I'm going to start taking folic acid, b vitamins, and iron because I've been anemic for a long time and have frequent irregular bleeding and spotting. How much will this hurt my chances at a girl? Are there recommend doses? What b vitamin is best?
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I'm going to start taking folic acid, b vitamins, and iron because I've been anemic for a long time and have frequent irregular bleeding and spotting. How much will this hurt my chances at a girl? Are there recommend doses? What b vitamin is best?
I had to take iron for anemia as well. I took iron daily for a few weeks then I dropped it down to 3x a week. If you are anemic I think it's important to take your vitamins to fix the issue. I had a TON of deficiencies after swaying for over a year and once I finally started fixing them I finally got pregnant (I miscarried, but I hadn't been taking my vitamins for long at that point- the next little one stayed put though :) )
I was told not to take B vitamins though...
How much iron did you take?
I personally DO NOT recommend anyone to take B vitamins in and of themselves alone, instead I'd just get a multivitamin that has 100% of all the B vites in it and take that 3x a week.
Additionally I want you on some kind of easy to absorb iron (these are more expensive, come in some range of 18-60 mg and NOT the 100's of milligrams. the kind of iron that comes in the hundreds of mg is badly absorbed and causes your tummy to be very upset) daily for 6-8 weeks and then if you are not pregnant by that point reduce to 3x a week. On days you take a multi, if it has iron in it, you'd skip the iron that day OR take it too but only if you are 110% sure you're actually anemic. Do NOT take the iron with coffee or tea, and if you have a small amount of something with Vit. C in it, it helps you to absorb it better.
The reason not to take the supplemental B vitamins is firstly because the kind of anemia that comes from lacking in B vitamins is rare among women of childbearing age and your issue is almost certainly the iron. Secondly, for reasons that escape me, the B vitamins are sold in these massive doses, more than anyone needs for health, and they can really, really muck up the menstrual cycle. You do not need more than 100% of them and shouldn't take more than 100% of them or your cycle will go berserk!
Why is it bad to take iron with tea or coffee?
And can I still drink it earlier or later?
There is another kind of anemia that has to do with B vitamins but it's pretty uncommon for women of childbearing age unless they are raging alcoholics. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitty0911
The tannins in tea and coffee can block the absorption of iron - if you're just taking it for prevention this doesn't make a ton of difference (you'd still absorb SOME) but when you really need it, it may keep you from absorbing what you need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mama2many
You can have them, just give it about an hour.