Folic acid

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feeling really guilty / worried. have been taking foli acid since before getting pregnant, and am not about 9 weeks. yesterday and a day a week or so a go I forgot to take my tablet. How could I forget? can't believe it - all I have to do is take a bloody tablet and I forgot. twice.
I know how important it is to take and am now so worried I have put my babies (twins) at risk :-(

I think it's fine - there's folic acid in lots of food and the 400microgram dose is probably set so that it's more than enough for one day - after all lots of people are being sick and not able to eat much and so on. And our mothers (well mine anyway, I'm old!) didn't even take folic acid, and spina bifida wasn't exactly common among my generation...
And anyway, I think most of the action with the folic acid takes place in the 2 week wait after ovulation, when you don't even know you're pregnant (so my old biochemistry lecturer told us) so if you were taking it before, you're way ahead of the game.

I agree, one or two missed tablets won't hurt. Remember it is just a vitamin supplement and if you eat a normal diet, you will be getting vitamins anyway. Certain foods have added folic acid, especially breakfast cereals.
By 9 weeks the neural tube will be closed anyway, most of that stuff happens early on.

According to the back of my pregnancare pack each tablet contains 200% of the rda, so I doubt missing a day here or there would have much effect.

Stuff happens, I really wouldnt feel guilty or worry about it. Try to take it easy. :)

thanks ladies, feeling far more rational this morning! you have put my paranoid mind at rest! x