Folic acid - do you stop taking it at 12 weeks?

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I’m taking a combined folic acid and vitamin D tablet. Should I stop taking it when (if) I get to 12 weeks or continue? I thought you were meant to stop at week 12, but on the packet it’s not particularly clear...

I switched to boots pregnancy vitamins at week 12 which still have it in. I have read reports it can be linked to tongue tie but I found the vitamins help with my energy levels and haven’t been advised against them which is why I continued. Nhs only specifically recommends vit d and folic acid though so I guess it’s completely personal choice

Folic avid in theory you can stop at 12 weeks but vitamin D all the way through.. I can’t see any harm in continuing to take it though, if you have combined tablets.

I stopped at 12w but when I saw my obgyn a few weeks ago (at 37w) she said I should still be taking it 🤷🏽‍♀️

I took it all the way through my pregnancy. My midwife and gp said that it wouldn't do any harm at all.

My midwife advised me to take it all the way through so I still am. But I think the most important period for folic acid is the first 12 weeks.

Folic acid has benefits for the mother after 13 weeks and has been linked to the prevention of preclampsia / haemmorage etc.

I’ve been taking it all the way - but I have also taken it for the past five years daily even when I wasn’t even thinking of getting pregnant.

I’ve taken it throughout as part of a multivitamin, no issues at all

I’ve taken pregnacare since the day I found out I was pregnant. Currently 28 weeks.

I was prescribed higher dose folic acid due to my bmi being over 30, I was given 3 months worth so stopped it after that and just took basic vitamin D - pregnancy vitamins don’t agree with my digestive system