Folic acid vs active folates: what nobody tells you before you get pre

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Folic acid vs active folates: what nobody tells you before you get pregnant 🔍

Why 60% of women do not metabolise synthetic folic acid correctly.

When you announce you're trying for a baby, the first thing everyone says is always the same:

"Above all, take folic acid."

And it's true: folates (vitamin B9) contribute to the closure of the neural tube in the baby, which takes place between day 21 and day 28, often before you even know you are pregnant.

But here is what nobody tells you: not all folates are equal.

The key points

Folic acid ≠ active folates

Thefolic acid is a synthetic created in a laboratory. It is found in 95% of prenatal supplements. To be usable, your body must convert it into 5-MTHF — the only form that is truly active in your cells.

The active folates (5-MTHF / Quatrefolic®) are, directly bioavailable. No conversion needed.

The genetic factor that is never tested

This conversion depends on an enzyme: the MTHFR. Yet, 40% of the population carries a genetic variation that reduces its efficacy by 30 to 70%.

In practice: "normal" blood levels, but folates insufficient at the cellular level — at the very moment your baby needs it most.

Genetics in Medicine 2, no 1 (January 2000): 113-113; Wan, Lin, Yuhong Li, Zhengrong Zhang, Zuoli Sun, Yi He, and Rena Li. 2018. « Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and psychiatric diseases ». Translational Psychiatry 8 (December).

The solution is simple

Choosing a prenatal with active folates (5-MTHF): effective for 100% of women, regardless of your genetic profile.

🚩 On the label, avoid: "folic acid" alone.
✅ Look for: 5-MTHF, L-methylfolate, Quatrefolic®, Metafolin®.

💛 The recommended choice: BABY BUMP

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✅ 400µg of active folates Quatrefolic® (5-MTHF)

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✅ Choline (Vitacholine™), iodine, zinc bisglycinate

✅ B and D vitamins in active forms

✅ No nanoparticles, glass jar, batch tested by an independent laboratory, made in France

2 capsules/day from the moment you start trying to conceive, throughout pregnancy.

Why choose Baby Bump?

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