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Folate vitamins before TTC

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hurtingheart19 · 07/05/2025 17:50

Me and my partner are getting married in June and have planned to start TTC straight after. I have been taking folate for the last month (though not every single day- I didn’t take them on my hen so had a 5 day break) I ovulate in around 7 days so would have had a full month of everyday by that point.
Woukd this be enough time to build up an appropriate amount in my system? Do we just wait another month to be safer?
there are other pros/cons to trying/waiting a few weeks till after, but specifically for the folate issue what do people think? How likely is it to cause a problem. I also read that in folic acid some people can’t absorb this and so the tablet don’t actually do anything.

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DustlandFairytaleBeginning · 07/05/2025 21:56

You'll be fine OP- my first was unexpected so I didn't take any folate beforehand and he is healthy. I was worried at the time but if you google all the foods that have folic acid in them you'd probably find you get a lot naturally in your diet anyway- bread, cereals, oranges, spinach, eggs, broccoli, bananas, avocado etc. on top of the supplements. Also the first six weeks or so the baby isn't really getting nutrients from you if I remember right- it's why they tell you not to worry about any alcohol you had before it was too early to tell you were pregnant- it doesn't attach right away.

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