B-Vitamins – Folic Acid – in Pregnancy
Posted By Jacque on July 17, 2007
This is some info I found that is very important to know if you are expecting or hoping to be soon! Take a look at the links below.
I didn’t go to any type of Dr. or even my midwife until much later than 4.5 m. However, I know what to expect from my body, and I altered my diet to fit the nutritional needs I had as a “pregnant lady”. Something I have learned is that you have to be mindful of how your body reacts and what it needs. I have been ‘watching what my body needs’ in the terms of supplements for several years now, so I know what to look for.
Leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach and asparagus, contain naturally occurring folic acid.
This is REALLY good and has a LOT of good info: Vitamin B9 ( Folic acid / Folate )
Folate plays a big part in our health, including bone marrow health, a healthy immune system, as well as its part in certain mucous membranes and red blood cells.
“Physical symptoms of folate deficiency may include anemia and generalized weakness, an inflamed and sore tongue, a general numbness or tingling sensation in the hands and the feet, problems like indigestion and diarrhea, persistent depression, constant irritability, pallor and drowsiness all underlined by a slow and weakened pulse rate. Most of these symptoms are also seen in people affected by pernicious anemia, resulting from a deficiency of cobalamin (B12) vitamin.“
Folate and B-Vitamins ~ Prevention of pregnancy complications
Studies have proven that folate consumption during pregnancy prevents deficiency and anemia in pregnant women. Low folate levels during pregnancy may contribute to birth defects and pregnancy loss. Consuming a high dietary intake of folate and taking folic acid supplements orally during pregnancy reduces the risk of neural tube birth defects in the infant.
This information is very important to me, as I have had many of the symptoms throughout my pregnancies. I have low blood pressure, low iron, and always have the “carpal tunnel” tingling during certain times in my pregnancies. This shows it is a deficiency of B-vitamins.
I also think that the other symptoms listed show that many “social problems’ in pregnancy, such as irritability, depression, and other of the symptoms that most people joke about or just plain blame on pregnancy CAN BE attributed to a nutritional deficiency. I would go even further and say the same for any problems after pregnancy and birth, even Post-Partum Depression. Many times, a new mom is doing all she can and neglects her nutrition without even realizing she is causing a deep pit for herself, in loss of sleep and nutrition, and it becomes a cycle she can’t keep up with.
Vitamin B plays a big part in our health, and eating fresh foods with a natural source of B Vitamins is your best bet!
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