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Joybelle wrote:
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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Too bad it's not one of those widely known things.

Where do you live, Denise? I'm in the UK and it whilst I don't recall it
being taught at school, it was certainly something I was aware of from
school age. In the news here reports about it are more related to the vast
number of pregnancies that are not planned and there are discussions about
putting it into bread, so that even those people get it.

Im in the USA

I think in the US the folic acid campaign started later than in the UK. I
believe the ethnic group with the highest incidence of ntd s are the Irish.
I remember reading some article about how their was research being done in
the UK, and that is where fa was discovered to have a very good effect on
lowering the incidence. I've read a lot of stuff, though, and I could be
wrong. My brain isn't what it used to be. LOL It now exists in a notebook
mostly.

I dunno either. I knew you had to take vitamins, but didn't know it was
supposed to be _beforehand_ too.

"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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Too bad it's not one of those widely known things.

Where do you live, Denise? I'm in the UK and it whilst I don't recall it
being taught at school, it was certainly something I was aware of from
school age. In the news here reports about it are more related to the vast
number of pregnancies that are not planned and there are discussions about
putting it into bread, so that even those people get it.

I think in the US the folic acid campaign started later than in the UK. I
believe the ethnic group with the highest incidence of ntd s are the Irish.
I remember reading some article about how their was research being done in
the UK, and that is where fa was discovered to have a very good effect on
lowering the incidence. I've read a lot of stuff, though, and I could be
wrong. My brain isn't what it used to be. LOL It now exists in a notebook
mostly.


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Joy

Rose 1-99
Iris 2-01
Spencer 3-03
Grant 9-05 www.caringbridge.org/visit/grantphilip

"Denise~*" wrote in message
m...
Joybelle wrote:

I think in the US the folic acid campaign started later than in the UK.
I
believe the ethnic group with the highest incidence of ntd s are the
Irish.
I remember reading some article about how their was research being done
in
the UK, and that is where fa was discovered to have a very good effect
on
lowering the incidence. I've read a lot of stuff, though, and I could
be
wrong. My brain isn't what it used to be. LOL It now exists in a
notebook
mostly.

I dunno either. I knew you had to take vitamins, but didn't know it was
supposed to be _beforehand_ too.

Yep. 400 mcg (or 0.4 mg) of folic acid a day is recommended for all women
of child-bearing age as a daily supplement. Many cereals and breads are
being fortified with fa, but the easiest way to make sure you're getting it
is to take a multi vitamin for women or just a folic acid tablet alone. My
first was born with clubfoot, and she had a sacral dimple. I was taking 800
mcg of fa a day, and eating a bowl of cereal that was fortified, prior to
conception of Grant, but for some reason (multifactorial) my body didn't
assimilate the supplement.


--
Joy

Rose 1-99
Iris 2-01
Spencer 3-03
Grant 9-05 www.caringbridge.org/visit/grantphilip

I dunno either. I knew you had to take vitamins, but didn't know it was
supposed to be _beforehand_ too.

maybe the trend in taking vitamins confuses matters, in the UK it's not
advised by doctors to take vitamins during pregnancy, it's not that they are
saying stop if you already do, it's just not one of thing things that you
are supposed to do. So it makes the taking of folic acid much more clear cut
and advertised, marketed, whatever the word in a totally different way
because taking a supplement isn't such a normal thing to do.

Cheers

Anne

"Nicole" wrote in message
ps.com...
New here, I had a baby boy 4 months ago who had anencephaly a fatal NTD
and he lived for 33 hours.Will be trying to concieve again in about 6
months.Right now am on high dose 4 mg folic acid.For those who dont
know taking at least 400mcg folic acid everyday for 3 months BEFORE
conception can reduce the chances of having a baby born with a ntd like
anencepahly or spina bifida by up to 70-80%.
Nicole

Warm hugs Nicole. I am so sorry for your loss. Welcome to the group and best
of luck in your current attempts to conceived.

Carl