I had my first doc appt today and she
advised me that I need to take a prenatal
vitamin. That I wouldnt need to take a
seperate folic acid. Before now, I never
was told to take folic acid. Will this
effect my baby later??
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ladybug2004
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Nichole Posted: 01-07-04 17:53pm
No it wont hurt the baby.How old are
you?Im 39 and have been told to take it
everyday so when I do get preg I have a
better chance for a normal baby.Mare
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NicoleF
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Posted: 01-07-04 17:55pm
What I mean is..... If I havent been
taking it will it effect my baby later on?
I am 7 weeks pregnant and just started
taking a prenatal vitiman. But is it too
late??
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honeycoco
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Posted: 01-07-04 18:11pm
No I dont think its too late. I was 9
weeks when I found out I was preg and
thats when I started taking prenatal
vitamins
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NicoleF
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Posted: 01-07-04 18:13pm
But I haven't been taking folic acid up
till now. Will this cause any birth
defects??
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Farah
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Posted: 01-08-04 01:55am
No, it won't cause birth defects. If you
go ahead and start taking it, it will be
fine. Don't worry, there are girls who
never get any prenatal care and their
babies are extremely healthy. It's just
something they recommend for growth,
etc... You'll be fine if you start taking
it now.
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SweetCheeki17
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I Have a Question Posted: 01-08-04 13:06pm
Im not pregnant or anything but how big is
the prenatal vitiams? Im the kind of
person who are scare of choking myself to
death by taking pills. Im alot easier to
take 100mg but I dont know about
prenatal.
I just want to keep this in my mind til
whatever happens. Thanks
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DismalEuphoria
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Posted: 01-09-04 17:04pm
Nicole, don't worry about taking it at 7
weeks. That's actually still early. It
does help prevent birth defects such as
spina bifida, so make sure to take your
vitamins everyday. The prenatal viatmin
has folic acid, and you don't want to over
do anything, but banana's have folic acid
too. Think of it this way, most women
(unless really tracking it) don't even
know they're pregnant until about this
time or maybe even a little later.
You'll be fine! Goodluck!
Also, to sc17, some prenatal vitamins are
big, but depending on which kind you buy
and how many vitamins are in each, some
aren't as big as others. You could
always break the pill in half if you can't
take big pills.
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NicoleF
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Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 105 Location: canada
Posted: 01-09-04 18:05pm
Thanks for all the info. Ill be sure to
start right away!!!! Thanks again.
