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Vitamins and Folic Acid

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MM23288
Good day,
I have a small question. Since I started trying to get pregnant, I've been taking folic acid, 0.5 mg, daily. Now, I'm a pretty bad eater (I've been like this for a long time), so I feel like I'm not getting enough extra vitamins. I'd like to start taking additional pregnancy vitamins. I currently have a bottle from Kruidvat, which also contains folic acid, namely 400 µg. Should I keep taking both, or is it better to stop with one?

Thanks in advance, greetings Mandy

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  1. Eline #2

    If you take that multivitamin from Kruidvat, you don’t need to take extra folic acid as well!

  2. MM23288 started this #3

    super! thank you!

  3. Snowflake #4

    Oh, I didn’t know Kruidvat had that. I’ve got a bad eater here too, so maybe I should go get one too

  4. MM23288 started this #5

    Yes, very handy! It has all sorts of things in it.. just their own brand, multi for pregnant women, from trying to conceive to breastfeeding.
    Among other things: vitamin B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, vitamin C, D, E, folic acid, iron, iodine, copper, magnesium, manganese, zinc and omega 3 fatty acids.

    There are 60 pills and you take 1 per day.

  5. Snowflake #6

    Super! I'll grab it right away extra vitamins can never hurt

  6. Tooby #7

    Just make sure it's really prenatal multivitamins, not the regular ones. Regular ones don't have enough vitamin D, too little iron, and too much vitamin A (which can be harmful).
    I take Davitamon Mama Complete myself, very happy with it (I'm also a pretty bad eater, but I had different vitamins checked by the doctor and they looked good, apart from vitamin D which I'm now taking extra). You don't get a vitamin deficiency quickly without symptoms, but it's still important to push yourself to eat more veggies, even if you follow it up with a bag of chips or something later hehe.

  7. proud_mommy #8

    You can take the folic acid jar you still have. That’s what my gynecologist told me. He said you can never take too much folic acid.

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