Hi, i would like to confirm whether i shd start taking folic acid tablets and what's the dosage. i am 6 weeks pregnant.

Congrats!: Congrats on your pregnancy! general recs are about 400 micrograms (mcg) per day for females of childbearing age. When pregnant, that jumps up to 600-800 mcg/day. Since Folic Acid is very important in the development of the nervous system, if you have a history in you or your family of a neural tube (early nervous system in early pregnancy) problems, it increases to 4000 mcg/day. Ask your ob.