Did everyone have extra folic acid prescription?

I’ve been told due to BmI I need like 5,000mg of folic acid instead of 400mg. This seems extreme, has everyone else done this and are your babies ok?

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Yes. 2 healthy pregnancies with the higher dose of folic acid. I stopped it around 14 weeks I think.

Yes, it’s very normal and as it’s not that easily absorbed by the body the dose seems high but it’s standard in the nhs for bmi x

Yes I did. I think it’s 5mg though. Rather than 5,000. Only for the 1st trimester you’ll need it xx

Yes but it’s 5milligram (mg) and 400microgram (mcg). Usual protocol - I had the same xx

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