Prenatal multivitamins and folate

First pregnancy Doctor prescribed me the 21st century prenatal vitamins that already contain folic acid. Do i still continue eating the folic acid that i have been eating? Or should i stop?

Prenatal multivitamins and folate
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Hi mummy, sharing from my first pregnancy experience, my doctor told me to check how much folic acid was already inside the prenatal before continuing extra folate. Mine already had enough, so I stopped taking the separate folic acid to avoid doubling up. Maybe you can check the dosage on the label and confirm with your doctor too, just to be safe ❤️

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yes agree. check the dosage because too much can cause issues too. my gynae told me to stop folic acid because the multivits alr have enough.