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Leelee 
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 8:21am |
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DF and I are going to start ttc #1 early next year so I was wanting to know when shoud I start taking folic acid and what is the best type?
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mum2paris
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 8:28am |
usually they say from 3 months before conceiving so i guess.. start about 3 months before you want to start trying.
A good type is Apo-folic.. nice small little tablets (which is good when you finally do conceive and have morning sickness.. at least the tablet shouldn't make you hurl! lol) about $10 from the chemist for around 100 tablets.
Then once you do conceive you could probably switch if you wanted to something like elevit or some other pregnancy vits.. but well elevit is pretty much $1 per tablets (so around $100 for a container of 100 tablets  ) which is a bit expensive to use whilst TTC really.
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 10:39am |
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My GP advised me to start taking folic acid, when I stop BCP. So that I'm covered when I conceive. You can get folic acid thru your GP a lot cheaper than the chemist.
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 11:04am |
You can get a script for the 800mg that you should be having. The last lot I got was $3 for 3 months worth.
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 12:58pm |
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I was told to take it a month beforehand and 3 months after.
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 1:56pm |
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The recommended dose is 0.8mg of folic acid per day. Alot of over the counter stuff is alot less than the reommended dose, so make sure you check the dosage before you buy. Like mum2paris I also used Apo-folic, which I got from the pharmacy.
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Posted: 23 September 2007 at 5:51pm |
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I was told to take it a month beforehand and 3 months after. |
The reason I was told to start taking it once, you stop birth control is cause most people don't know when the conceive and yes, you take it for the 1st trimester.
There are a lot of foods which contain folic acid / folate naturally. Marmite is a good source.
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Posted: 13 October 2007 at 11:11pm |
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Is it ok to start taking Folic Adic while taking BCP?
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Posted: 14 October 2007 at 10:11am |
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I would say start taking it now! It wont do you any harm and if you accidently fell pregnant a little earlier than planned you'd be covered. I used elevit for 3 months before and while it was expensive I liked that I was getting other things too. I am still using it now and my obstetrician suggested I stay taking folic acid as we plan to try and conceive number 2 in 4 months (OMG!!!!! did I say that?)
and make sure you are getting 800mg. Most only have 400so you need one specially for preggers!
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Posted: 14 October 2007 at 12:53pm |
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LOL thanks nzpiper. I might start looking at the pharmacy at brands and prices. How much does it cost in NZ for Elevit? I imagine it would be a similar price in Aus too.
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Posted: 14 October 2007 at 1:30pm |
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LOL thanks nzpiper. I might start looking at the pharmacy at brands and prices. How much does it cost in NZ for Elevit? I imagine it would be a similar price in Aus too. |
Cheapest I have found is on www.ferrit.co.nz and they have it for around $92 for 100 tabs.
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Posted: 14 October 2007 at 5:39pm |
If you have a community services card, you can get a prescription from your GP for $3. Thats what I do. It is recommended that you start taking it 3 months prior and 3 months after conception, so if you are on a budget like we are, then the GP script is your best option.
I had a look at the Elevit, but since Im on Iron supplements already there wasn't much I'd be getting out of them especially since the price is quite prohibitive.
To us, we would rather spend the money on the big ticket items for the nursery, and my over rampant spending... Oops...!
Best of luck TTC, we look forward to seeing you in here!
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Posted: 14 October 2007 at 5:50pm |
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Thanks ladies, much appreciated. I will check out the web site.
Unfortunately (oops, I didnt say that hehe) we are in Aus at the moment and their health system is a lot different to NZ. Their medication is disgustingly expensive so if its around $90 over the counter in NZ it will be similar or more here.
I will however try my GP here to see if I can get it on a script for cheaper, they may have it subsidised that way. Are their others similar to Elevit that are recommended?
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When to start taking folic acid
