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Calcium Supplement Reco

marshallka5marshallka5 member
edited June 2014 in January 2014 Moms
My OB suggested I start taking a calcium supplement. She said that I need about 500mg per day. Which brand do you use? I am EBF and currently taking a prenatal and the mini pill. Thanks mamas!
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Re: Calcium Supplement Reco

  • peanutmusepeanutmuse member
    Honestly, calcium supplements scare me. My PCP recommended the same thing when I was 25, and I ended up with 9 calcific kidney stones. My body does not metabolize calcium appropriately.

    The one thing that I will say is -- be sure that you are taking one with Vitamin D, which helps with calcium absorption. That's where my mistake was, because no one told me.

    https://nof.org/articles/10
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  • Sakura16Sakura16 member
    You can also over-absorb calcium. I did this since I had to supplement vit D and Calcium and my levels got scary high so they had to keep monitoring it after I stopped supplementing.
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  • bethughkneebethughknee member
    I bought store brand Calcium with Vit D after DD was born because I was told the same thing and I think I took it 3 times. I forget and the pill is massive. I get a lot of calcium in my diet and DD will move to more solids over the next few months anyway. I missed the window and everyone seems to be fine.


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
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  • marshallka5marshallka5 member
    Thank you ladies! I would rather get my calcium from foods versus taking a horse pill. Besides, the fact that I could potentially overdose scares me.
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