Preparation before pregnancy: Folic acid, an essential food!

As we all know, folic acid is very helpful in preventing and treating fetal malformations, so many expectant mothers are taking it. Folic acid is a food that should be prepared before pregnancy. A daily supplement of 0.4 mg is required to give birth to a healthy and smart baby.

Regarding the question of what kind of folic acid to take before pregnancy, there are many types of folic acid on the market. In fact, since before pregnancy, everyone has faced the question of when to take folic acid. Start taking folic acid supplements 3 months before pregnancy. Studies have found that it takes at least four weeks to improve folic acid deficiency in pregnant women. Therefore, for families who have prepared all the conditions after marriage and are planning to have a baby, it is best to start taking a small dose of folic acid supplement of 0.4 mg daily 3 months before the planned date of conception. In this way, the fetus will have enough "high-quality food" as soon as it appears in the mother's body.

After visiting the market, a reporter found that the current mainstream folic acid supplements include simple folic acid tablets and complex vitamins for prenatal care containing folic acid, and the folic acid content of each type is different. But it should be noted that single folic acid products have also undergone large-scale clinical testing and are safe and effective folic acid supplements suitable for most people.

In addition, many people think that they do not need additional folic acid supplementation because the milk powder they take for pregnant women contains folic acid. In fact, the folic acid content in milk powder for pregnant women is low, and it cannot be fully ingested through milk powder. Therefore, it is recommended to take special folic acid products, but be careful to choose single folic acid or compound nutrients for pregnant women, rather than taking both at the same time.

After all, giving birth to a healthy and smart baby is every mother's ardent wish. Therefore, all expectant mothers please make adequate preparations before pregnancy.