Folic acid and methylfolate??

Question

Hi ladies
So I have the MTHFR gene and my doctor told me a while ago to take 4000mcg of methylfolate along with my prenatal. I was reading along and saw that some prenatals have methylfolate instead of folic acid. My current prenatal has folic acid and I’m taking the methylfolate as an additional supplement. 
Is it smarter to just find a prenatal with methylfolate or stick with what I’m doing? 
pregnancy can be so confusing sometimes man lol

Answer

Ritual Prenatals!!

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Go see a doc @babiesafter35 Instagram highlights about the gene and folic acid. It explains a ton.

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Find a prenatal with methylated folate, there’s plenty out there

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Find a prenatal with it already in it. People with MTHFR can’t break folic acid down so it will accumulate in your body and become hazardous. I would definitely read up on it. I was taking pink stork and they were good but upset my stomach so I switched to smarty pants gummy prenatals. They also have a brand called thrive that has folate not folic acid.

Folic acid and methylfolate??

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