Do you ladies take prenatal vitamins during your entire cycle or only during the TWW? AF came today and I impulsively took one this morning but then thought maybe it wasn't necessary. Does taking a vitamin all month help boost your folic acid levels in general? Or does it only really matter when you've potentially got a bean in the burrito?
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My OB told me to take prenatals while TTC so that the body has all the extra nutrients it needs when you do conceive.
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I take them anytime I'm not on birth control. I think I read its best to start them before starting to try to conceive, but I forget if that's due to folic acid levels or something else.
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I took them while TTC, during pregnancy, and while I was nursing/pumping.
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I took them while TTC/pregnant/nursing as well.
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My OB said that it was best to take prenatals a month before becoming pregnant.
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My ob said that I should be taking them even before ttc, and all through ttc, pregnancy, and nursing
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My ob said its best to start taling prenatal vitamins 6 months before ttc, but 3 months before is ok too. She said it takes awhile to build up folic acid reserves in your body.
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My doctor told me it is not necessary to take the prenatal before becoming pregnant, however it IS necessary to be taking folic acid. She wanted me to be on folic acid for 3 months, ideally, before even TTC.
I started off just on folic acid, but I have been taking the prenatal now because I wanted to see if it had any side effects before becoming pregnant. My doctor told me that if the prenatal made me nauseous or constipated to stop taking it and switch to just folic acid. They have been fine though.
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My OB/GYN recommends taking prenatals as early as possible (6+ months before getting pregnant). If you are TTC, you should take prenatals everyday.
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My OB wanted me to start taking prenatals 3 months before TTC.
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I took folic acid for about 6 months before ttc. Then Prenatals through 6 months of ttc, an early miscarriage, more ttc, my pregnancy, and 9 months so far of breastfeeding. I don't plan to stop taking them before we ttc again. So many Prenatals.
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When I told my OB that we were trying this month and I had just started prenatals she said that's great but ideally I would take them for 3-6 months before TTC. So I definitely think it's best to continue taking them daily until you get pregnant!
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I took them all through TTC & have continued through bf'ing. It has seemed worth it to ensure I had plenty of folic acid & all other vit/minerals on board throughout the entire process.
You could use this time to find the prenatal vitamins you like before dealing with morning sickness, etc, since some people say their prenatal makes them nauseated. Good luck with TTC!
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I take them all the time, I think I've been on them for 4 years straight
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I took them for a few months before we started TTC, then all through pregnancy and nursing. When I stopped nursing and we were taking a break from TTC, I still took a half dose daily just in case (which ended up for the best since it got pregnant by accident). Hopefully my body had built up enough from before.
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Yes took them while TTC, pregnant and nursing. Studies have shown taking them in advance of becoming pregnant help decrease risk of spinal cord defects and also has been linked to decreased risk of autism (obviously these are correlations and not causation).
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I started taking prenatals 3 months before we started TTC. I'm still taking them now, and we're still waiting :(.
But just like last time I will take them all through pregnancy (whenever that happens) and as often as I remember during nursing.) -
All the time.
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