Moms 2012- 2013

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Re: Moms 2012- 2013

@sadzzz

^ Demesne, i thought you were supposed to be taking folic acid two months prior to starting TTC??

@somegroovychick

^ you have to take it prior to conceiving because it needs to build up in your body for it to help in preventing birth defects. the time its needed most is in the first few weeks after you concieve when a lot of other things are also being established.

demesne, were you taking folic acid separately or were you take a prenatal vitamin with folic acid? prenatal vits have everything and you do take those throughout the pregnancy, and even after.

i hope you feel better soon!

@akmoti

i am still taking vitamins as m bfeeding my baby and i took them throughout my pregnancy…

demesne start taking as early as possible so that u can see which one suits u…

Girls, I was never TTC. Allah blessed me with this without me even trying hence me not taking folic acid from the beginning since I was never trying. I started it soon as I knew I was pregnant, and according to my blood tests, everything in my body was well within the healthy range, so I expect the baby is fine and didn’t suffer unduly for lack of taking extrinsic folic acid beforehand.

I was advised not to take additional vitamins in my first trimester in case I went into toxicity of any one of them since I eat well and healthily and the baby was developing in first tri. Now that I am in second tri, perhaps my reserves are low. I am considering taking calcium and vitamin C regularly.

Previously I was taking cereals packed with vitamins early in the morning to ensure that my levels were good. Now I’ll begin the external meds.