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Can I take folic acid instead of prenatal vitamins my whole pregnancy? 
Also if I just take folic acid will I still be able to produce to breast feed?

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No you need other vitamins that are in the prenatal. And if you want to take extra supplements on top of the prenatals I suggest folate not folic acid. Folate is the food form of vitamin B9 and folic acid is the synthetic form of vitamin b9. So if you strictly take folic acid your pretty much only taking synthetic vitamin b9 which isn’t good because you need the other vitamins in the prenatal.

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You don’t want to take folic acid at all and should be avoided in foods as well. It’s synthetic and most people can’t break it down and can cause birth defects. You want to take folate instead.

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I would suggest taking both because they all do different things. You’re going to need a lot of the vitamins in prenatals because the baby pretty much takes everything it needs from you, leaving you with the possibility of not getting enough nutrients for yourself, which can cause problems for you. 
BUT I would also recommend folate instead of folic acid. Like the other commenter mentioned, folate is the natural and more bioavailable form while folic acid is synthetic and doesn’t always absorb into the body as easily. In fact, a third of the population can’t absorb and convert synthetic folic acid at all, due to a genetic mutation that most don’t realize they have. I myself have this mutation and have always been deficient in folic acid. When I began taking a methylated version of folate, my levels became normal and I no longer had an issue.

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The reason we take vitamins is because the baby takes what it needs from you. Leaving you with less to work with which isnt good. I dont suggest only taking folic acid. Talk to your OB or midwife.

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Prenatal vitamins make me sick so I just took folic acid and b6 and my midwife was happy with that, I’ve only taken them up to 12 weeks as all supplements have made my morning sickness 10 times worse, if you have a varied diet you should get a lot of nutrients from that, try not to worry about people saying you must take them the whole way through, do what’s best for you and your baby. Good luck xx

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I take both prenatal And folic acid during whole pregnancy and after dilevery I stopped taking folic acid and just took prenatal while I was breast feeding..

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Why though??? There's a reason prenatal vitamins are recommended.....

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In Portugal we take folic acid and iodine, plus iron if you are anemic like myself.
I would ask the doctor.

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