Is folic acid a must?
Finally after years of planning we are ttc. I stopped my pill last week but am still awaiting my period, is it ok to go ahead and bd or should we await my first period?
Also I have heard a lot about taking folic acid when ttc, is this a must? To begin with me and oh would like to be casual about ttc and really just not prevent it rather than trying to make it happen (if that makes sense, lol!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated?!
Also I have heard a lot about taking folic acid when ttc, is this a must? To begin with me and oh would like to be casual about ttc and really just not prevent it rather than trying to make it happen (if that makes sense, lol!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated?!
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Do I have to make an appointment with the doctors to get folic acid or can it be bought from any chemists?
Do I need to go to the doctors to get it prescribed or can it be bought from the chemists?
The one thing I wanted to say is avoid vitamin A!! It can be very bad for any potential pregnancies, alot of mutivitamins will have it as well so be sure to read the labels before you buy any xx
They are so cheap to buy and are a must have x x x
Hubby and I were like you - I stopped the pill, we were very casual and didn't monitor ovulation or actively try and have sex on the 'right' days or anything like that and I was pregnant within 6 weeks of stopping the pill (now 16+6). I worked out when we must have conceived and it was during a month when both of us had been ill and we'd had sex twice all month!!!! How pathetic! The day we conceived was not the day I would have expected to be ovulating either - I must ovulate very late.
So.... in summary, yes folic acid is very important, buy it and start taking it now, and you might end up pregnant sooner than you think - whether you 'try' or not!