5mg folic acid and other pregnancy vitamins?

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  1. baby1201

    baby1201 Well-Known Member

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    Is it ok to take pregnancy vitamins alongside 5mg folic acid (prescribed)? Because obviously the vitamins will have folic acid in too. Confused 😐
     
    #1 baby1201, Aug 5, 2016
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    scn Well-Known Member

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    It's fine, you'll just pee out any excess x
     
    #2 scn, Aug 5, 2016
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    baby1201 Well-Known Member

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    Lol thanks x
     
    #3 baby1201, Aug 5, 2016
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    FBTTN8079 Well-Known Member

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    As SCN says your body takes what it needs & gets rid of the rest with folic acid. I'm on 5mg & pregnacare for whole pregnancy. X
     
    #4 FBTTN8079, Aug 6, 2016
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