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kellverona 
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Posted: 08 March 2006 at 3:51pm |
Did anyone continue taking folic acid tabs throughout their pregnancy?? I was told I can stop now adn Im in my 14th week almost.
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mum2emj
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Posted: 08 March 2006 at 4:29pm |
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i always stopped at around 12 weeks. think its most important in the first 3 months of pregnancy when baby is developing and pre conception.
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Posted: 08 March 2006 at 4:55pm |
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I am still taking mine as well as cartia and calcium tabs,but my doctors are being careful this time round as I had high blood pressure towards the end of both my pregnancies.
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EthansMummy
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Posted: 08 March 2006 at 8:32pm |
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Hey Kellie, my doctor told me to take it right through the pregnancy and gave me 8 repeats. I thought you took it right through
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Posted: 08 March 2006 at 9:01pm |
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I started out taking it just during the first trimester, but I've started taking it again now to help me not feel so completely exhausted all the time ! I'm not low in iron, but it does seem to have evened things out a fair bit.
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Posted: 09 March 2006 at 7:50am |
I stopped after about 14 weeks I think. Joey is fine!!!! 
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Posted: 09 March 2006 at 1:46pm |
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my midwife told me to stop taking them after 12 weeks. isn't folic acid different to iron? i am on iron supplements which are ferrous sulphate, and the folic acid tabs i had were just folic acid. can someone enlighten my poor pregnant brain??
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daikini
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Posted: 09 March 2006 at 2:42pm |
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Yes, folic acid is different to iron.
I didn't take anything with Kiya, mostly because I was 18-20 weeks when I found out I was pregnant. I took folic acid with Josiah, but stopped at around 13 weeks (when the bottle ran out!)
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Posted: 09 March 2006 at 3:18pm |
i stopped at 13 weeks 
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Posted: 09 March 2006 at 3:24pm |
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I'm taking Elevit which has 800mcg of Folic Acid in it and will continue taking them right through pregnancy so in short it won't do any harm but you don't *need* to specifically continue with them after 12 weeks.
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Posted: 09 March 2006 at 5:30pm |
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I didn't take them very reliably when I was preg with Maya - morning sickness made them looks very unappealing, but I am taking a pregnancy multivit with folic acid this time round and will probably continue it right thru.
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