Hi!

It is advised that you take folic acid when you are trying to conceive as well as when you are actually pregnant. Since most women won't know they are pregnant until at least 4 weeks gone I suppose this makes sure that you are getting the dose needed to help protect the baby :-)

I also take those as a daily vit. My Dr. Was surprised when I told him 5 years ago as we were trying to get preg. He said that I was doing a great thing cause his advice was that all women of child bearing age take prenatals as it keeps their body as it should be for a preg. And there won't be any defeinceies which is the cause of several birth defects.

You take them and your not even pregnant? I will do the same thing then.....Thanks so much for everything ladies! :d

I was only taking vitamin c before I got pregnant, so I was a little worried once I found out I was pregnant because I know how essential it is to get plenty of folic acid. I make sure I take them daily and I know to continue doing so after birth for breastfeeding. I'm sure its perfectly fine to take prenatals when you're not pregnant or breastfeeding, but I would watch iron supplements because too much as well as a deficiency can be just as harmful.....Prenatal vitamins are awesome, but they aren't really necessary if you're not pregnant or not trying to get pregnant because you are just excreting the extra vitamins that your body doesn't really need. Also, there is more vitamin e in prenatal vitamins then a non-pregnant woman needs. Vitamin e is fat-soluable, so it resides in your body and can thin out your blood if you're taking too much.