Pregnancy supplement help

[NinaCoco]

Hey guys. Hoping someone can help me make head or tails on folic acid and vitamin D amounts. I went to buy both today at my pharmacy but the amounts shown aren’t in mg so have no idea what amount I need or to buy. I ask the assistant at the pharmacist who thought I’d need a prescription from the doctor which didn’t sound right. Anyone experience this?

Was the vitamin D in IU? 1ug is 40IU so 10ug would be 400IU which is the recommended amount to take

Yeah everything was in IU which I didn’t understand at all. Thanks for the help

It's recommended that you take:

400 micrograms offolic acid every day – from before you're pregnant until you're 12 weeks pregnant

Children from the age of 1 year and adults need 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day. This includes pregnant and breastfeeding women, and people at risk of vitamin D deficiency.

was the folic acid in ug?

You can order some from Holland and Barrats that are pregnancy ones and they have the right amount it and you only need one tub... x

Yeah folic acid in ug. I’m aware of the amounts it tells you to take but when you get in the shops it’s measured differently so a bit confusing lol.

Will try Holland’s and Barrett’s though!

@NinaCoco I ordered online and checked with the midwife and she said they were completely fine so felt reassured.
Hope that helps