Folic Acid

[Dreamer0204]

Good Morning

I have just gone through my first donor egg transfer and I was prescribed 5mg folic acid from the start of the treatment.

Last Wednesday I got a positive result and the instructions from my clinic (which is in Greece) was to now to continue with Folic Acid as per my GP advise.

I live in the Middle East as we don’t have GPs as such. I have booked my first hospital appointment for next Saturday which would make me 6 and half weeks pregnant.

My question is should I continue with the 5mg of folic Acid till then or just take the amount in the multivitamin ?

Can you take too much folic Acid ?

Many thanks in advance xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Dreamer0204. Well done! Around 400 micro grams of folic acid is recommended daily until 12 weeks of pregnancy. See what is in your tablet and make up the difference if necessary. Happy pregnancy. Diane

[Dreamer0204 in reply to DianeArnold]

Hi Diane

Thank you for the reply.

I’m currently taking Pregnacare which says only 400 ug (which I believe is the same as micro grams)

Will go out shopping and see what else I can find, but will continue with other tablets till then.

Many thanks for you kind wishes

X

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK in reply to Dreamer0204]

Hi. That’s the correct amount. You could make sure you have vitamin D too. 10 mcg/ug a day. Keep well. Diane