Hi ladies.. mommies.. my wife is currently 11-12 weeks pregnant with our first child. For the first 8 weeks..her morning sickness was very bad..vomit non stop. It only got better recently during the 10-11 wk period.. she is able to eat normally.. slowly increasing the portion.

We have seen a GP during earlier stage of pregnancy and gynae recently.. both also prescribe folic acid. However she refuses to take the supplements. Her reasoning is that even her mom does not take them during her pregnancy (6 kids).. and other friends not taking them also etc. She heard from other moms that taking folic acid causes the body to be heaty. FYI my wife is more into traditional Chinese medicine.

I have read about the benefits of folic acid to pregnant ladies.. but I am unable to convince her to take them.. I mean the majority of doctors and gynaes out there can't be wrong about folic acid right?  They would not prescribe  something which can harm the mother and child..i really need help here..