are you takein folic acid.
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6/10/08 23:38
Yes! Been taking pregnacare everyday since i found out! thinking about taking it all the way through!
it says its fine for all through pregnancy and after whilest breast feeding!
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6/10/08 21:37
Just to say that you shouldn't take pregnacare if you are taking blood thining drugs i.e asprin
I have to take 75mg of asprin daily so I can't take pregnacare, so just to let anyone know if they take it too. It does say this on the box but I didn't read it until after I had bought it with ds2!
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6/10/08 21:24
You dont have to stop taking it.It just ceases to have a major beneficial effect on the baby after the 1st trimester...folic acid has loads of benefits for you though pregnant or not so if you dont eat a perfectly balanced diet (& lets face it only those smug people we would all like to kill eat like that dont they??) its a good idea to take a multi vitamin everyday & especially when pregnant as it can help keep you fit & well,although you do need a pregnancy tailored multi vitamin when expecting as a couple of types of vitamin in normal bottles are left out of the ingredients as they are not good for you when pregnant.
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6/10/08 21:03
Vicki- I dont think you have to stop taking folic acid at 12 weeks, its just advised that you take it up to 12 weeks as after that the baby has already fully formed and it wont do it any good, (or any harm) so practically pointless taking it. my midwife has said i can take it as long as i want as long as i dont stop before 12 weeks. Hope this makes sense.
stacey.x.x
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6/10/08 20:30
with the single dose ones you have to stop taking it at 12 weeks...should be ok to take it longer with pregnacare i would think...look on the box? xxx
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6/10/08 20:17
Hi i've been taking Pregacare since finding out which has folic acid in does anyone know why u can take this all throughout pregnancy but if taking folic acid as a single suppliment u have to stop at 12 weeks?
Vikki xx
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6/10/08 19:00
I agree with Charlie, should def be taking that by now it is really crucial in early stage of development. i started 2 months before i found out this time. With my first i was taking it while trying to conceive and continued right up until about 30 weeks i forgot i did not need to take it all the way through!!
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6/10/08 15:03
I've been taking it since I found out, I've got the sainsburies prenancy vitamins with folic acid. Had to sneak them in the house so I could take them before I told dh about the baby lol.
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6/10/08 10:25
i started takeing folic acid when i found out i was pregnant ,i tryed pregnacare with my first child but there huge and could not swallow them ! will stop takeing the folic acid in 4 weeks :-)
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6/10/08 10:00
benn taking folic acid while ttc and now pregnant im on pregnacare
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6/10/08 09:17
ive been taking boots own preg vits with folic acid and omega in, and mumomega so im getting loads of omega 3 lol
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6/10/08 09:02
i got some of the sanatogen pregnacare ones i think thats what there called, and everytime i take them they make me sick
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5/10/08 21:50
Am planning on taking Pregnacare until bubba's arrived... maybe even after if I bf!
xx
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5/10/08 21:36
yep!im takin sanatagen pro-natal, xx -
5/10/08 21:30
YES i am!!! Last time dr forgot to tell me and i didnt realise until midwife appt at 9 weeks, she went mad that i wasnt taking it and gave me a long speech about why its important that we should take it and then complained to the dr that saw me!!
This time i started taking it while ttc and still taking it now, been told to ake it everyday till at least 12 weeks.x.x.
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5/10/08 21:23
Have been taking mine since march LOL when we started ttc. So it force of habit now, though I take pregnacare as it has all the nutrients I could possibly need in.
Tc
CArlie
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5/10/08 20:28
I brought some and have been taking it since i found out i was pregnant. I take mine with my morning cuppa!
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5/10/08 20:02
yeah i was taking it for 4 months while TTC and i am taking it till i am 12 weeks preg!!! i remember it cos when i have my orange juice with breakie i always take my folic acid then!!
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5/10/08 19:22
hi all i have some but i always forget to take it i forgot to take it everyday with all my pregnancys i really should try and think of a way to remember. saying that i havent taken it today off to take 1!
laura 9+2
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5/10/08 19:13
i have been taking folic acid since i have known at around 4 weeks and the doctor prescribed mine for me.
Hi is anyone else takein folic acid.