Hi ladies, its me again. I was wondering does anyone know how much of this prenatal vitamins I should take? It says the 'serving size' is one pill and I do know that there is 800mg of folic acid in one pill. Is that enough?
my doctor told my to make sure i had 1mg(i think thats right) folic acid in my prenatal vitams. You can have your doctor prescribe some too. When i did that i found out it cost the same as it did over the counter. Now i am sure that will be based on the brand and your insurance coverage.
I would say if you're worried about folic acid you should find it somewhere else rather than taking extra prenatal vitamins. It seems like I read that some of the other vitamins that are generally included can be dangerous for the baby if you take too much. I may be wrong about that and anyone else can feel free to correct me, but from what I read I think its best to be careful taking more than recommended.
800mcgs which is 200% of the daily value) is certainly enough and no you sould NOT double prenats or any vits. a vit a or vit d overdose can be really dangerous....
remeber pre nats are made for ttc and preg ladies, it is enough or they would add more. no need to over do it.
I took the regular prenatal viatimins and then an extra mg of folic acid. I would not double up on your prenatal vitamins as that could cause some problems from having so much. Good luck.
__________________ Ethan James born May 26th, 2004 at 3:55 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces.
I didnt double the prenatal vitamins but the amount of folic acid is 800mg and I was wondering if that was too much. I will call my gyn when he gets in and let you alol know. Thanx for the response.
Ethan James born May 26th, 2004 at 3:55 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. 
