For the love of all that is!! EVERYONE TAKE YOUR FOLIC ACID

Its posted in FAQ, its posted on google, your docs tell you to take it, so why isn't every single person who post there supplments list not listing Folic Acid?  This is the easist way to prevent mc and birth defect and does not sway!  Every now and then this forum gets a flood of new people and they dont undersand how important this is.

Sorry to sound so blunt, but this is VERY IMPORTANT

I agree!!! I was on 5mg while TTC, and am now down to 3mg now that I have. (Coming down to 1mg slowly as I'm paranoid!) SO important, and SO cheap and easy. Why wouldn't you!?!

 totally agree!!

ETA: It is a B vitamin so if you don't need it you will pee the rest out!  Take loads of it!!!!

yes, I didn't know about folic acid until I got pg with my first ds and I know how important it is and you hear about it everywhere.They even started putting it in bread years back b/c it is so important and march of dimes also states how it can help.

 with all three preg I have taken 3mg on top of prenatal vits,  is there a recommended dose?

hm I don't post it cause I usually only post the stuff for swaying.. I just figure it is common scence to be taking it.. both me and df are taking our FA..

might be why others don't list it either? just figure it is one you HAVE to take regardless which way you are swaying so why include it with your swaying supp. you are trying?

AMEN!!!!!!! 

becky3:

 with all three preg I have taken 3mg on top of prenatal vits,  is there a recommended dose?

the very least is 800-1000mcg if you take more all the better!

**super high amounts (i think 5g or more) can cause twins. just a fyi

The CDC says that women of child bearing ages should be taking at least 400mcg of folic acid a day... and that if you become pregnant that you should increase it to 600mcg daily. 

Most prenatal vitamins usually contain anywhere between 800-1000mcg of folic acid... 

I take the muti that contains 1000mcg and an additional 800mcg pill.  Don't forget that B-12 also helps to absorb the folic acid into your system. 

Fearymay:

might be why others don't list it either? just figure it is one you HAVE to take regardless which way you are swaying so why include it with your swaying supp. you are trying?

On thing I have learned while being on ig is I can not assume everyone has common sense

Fearymay:

hm I don't post it cause I usually only post the stuff for swaying.. I just figure it is common scence to be taking it.. both me and df are taking our FA..

might be why others don't list it either? just figure it is one you HAVE to take regardless which way you are swaying so why include it with your swaying supp. you are trying?

That's what I thought too.

 i'm swaying for a girl...is it ok to get your folic acid from your prenatals?  or do you need a separate folic acid supp?  just wondering if there's anything in my target prenatals that would be bad for girl swaying...

it is better to have to much fa then to little.  I would buy a separate fa

I take Metanx (it's by prescription).  It has an active form of folate in it which is supposed to be the equivalent of 19 folic acid tablets (1mg).