Benefits of taking folic acid tablets during breastfeeding

Pregnant women who maintain a certain level of folic acid in the three months before and after pregnancy can effectively prevent the occurrence of neural tube defects and abnormal development of the fetus. Therefore, folic acid is one of the indispensable supplements for pregnant women during special periods. However, some novice parents fail to grasp the intake during pregnancy and buy too many folic acid tablets, resulting in leftover folic acid tablets but reluctant to throw them away. This often leads to such a question: if the mother who is breastfeeding takes it, can this substance be supplemented to the baby through breast milk? So, can folic acid be taken during breastfeeding?

You can take folic acid during breastfeeding. Folic acid tablets are one of the common vitamins, and their content is high in fruits and vegetables. Under normal circumstances, folic acid tablets during breastfeeding can be obtained from daily diet. However, if necessary, you can also take it according to the recommended intake in the instructions or under the guidance of a doctor during breastfeeding.

However, the idea that taking folic acid tablets during breastfeeding can also prevent the baby's neurological impairment is not acceptable. Generally speaking, folic acid tablets are used to prevent abnormal brain development in babies, and this effect is only effective in the three months before and after pregnancy. Therefore, many pregnant women still take folic acid tablets during breastfeeding in order to make their babies smarter and healthier. However, taking folic acid tablets during breastfeeding has little effect on preventing the baby's neural development from being incomplete, because the effective period of folic acid has been exceeded.

It is worth mentioning that although taking folic acid tablets during breastfeeding can be used as a nutritional supplement and has no adverse effects on maternal and child care, you should also be careful not to exceed the medication limit.

How to take folic acid tablets

1. Mothers should take at least 400 mg of folic acid tablets in addition to their daily diet, and pregnant mothers should take at least 600 mg of folic acid tablets per day, but not more than 1000 mg.

2. Ways to supplement folic acid tablets: Folic acid tablets are a way that is easier for the human body to digest and absorb, but foods with high folic acid content are also indispensable. Foods containing folic acid include liver, beans, wild rice stem, broccoli, sugar apple, fruit juice, and generally more in light green vegetables and fruits. Therefore, the intake of vegetables and fruits should be increased appropriately during pregnancy.

FAQ: Folic acid tablets are not heat-resistant and soluble in water, so there is generally no need to worry about excessive intake from food; the efficiency of folic acid intake can be increased by mixing salads or making juice; folic acid tablets require vitamin B12 supplementation when building cells, but vitamin B12 can be obtained from meat, eggs and dairy products in the diet, so there is no need to take additional supplements.