OHbaby! Forums : Folic Acid Q https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:08:42 +0000 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:19:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=19073 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : I got mine on presciption from...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=439577&title=folic-acid-q#439577 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 19073
Posted: 14 July 2008 at 8:19pm

I got mine on presciption from the Drs, I don't have community services, 800mcg 90 of them so 3 months worth.]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:19:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=439577&title=folic-acid-q#439577 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : I got mine on script from my MW...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438558&title=folic-acid-q#438558 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 19073
Posted: 13 July 2008 at 7:46pm

I got mine on script from my MW once I found out I was pregnant. This time I asked my dr for a script before we moved up here so I can start taking it now.

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:46:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438558&title=folic-acid-q#438558 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : NZ is very lucky to have govt...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438494&title=folic-acid-q#438494 Author: WestiesGirl
Subject: 19073
Posted: 13 July 2008 at 6:20pm

NZ is very lucky to have govt subsidised Folic Acid (in fact for a lot of medications and vits). If you can get it on script for $3 then go for it I say.]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:20:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438494&title=folic-acid-q#438494 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Hey how did you get it for $3??...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438479&title=folic-acid-q#438479 Author: Mrs_B
Subject: 19073
Posted: 13 July 2008 at 5:44pm

Hey how did you get it for $3?? I paid $9.90 at the chemist with a script. Do you have to have a community services card??]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:44:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438479&title=folic-acid-q#438479 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Yep Elevit is a bit of a rip i...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438456&title=folic-acid-q#438456 Author: Red
Subject: 19073
Posted: 13 July 2008 at 5:00pm

Yep Elevit is a bit of a rip i reckon - there are other alternatives out there just as good and heaps cheaper.]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:00:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438456&title=folic-acid-q#438456 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : I got mine thru my Dr $3 for 3...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438347&title=folic-acid-q#438347 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 19073
Posted: 13 July 2008 at 2:04pm

I got mine thru my Dr $3 for 3 months supply much cheaper than Elevit.
My Dr recommended start taking them as soon as I come of the BCP they're aren't effective taken together. and up to 3 months before conception and after wards.
The main reason is the neural tube forms in the first 6 weeks of gestation when most woman don't even know they are pregnant, and folic acid helps ensure healthy development.
and reduced chance of spina bifida and other neural tube defects.
Get it thru your Drs on prescription then at the cheap price doesn't really matter how long you take it for.]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:04:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438347&title=folic-acid-q#438347 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Elevit is a bit of a waste of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438247&title=folic-acid-q#438247 Author: kebakat
Subject: 19073
Posted: 13 July 2008 at 8:29am

Elevit is a bit of a waste of money. All you need is a script from the docs for folic acid ($3) and a good general multivitamin. Works out cheaper than elevit thats for sure]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:29:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438247&title=folic-acid-q#438247 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : I started taking Elevit about...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438232&title=folic-acid-q#438232 Author: WestiesGirl
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 11:39pm

I started taking Elevit about 3 months ago. We obviously didnt know when we were going to conceive but thought even if it took longer than expected at least I was getting a good dose of vits and minerals etc in preparation for carrying baby

As for expiry dates, personally I wouldnt take them if they are from 2006. I think most vits last 2 - 3 years in the right environment.

Edited for spelling

Edited by rianna08]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:39:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438232&title=folic-acid-q#438232 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Does ayone know if folic acid...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438178&title=folic-acid-q#438178 Author: Brenna
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 10:13pm

Does ayone know if folic acid tablets expire?? I just found quite a few left over from .... Feb 2006 . Would it be OK to use these???]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:13:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438178&title=folic-acid-q#438178 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Oh and I took Elevit from about...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438160&title=folic-acid-q#438160 Author: KH25
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 9:58pm

Oh and I took Elevit from about 12 weeks with Ash on recommendation from my MW. Helps with iron levels etc. But there is another brand (Blackmores I think??) which apparently have all the same stuff in it but is alot cheaper.]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:58:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438160&title=folic-acid-q#438160 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Yeah Folic Acid is recommended...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438157&title=folic-acid-q#438157 Author: KH25
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 9:57pm

Yeah Folic Acid is recommended 3 months prior to conception (not that you can predict when you'll conceive lol) I read an article recently that said woman who took it 12 months prior to conceiving were 80% less like to deliver prematurely. So I am taking them now (when I remember )]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:57:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438157&title=folic-acid-q#438157 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Yes am still taking elevit and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438108&title=folic-acid-q#438108 Author: katie1
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 8:53pm

Yes am still taking elevit and did last time too. I have been pretty good both times but who knows if that is why?!? You can get it off ferrit for quite a bit cheaper and I did that. If you didn't take it last time and were good then you probably don't need to. So hard to know isn't it? All the marketing is just confusing!]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:53:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438108&title=folic-acid-q#438108 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : I started taking Elevit 3 months...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438105&title=folic-acid-q#438105 Author: Millie1976
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 8:45pm

I started taking Elevit 3 months prior to both pregnancies and right through until baby came along. I then switched to Complan powder.]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:45:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438105&title=folic-acid-q#438105 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : The other reason for taking it...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438073&title=folic-acid-q#438073 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 8:03pm

The other reason for taking it pre natally is so that you have good levels in your body right from conception, this reduces the changes of a deficit causing neural tube problems right at the start]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:03:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438073&title=folic-acid-q#438073 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : Thanks, I knew the reasons for...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438054&title=folic-acid-q#438054 Author: Brenna
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 7:30pm

Thanks, I knew the reasons for taking it once pregnant but never realised that they also recommend to take it before so I thought there might be another reason.

Kath, are you taking elevit now that you are preggy? Do you think it's worth it? I took nothing while pregnant with Brenna (apart from folic acid for the 1st tri) so I wonder if it's worth paying so much for elevit considering I didn't take it last time...]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:30:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438054&title=folic-acid-q#438054 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : I am pretty sure the recommendation...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438047&title=folic-acid-q#438047 Author: katie1
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 7:26pm

I am pretty sure the recommendation from doctors etc is to take it for three months prior to conception. I didn't want to take elevit tablets for ages because of the price but I took just normal folic acid tablets from the chemist - I think they cost about $8.00 for three months worth.
The reason it is recommended is for healthy spine development etc and it plays a major part in reducing risks of spinobifoda.]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:26:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438047&title=folic-acid-q#438047 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : It is recommended to start taking...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438046&title=folic-acid-q#438046 Author: Bubbaloo
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 7:25pm

It is recommended to start taking folic acid while you a trying for baby for the same reasons as while your pregnant I think it's because most women a low in folic acid]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:25:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438046&title=folic-acid-q#438046 <![CDATA[Folic Acid Q : When I was pregnant with Brenna...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19073&PID=438044&title=folic-acid-q#438044 Author: Brenna
Subject: 19073
Posted: 12 July 2008 at 7:23pm

When I was pregnant with Brenna I took folic acid once I found out (4 wks) until 12 wks.

I've noticed few people mention taking folic acid In the months leading up to TTC. Why is this important? Should I do this next time?

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