Is it ok to have stopped taking folic acid now?

[cat811]

I'm 13 weeks...but noo-ne 'official' has told me to stop - all the books say to stop after 12 weeks - this is ok isn't it?

[doggiesayswoof]

Yep the first 12 weeks are the crucial time.

But - I take a pregnancy supplement (pregnacare) all the way through, because it's got vitamins and minerals as well as folic acid. Doesn't do you any harm to keep taking it and it might help is my philosophy.

[beeper]

Never took it....it makes me vomit and makes me feel ill.

[Sketchi]

Yes it is fine to stop taking it now. Just the first 12 weeks. I would stop taking it after your 2 week scan, so you know for sure your 3 months preggers, as some of us get our dates wrong by a few weeks.....it has happened! TWICE TO ME!