folic acid?

[paula1]

hi ladies hope everyone had a nice xmas + new year. i was just wonderin when should you stop takin folic acid im 16wks at weekend but something is tellin me i read it somewhere to stop at 16wks???

[ritz21]

normally you can stop it after wk 12 but continue taking it is also said to be beneficial for maternal health. best would be to call your midwife and ask

[Jodie-123]

Hi, as long as you are taking the recommeded amount it is fine to take throughout your entire pregnancy.

Folic acid helps with babies development at all stages but particually in the first 3 months.

hope this helps and good luck.

[Hidden]

I was advised to take it during the whole pregnancy and while I am breast feeding as well.

[mrsturner17]

I asked my midwife this and she said the advice normally given is stop at 12 weeks but you can take stuff like pregnacare all the way through pregnancy which has 19 different vitamins that are important for you during pregnancy and they also do ranges for postnatal and breast feeding following the birth too but just to warn you pregnacare tablets are rather big and I find them hard to swallow but everyone's different lol xx

[Kc1983]

You can take it whole way through pregnancy, I've bin on higher dose of it for years n have to take it, it won't do baby any harm

[bijenderr]

continue take this tab better for baby growth and your health