How much folic acid or folate do you take when pregnant?

[Brandi1234]

I was taking 400ug of folate as part of a prenatal vitamin for a long time before becoming pregnant and continued with the same after conceiving.

I didn’t give it much thought but recently have been reading it should be 400ug when trying to conceive and 600ug once pregnant.

My doctor never mentioned this just asked if I’d been taking folic acid.

I’m currently 13 weeks and worried I’ve not been getting enough.

Am I overthinking this?!

Thanks ladies X

[Purpledoggy]

NHS say 400ug daily until 12 weeks so sure you’ll be fine nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-we... xx

[Brandi1234 in reply to Purpledoggy]

ah brilliant, so much information out there it can get very confusing! Thank you x

[Dilpreet123]

400mg is right amount so dont worry. Good luck.🥰

[Brandi1234 in reply to Dilpreet123]

phew! Thanks so much x