Calling Mums with Twins.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

2000 mcg and up. I was taking 4000 mcg. Research indicates that higher levels of folic may not actually sway for twins, but that the higher levels of folic are needed so both twins can survive and develop properly.

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Oh, I always read on the other site high amount of FA sway for Twins.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

My one baby who survived was a boy but we don't know the gender of the other baby. I sort of suspect it was another boy because it was a placenta previa and most of them are boys, but not all of them are.

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Oh really, interesting as I had this condition with this pregnancy! We almost lost my DD too the pregnancy was so touch and go. My Mum also had pp with my brother.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

TTC, I don't think you need 5000 mcg of folate, if you want to dial it back to 4000 that is just fine. (oh I see it's one capsule??) YOu may want to split the pill into two halves and take one in the morning and one at night for best absorption, because you just pee out everything your body can't use right that minute.

Re: twins - I figure, twins doubles your chances at your DG, right?? :p

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I will chop it in half =)

I was getting them in 500mcg but going through a bottle a week!!

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Originally Posted by My Fabulous Children

At 8 weeks? did you find out that early?

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Not 100% but this is what the drs told me at the hospital. They were fraternal twins (seperate sacs) and apparently means higher chance of g/b? I just knew it was a boy too =(

Before this pregnancy I had another miscarriage just a few months earlier in the 12/13th week.

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Not 100% but this is what the drs told me at the hospital. They were fraternal twins (seperate sacs) and apparently means higher chance of g/b? I just knew it was a boy too =(

Before this pregnancy I had another miscarriage just a few months earlier in the 12/13th week.

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So sorry for your losses hun, And yes the chances for a boy and girl twins are higher.

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Originally Posted by My Fabulous Children

Oh, I always read on the other site high amount of FA sway for Twins.

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yes, i tried to explain that a couple times but I think people want to believe you can just take a pill and it will all be easy. Anyway either way, if you want twins you should take more FA.

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Oh really, interesting as I had this condition with this pregnancy! We almost lost my DD too the pregnancy was so touch and go. My Mum also had pp with my brother.

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Oh did you really? I actually had both placentas grow and develop and the twin's placenta was right over my cervix almost until the end of pregnancy. It was very stressful. I did go onto have a vag birth but the doctor showed us the sac afterwards and ther was one big healthy placenta, one smaller one that was obviously not right, and then this tiny hole between the two that the baby had passed through. It was a miracle really.

Sorry if that was TMI but it really was amazing.

I also had a baby with two sacs and one HUGE placenta... my midwife said it could have been two placentas at one time. The second sac was normal sized but contained no baby. Possibly a twin or maybe just a strange happening?

Anyways, all these twin posts are making me want twins next haha. I'm a glutton for punishment. Wonder if yams sway blue :p

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

yes, i tried to explain that a couple times but I think people want to believe you can just take a pill and it will all be easy. Anyway either way, if you want twins you should take more FA.

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I take large amounts of Folic acid every day only because I am doing the boy diet & the drinks like BSD, etc. I started taking prenatal vitamins after m/c, which contain 800mcg so that =5X/day.

I don't know how, but I read online (google it) taking folic acid at least one month before conception can lead to twins, but I am with you on higher levels of folic are needed so both twins can survive and develop properly. ITA.

I wonder if this is why my twin did not make it, because I was not taking FA before their conception?