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Conceiving a Child After Having a Child with Spina Bifida
Asked by D.M. from Kansas City
on July 1, 2008
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I would love to hear from any Mom's who have had a child with spina bifida or any neural tube defect. My husband would like to have another baby, but our last child w...
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- I did some research for you, if found the following: The risk of having a baby with spina bifida is 2-3 percent. It is well established that taking folic acid prior...
- None of my children were born with spina bifida, but we do have family friends who had one child born with it. They have a son that is in his mid-twenties, then they ...
- I personally have no experiences in this but I'am a firm beliver on prenantal vitamins and prenatal care.I know when I have asked about these tests you go through duri...
How Soon Can I Start Taking Prenatal Vitamins??
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on March 4, 2009
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i want to make the most out of this (hopefully soon to be) pregnancy, and i know from my previous pregnancies the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle... but i a...
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- NOW. ANYTIME> I know doctors who give them to women who are not even pregnant. There great for your hair and nails and give you the energy you need !!
- My doctor is a strong beliver that if a woman is able to have children she should be on prenatal vitamins. I have been on prenatal vitamins for several years now. To...
- Yes its great. My doctor told me that it is good for woman to take them in there child bearing years. Good luck getting pregnant. I hope it happens quickly for you
Prenatal Vitamins
Asked by T.B. from Los Angeles
on August 2, 2009
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Hi! I'm trying to get pregnant and was advised to start taking prenatal vitamins right away. Any suggestions on which ones to take? I know most important ingredient...
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- I get my prenatals at Mother's they are called Twin Lab. I tried the prescription kind and they upset my stomach-as most do. I used to take my vitamins right before b...
- lol...well...here's not exactly the answer to your question: I just chewed Flintstones & drank orange juice & tried to get most of my vitamins from food sources...s...
- Hello, I used the Target Brand. It not that much $ and I also took another few MG of Folic Acid, but that is up to your doc. Mine told me to take more FA also. Yes it...
Pregnancy After Birth of Daughter with Anencephaly
Asked by B.S. from Chicago
on March 24, 2008
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I just lost my daughter at 24 weeks pregnant on Jan. 29th, she lived for 2 hours. She had anencephaly (where the brain and skull do not develp completly). We found ou...
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- I am so sorry to hear of your losses.
- Hi B., First off, I'm so sorry for your loss. I know your daughter is rejoicing in heaven. This didn't happen to me but it did happen to someone I know. They...
- I am so sorry for your loss. If I am reading this correctly, you have lost 2 children? I can not relate to your losses, but I want to say that you must be a very bra...
Can Anyone Help
Asked by M.C. from Lexington
on May 12, 2009
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I am a repeated miscarrier. Just had my 3rd to be exact. After the second one I went through a series of blood test and found out that I had a folic defiency and a clo...
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- After several miscarriages I also was found to have the MTHFR mutation in 2 alleles. My doctors/midwife suggested extra folic acid (at least 4 mg/daily) which I got th...
- Dr. John Lee's books talk about a huge percentage of women in the US not having enough progesterone by the age of 29 to carry a child full term. So the progesterone/h...
- They also need to check your thyroid it can cause miscarriage as well. I would see a specialist as it seems you really need someone that can look at all possibilities...
Cleft Lip - Folic Acid
Asked by J.H. from St. Louis
on June 16, 2007
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I'm not sure how many of you may be familiar with this issue, but any advice, knowledge and opinions will be helpful.
Our son was born with a cleft lip. Knowing that...
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- 2.5mg to 4mg is the going rate for this. I too had to take high amounts of folic acid, but only took 2.5mg daily. However, something to consider....in your past preg...
- Hi J.. My name is C. and I am a RN and I have a cleft lip. We have never been able to trace my cleft lip back to any family history or anything. There are only two way...
- on the subject of folic acid, no this actually seems about right, I have a son with Spina bifida and when i wanted to get pregnant with my son, I went and asked how mu...
Is There a Such Thing as Too Much Folic Acid???
Asked by E.O. from San Francisco
on April 16, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone knows if there is such a thing as too much Folic acid when trying to get pregnant? I am trying to get pregnant and just started taking prena...
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- Anyone that I know of that has had a previous miscarriage they recommend that they take 1mg a day. I do also know that if you do not have enough folic acid then it...
- I would suggest cod liver oil instead of an artificial DHA supplement. It has other vitamins and things in it in their natural form that the body can process more eas...
- I have been told there is no such thing as overdoing in on the folic acid when you are trying to get pregnant. I was taking it in addition to prenatals and when I saw ...
Nervous About "Border-line" MTHFR
Asked by T.M. from Chicago
on November 15, 2008
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I just wanted to see if there was anyone out there like me. I had a second trimester miscarriage a couple months ago, and it was my second miscarriage, the first was ...
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- Not sure about "borderline", but I have the mutation and after three miscarriages (none longer than 8 weeks) I took folic acid, prenatals, low dose aspirin and progest...
- I haven't been diagnosed with MTHFR. (I don't even know what it stands for) but I was diagnosed with a similar absorption problem when they were looking for what was ...
- Hi T., I too have the MTHFR gene. I have had a total of 3 miscarriages. Two miscarriages before my healthy 2 year old and one before my 6 month old. I am going to ...
