Stop ๐ Press๐๐ฟ Folic Acid Update: #atgfolicacid
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Folic Acid Update:
#atgfolicacid
Anon member asks:
For a lady that want to conceive, how many tablet of Folic Acid can she take per day?
๐As per the folic acid:
Folic acid does not increase fertility; read below for more guidance on how to take and what to do.
u start it once you decide you wanna get preg and once the scan says u r 12 week preg , then u fit stop am. If u decide to continue to dey take am the mediation no go do any harm. Gotcha
and if u no know when u get belle, Just start am once u discova say belle don dey inside and stop am at 12 weeks. ๐๐๐๐
Folic acid does not increase fertility. Clomid is not a fertility supplement.
It is one of the most severely abused medications in Nigeria.
Clomid is for inducing ovulation in sub fertile patients , with adequate precautions taken, it does have very severe but rare adverse effects in few patients.
From the expert;
#atgfolicacid
#atgdidyouknow
As soon as you start trying for a baby, you should take a daily supplement containing 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid. You should continue taking it until you’re 12 weeks pregnant.
Folic acid is also known as vitamin B9. It’s an essential nutrient that’s particularly important in early pregnancy. It’s been proven to greatly reduce the risk of babies developing potentially serious brain and spinal cord problems such as spina bifida.
In the first few weeks of pregnancy, the bundle of nerves that will eventually become your baby’s spine and central nervous system is known as the neural tube. If something goes wrong as it develops, this is known as a neural tube defect (NTD). Sadly, in some cases this can result in a lifelong disability.
Because the neural tube develops so early in pregnancy, you may not realise you’ve conceived when it happens. This is why you should start taking folic acid as soon as you begin trying for a baby.
ยฉDr Morag Martindale ( BabyCentre, UK)
More info: in west African pigin english:
Make u start it once you decide you wanna get preg and once the scan says u r 12 week preg , then u fit stop am. If u decide to continue to dey take am the mediation no go do any harm. Gotcha
and if u no know when u get belle, Just start am once u discova say belle don dey inside and stop am at 12 weeks.
Since people are getting confused , I have Issued another update :
๐๐๐ฏโจ๏ธโจ๏ธโจ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏSince people are getting confused as per folic acid :
If you were told to take folic acid throughout pregnancy or /and after pregnancy , pls do ; it would do you nor your baby no harm.
All women who could become pregnant are advised to take Folic 400 mcg daily from 12 weeks before conception till you are 12 weeks pregnant
Women at higher risks are those with the following ( and they should take a higher Dose ):
*Family history of neural tube defects (woman or father’s family)
*Diabetes
*On anti epileptic medications
*BMI more than 30
*Coeliac disease
*Thalassemia
Folic 5mg daily from 12 weeks before conception till you are 12 weeks pregnant
All pregnant women should take 10 much of Vitamin D every day throughout pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
* however I am aware that most of the available options in Nigeria and some parts of Africa contain the high dose of 5mg folic acid: pls if this is what you have available kindly take it.
Folic acid comes as either 5mg or 400mcg as a tablet each ( or incorporated in routine antenatal medications ), One tablet is enough for a day.
By Dr. Babajide Alalade
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