Should I continue taking folic acid (5mg) after my first trimester?

Should I continue taking folic acid (5mg) after my first trimester? Some of my friends continued taking till they gave birth. But gynaecologist say can stop and just take multi vitamins. I have always had the runs / feel nauseous when I took that multivitamin hence I’ve stopped that including the folic acid for a month. worried that the baby is now lacking of folic acid

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No added benefits of taking folic acid after first trimester. By second trimester baby needs other form of nutrients for their growth development which can be absorbed from multi vitamins instead.