If you have trouble with taking the big vitamins the FGF - ferrogradumet plus folate is a really small tablet and costs about $10 for 30 so much cheaper and easy to swallow.
i started taking natures own pregnancy platinum multivitamins the day after we decided to TTC. i pay $30 for 60 tablets and they have everything you need - folate, iodine etc.
unless i'm one of the lucky ones and fall pg straight away, i'll have been taking them for at least a month before we concieve so i wouldnt be worried that you only started taking folate this week..good luck on TTC
Folate is the only supplement you should need (and maybe iron down the track). You are better off eating well than paying for vitamins. Elevit is not necessary, but folate on its own is a really good idea. It's better to be on it for a while before falling pg, but obviously this isn't always going to happen. Just keep taking it now. Best of luck hun, I hope to hear some really good news really soon.
For my first three pregnancies I was taking folate but I miscarried all three very early.
My fourth pregnancy I wasn't taking it because we weren't trying but I started taking it at 3 weeks (so one week after O) because I suspected I was pregnant.
Once I knew I was pregnant I switched to the Cenovis Pregnancy vitamins which contain fish oil (for bubs eye and brain development). My diet was not the best before pregnancy and got worse during it as I had a small appetite and wouldn't eat a lot of things so it was necessary for me to get vitamins from somewhere. They only cost around $15 for 30 days supply. They contain vitamins to help with morning sickness (I never had any at all, don't know if the vitamins helped with that, could've just been luck). They have zinc in them which supports your immune system - I never got a cold or any type of infection - not even thrush throughout the pregnancy. It also has iodine in it for bubs brain development (new studies show most women are iodine deficient because we don't eat enough iodised salt). Also has B vits and iron to support your energy levels. I managed to work til a couple of days short of 37 weeks (full time), a lot of women half my age don't manage to do that. I have no idea if it was my vitamin intake that helped me have such an easy pregnancy but I can't explain it any other way.
As for your question about symptoms. I started to suspect I was pregnant as I had bleeding gums and a stuffy nose from 3 weeks onwards. I get these symptoms when I am pregnant - they are the first things I notice. I was still temping so I also noticed a two day temp drop at 3 weeks. I was not at all surprised to find myself with a positive when I tested a few days later.
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