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Is It Necessary To Take Folic Acid While Planning For Pregnancy?

Posted on Thu, 16 Apr 2015

Question: Hi doctor, I am 29 years old female planning to conceive. Please let me know if daily folic acid 5 mg dosage would be a right intake? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
yes it is good to take it in this dose

Detailed Answer:
Hello mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
Yes folic acid intake 5 mg daily is very important and it helps in the proper development of the baby along with helping in the hemoglobin maintainence of the mother.
Regards
Dr Manisha.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (58 minutes later)

thanks doctor.. shall I start while planning a baby ..or only after conceiving only

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
yes you can start planning

Detailed Answer:
You can very well start planning for baby actively.
You can try following measures to enhance the chances of conception -
1) try to keep a pillow beneath your buttocks after sex so that gravitational force keeps the semen inside your vagina for a longer time.
2) you should not get up for at least 20-25 minutes
3) try conventional position of sex female lying down on bed
4) maximum chances of conception are in day 10-18 of the cycle in case you have regular cycles.
I hope these measures will help you in conception in near future.
All the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar