Please or to access all these features

Antenatal tests

Get updates on how your baby develops, your body changes, and what you can expect during each week of your pregnancy by signing up to the Mumsnet Pregnancy Newsletters.

High folate - has anyone else experienced this?

0 replies

Janbump2026 · 15/06/2025 15:15

I'm currently 11 weeks pregnant. At around 9 weeks I has my first blood test results back. Everything was normal except raised folate (I was taking 800mcg someone unintentionally but having a type of thalassemia I do need 600mcg). My B12 levels were normal.

Has anyone else had elevated folate in their first trimester but gone on to have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies? Whilst low folate isnt ideal, I've rea elevated levels can interfere with brain development etc.

Really wanting to enjoy this pregnancy but have spent most of my time worried. Midwives have been a little dismissive and just said 'don't worry' rather than explaining why there isn't a reason to worry.

I know some of these studies are small scale and 'correlation doesn't equal causation' but this isn't helping to ease my mind.

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page