Hi everyone! I think I've just about decided to jump out of the boat and into the raging sea of maternity! Some of your names look familiar here but it looks like I'll be getting to know some new 'faces' too.
I have a question about folic acid, maybe someone could help me. I was looking in Wal-Mart yesterday and one bottle of folic acid had 400 mcg doses and another bottle had 800 mcg doses, both bottles said to take one a day. I looked at the bottle of multi-vitamins I was supposed to be taking for the past year (my husband keeps putting the bottle back on top of the 'fridge and I'm so short so, out of sight, out of mind) and it said each pill contains 400 mcg of folate. Would it be way too much to take 800 mcg a day? Should I take 400 mcg in the morning and another 400 at night? Is it water soluble like Vit C or is it possible to actually take too much and have problems?
One more thing, I was excited to read that folate is good to help build up your red blood cell supply because I was just on my way home from donating blood! Unfortunately, that's one passion I'll have to put on the shelf once I've achieved fertilization. Anyway, should I be taking folic acid whether or not I'm planning to get pregnant? Thanks for any help you can offer!
I have a question about folic acid, maybe someone could help me. I was looking in Wal-Mart yesterday and one bottle of folic acid had 400 mcg doses and another bottle had 800 mcg doses, both bottles said to take one a day. I looked at the bottle of multi-vitamins I was supposed to be taking for the past year (my husband keeps putting the bottle back on top of the 'fridge and I'm so short so, out of sight, out of mind) and it said each pill contains 400 mcg of folate. Would it be way too much to take 800 mcg a day? Should I take 400 mcg in the morning and another 400 at night? Is it water soluble like Vit C or is it possible to actually take too much and have problems?
One more thing, I was excited to read that folate is good to help build up your red blood cell supply because I was just on my way home from donating blood! Unfortunately, that's one passion I'll have to put on the shelf once I've achieved fertilization. Anyway, should I be taking folic acid whether or not I'm planning to get pregnant? Thanks for any help you can offer!
It's ok, no one ever listens! I would take 400 mcg twice a day. Folic acid, B-12, iron are all used to build blood cells. Careful with iron supplements they give you while pregnant, they can be constipating. I heard from a gyn that prune juice is an excellent source of iron, and obviously not constipating. It's better than beef. Get all your nutrients up to the max and then get pregnant if you have a choice. And try not to think about teenagers for awhile.