needs the folic acid the most. For the doctor to tell you to stop...
... no wonder!! LOL!!
I take a prenatal with vit B's folic acid, magnesium, beta caratene, iron ect and an extra ... 400mcg folic acid and 2 rennies (calcium carbonate indigestion...
... fruits and veggies for the added vitamins and the added folic acid if that is what they told you. That is what I...
... iron supplement, i am anemic though, and four mgs of folic acid aday. You should check on crushing those pills...
- Pressing the Panic Button 16th January 2005
... know what I should be doing at this point! I'm taking folic but that's about it. Ladies? Help?...
... know they are pregnant some of the time.
Taking the folic acid is a great thing and just relax and rest! get...
... personally recommend the ones with a higher amount of both folic acid and B6. the B6 will really help with morning...
... with both children. I understand your panic. The folic is great keep doing that and if you were wondering...
- Prenatal Vitamins 14th January 2005
... really need to worry about in the first trimester is folic acid...mainly because the baby doens't have a high...
- Childrens chweable vits?? 13th January 2005
... two vitamins that are most important are iron and folic acid. I would talk to your doctor about which vitamins ... chewables that have the appropriate amounts of iron and folic acid in them....
... Thanks for your replys! i take folic acid in tablet anyway which is small and easy to digest...
... need, however, to get at least 800 mg. (or mcg?) of folic acid....
... me to take the children's flintstone vitamins and a folic acid pill on top of that. And everything was just...
... stomach problems, so I take the flintstones, plus 4mg of folic acid, recommened amount is 1mg, and an iron pill....
- Questions about First Doc appt 5th January 2005
... Also, take those prenatals. You need your folic acid....
- What prenatal vitamins do you take?? 29th December 2004
... I am takign flintstones too, but I take extra folic acid and iron, but I found that they were just much...
... 400mg of Folic Acid only taken with my breakfast. I try and listen...
- Can you still get a regular period... 21st December 2004
... Start taking folic acid (400mg) immediately. It's the only vitamin that ... that, as a fertile woman, you should take 400mg of folic acid daily to prevent neural tube defects (such as...
- food adversions 15th December 2004
... made sure i took my vitamin everday (you only need folic acid durring the first 3 months because the demand...
- I have a cold and need help! 13th December 2004
... you can take too much Vitamin C, i think it is like Folic Acid, you just pee out the extra, but with being pregnant...
- Thinking of starting our family soon! 10th December 2004
... taking it now and start taking a multi-vitamin with folic acid in it to prepare your body. In the meantime use...
... before you start trying to get pregnant. You need the folic acid to build up in your system early in order to...
- Questions before I get preg. 8th December 2004
... and ttc I would suggest taking prenatal vitimans and folic acid now though cause it will help you and baby when...
... the prenatals now. It is essential that you have folic acid built up in your system before you get pregnant...
- First Dr. Appt 1st December 2004
... Also, keep taking the prenatals. You need that folic acid especially early in the pregnancy....
... Also, keep taking the prenatals. You need that folic acid especially early in the pregnancy....
- Need Advice: Anorexia and Pregnancy 20th November 2004
... higher iron can cuase nausea) and a little lower folic acid....but it is better than no vitamin...maybe try...
- scared because i didnt take vitamins in the 1st tri... 20th November 2004
... ok i am going to be 13 weeks on monday, i did take folic acid at 200% daily before i got pregnant and some ... it will be ok since alot probably arent even taking folic acid till 7-8 weeks when they get into the dr. finally...
- Pre-Natal Vitamins? 20th November 2004
... take a children's chewable, make sure you take extra folic acid with them, it won't make you sick. the iron...
- Question about prenatal vitamins. 15th November 2004
... ecommended women take just a regular multivitamin and extra folic acid if they are having trouble with the prenantal ... actually taking a children's chewable vitamin, and extra folic acid, as advised my a maternal fetal medicine dr....
- Question about what to avoid eating and being around while pregnant 7th November 2004
... Dietary Supplements
Ferrous Sulfate
Prenatal Vitamins
Folic Acid Tablets
Calcium Tablets
Vaginal Anti-Fungal...
- 1st doctors appt. 6th November 2004
... until the 4th month. Is this normal? I am taking folic acid tablets. I also wanted lab work done to check...
... the prenatal vitamins before you even get pregnant- Folic Acid needs to be in your system before===so you definitely...
... been on prenatal vitamins by now. I have been taking folic acid for a couple of years and a "prenantal" vitamin ... are allowed here!) instead, as long as i took the folic acid supplements....
- Questions??????? 5th November 2004
... doctor also recommended taking a multivitamin with folic acid 3 months prior to trying to conceive to minimize...
- June Mommies 1st November 2004
... that's what I want. It helps, AND it has 100% of Folic Acid!
Kerry~
Bagels are good when you don...
... But the soup works. The dr has been giving me extra folic acid because the Crohn's prevents your body from getting...
- Please Help Me 15th October 2004
... Start taking a prenatal vitamin....or just folic acid by itself, my doctor told me that the nutritional ... normaly (no sever morning sickness or food adversions) folic acid is all you need for the first 3 months. I took...
- any advice??? 5th October 2004
... ok i know all about taking folic acid and calcium and that i shouldn't drink caffine...
- Does it matter when you take the prenatal vitamins? 4th October 2004
... me so sick that my doc told me to just go down to folic acid pills until my tummy chilled out....
- Thanks 22nd September 2004
... Thanks for the Tips on TTC. I am currently taking my folic acid. :)
I am charting my ovulation as well. ...
- Prenatal Vitamins 9th September 2004
... occur very very early on in a pregnancy because of low folic acid (folate) levels....
