Folic acid after 12 weeks?

[smogsville]

Are you meant to keep going or not? Mine are the regular FA with vit D from Boots - the silver pot. Not taking any other preg vits as varied diet and not being sick.

All it says on the pot is that it's designed to 'support mother and baby through preg' with no mention of first 12 weeks.

Is there any harm in carrying on? I quite fancy a bit of vit D now the days are short and no sunshine.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

The midwife at my booking in appointment told me to keep talong it throughout the pregnancy.

[Psmith83]

Hey OP,
I have just bought the same tablets- was taking the Wellwoman ones, but I think they're a consumer conspiracy! I'm continuing to take the combo folic/vitD Boots tablets for vitamin D even though the NHS pregnancy website says folic acid is only necessary for the first 12 weeks. I understand folic acid can't hurt, however.

[skyra13]

Im taking them all the way through i take the Vitabioyics throughout all of pregnancy

[wigfieldrocks]

There's no harm in carrying on. Folic acid is actually most important at the time of conception and the few weeks afterwards but will not do any harm to keep taking it. Don't pay through the nose for the expensive stuff though.

[Sorehead]

I carried on taking my tablets throughout the whole of my pregnancy; my midwife advised that it was best to continue taking vitamin d. No harm in continuing with folic acid too :)

[smogsville]

Thanks all. I bought loads in a 3 for 2 deal so quite happy to keep popping away!