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Re: Getting Enough Folate While Travelling

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 May 2000 11:54:40 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 May 2000, abaxter wrote: >
>This question may seem a little silly, but I'm concerned. I'm planning
>to travel to europe on business in June. If all goes well in the next
>week or so, then I will be approx 4 weeks pregnant (2 weeks gest.) by
>then.
>
>I always eat a VERY healthy diet loaded with vegetables,fruits, low fat
>dairy, beans and whole grains, plus take vitamins w/ extra folate.
>However, when I travel abroad, I find it is harder to get the vegetables
>(with lots of folate) that I'm used to. I know I can still take the
>folate pills, but I'm worried about not getting enough from foods during
>that crucial week of pregnancy. Isn't the first 4 weeks of gestation
>that most important when it comes to spinal formation, etc.?
>
>Am I unwise to plan travel during the first 2 weeks (gest.)of pg? If my
>body is used to a diet high in folate, could the week abroad upset
>things?
>
>I had a miscarriage in March, so I'm trying not to complicate anything
>next time around, if possible.
>
>Thanks!!
>
>ashley

That is a critical time to be sure, but if you go ahead and start on prenatal vitamins, that will provide all the folate that you need. More is not always better.

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