DH and I have decided that we are happy to start trying again - our DD is 12 months old so figured that would be a good gap if we fell pregnant straight away and if we didn't we were happy with that too.
We stopped using protection last week but I only started taking folate this week. Is this bad? Should I have started earlier? Also I thought I might try the Ellivit (can't spell) tablet but it was $55 for 100 pills - folate is $5!! Am I being scungy and so I need all of those extra vitamins? My health is generally good.
Last question - did anyone start feeling symptoms within a week of trying? Is this too early to feel them? I think I might be feeling a little seedy but it could be in my mind!!
In a ideal world you would take folate prior to conception, but the reality is that this doesn't always happen. If you have a good diet and have started taking it i should think you have nothing to worry about. I started after conception with both pregnancies.
I don't take pregnancy multi vitamins as they make me horribly ill. I am constantly concerned about my vitamin intake though, i try and ensure i have a balanced diet so that neither myself or my babies miss out. It's not always easy when you feel like rubbish.
You don't HAVE to take a multi but it is an easy way to ensure you get all your required vitamins. Elevit is the most expensive, you can take a cheaper one if you want to take one.
As for feelings in the first week. I knew i was preg b/c i felt sick.
Yep, it is ideal to take them b4 TTC, but those of us that arent planners and just wanna jump straight into it, that plan doesnt reallly work for us. As soon as i found out we were prg i began taking iron tabs - about $9 from chemist, would have to buy about 3 throughout my pregnancy. I was like you and couldnt afford $55 odd dollars.
ETA: Im a vege, but just made sure i had a good diet, lots of greens, veges, fruit etc....and i have 3 healthly lil girls....
Folic acid 0.5mg is recommended at least 1 month prior to and during the first trimester when the baby's Spinal cord and brain form. If your diet is ok, ( you eat 2 pieces of fresh fruit and 3 cups of veg daily with a variety of veg) , you should be ok vit wise. having said that, most of the food in recent years do not have as many vit and usually have a high conc of pesticides etc. As falguni said, Multivit is a good way to ensure we get all the vit reqd for healthy growth of baby, as diet is not always ok even when trying to eat healthy.
Elevit does not have any 'miracle' ingredient but the price is just for their increased testing & advertising! Fefol multi-preg has all the essentials plus folic acid with a lower price tag. That way you can ensure you get other essentials like iron, iodine for healthy brain development of bub.
I don't think you should worry too much about starting to ttc early. good luck and hope you get a BFP soon.
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.
Folate and other vitamins
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