Didn’t start prenatal until BFP?!

Question

Hey ladies, so I think I’m maybe worrying for no reason. I got pregnant on the first cycle of actually trying, and hadn’t started taking any prenatal vitamins at that point. The day I got the BFP (this past Saturday) I bought some and have been taking them daily since. 
But now I’m worried that there’s a greater chance of some sort of neural abnormality since that folic acid wasn’t built up in my body during those first couple weeks! I know that women had healthy pregnancies and deliveries all the time in the past without taking prenatals while trying to conceive...I need to not worry, right? My doctors appt isn’t until May 31st 😩

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Luckily in the US bread, cereals, and flour are fortified with folic acid. If you have eaten a balanced diet, don't worry, you are likely a-ok. If you haven't, you are also probably fine - happily neural tube defects are rare although a serious outcome. The recommendation to start before you get pregnant is relying on the fact that many women won't know they are pregnant for awhile. In other words, it is conservative. Sounds like you are taking your vitamins now and your risk is low.

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Don’t worry. I didn’t really take prenatal’s at all while pregnant because I kept throwing them up. I took them when I could but it wasn’t every day and my son is healthy and has no abnormalities.

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I’m 12 weeks & I haven’t been taking them really at all.. here & there & that’s it. I’ve been so sick so it’s really been the last thing on my mind. Baby is healthy. I’m healthy. Actually measuring ahead. But I do eat very healthy so that could be a big factor.

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Girl don’t worry, I didn’t start talking one until almost a month in and they made me very sick so I stopped taking them. Got a prescription from my doctor. They said I was okay with not taking them off and on but I was 16 weeks and they got my on the prescription and it still makes me sick 😕

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I didn’t start taking prenatals till 2 days after my BFP because I thought I had a false positive and was in shock thinking I couldn’t get pregnant then seeing those two positive lines.. I have a perfectly healthy baby girl (15w5d currently)

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I didn’t start taking my prenatal vitamins til the day after I got a positive test. :)

Didn’t start prenatal until BFP?!

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