I Have a Question About One Source Prenatal Vitamins? Posted: 08-12-06 05:05am
Do I have to take folic acid when i'm
pregnant? Or when i'm trying to get
pregnant? Or both? Please help me out!
Thanks....=)
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HappyBaby
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 119 Location: UK
Posted: 08-12-06 06:06am
Hi!
It is advised that you take folic acid
when you are trying to conceive as well as
when you are actually pregnant. Since
most women won't know they are pregnant
until at least 4 weeks gone I suppose this
makes sure that you are getting the dose
needed to help protect the baby :-)
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kissofangel20
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 248 Location: ,
Posted: 08-12-06 20:15pm
I also take those as a daily vit. My Dr.
Was surprised when I told him 5 years ago
as we were trying to get preg. He said
that I was doing a great thing cause his
advice was that all women of child bearing
age take prenatals as it keeps their body
as it should be for a preg. And there
won't be any defeinceies which is the
cause of several birth defects.
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Larisa
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Posted: 08-13-06 00:38am
You take them and your not even pregnant?
I will do the same thing then.....Thanks
so much for everything ladies! :d
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pixie2007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Tampa
Posted: 08-14-06 01:12am
I was only taking vitamin c before I got
pregnant, so I was a little worried once I
found out I was pregnant because I know
how essential it is to get plenty of folic
acid. I make sure I take them daily and
I know to continue doing so after birth
for breastfeeding. I'm sure its
perfectly fine to take prenatals when
you're not pregnant or breastfeeding, but
I would watch iron supplements because too
much as well as a deficiency can be just
as harmful.....Prenatal vitamins are
awesome, but they aren't really necessary
if you're not pregnant or not trying to
get pregnant because you are just
excreting the extra vitamins that your
body doesn't really need. Also, there is
more vitamin e in prenatal vitamins then a
non-pregnant woman needs. Vitamin e is
fat-soluable, so it resides in your body
and can thin out your blood if you're
taking too much.
