Do you take additional vitamin D to your prenatals?

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I have to. I used to be so deficient that I was almost hospitalized(I didn’t realize that’s one of the reasons my under eyes were literally black). I have to take 4000iu on top of the 1000 in my prenatal. I’m used to it🤷‍♀️

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I have Crohn’s Disease & had been vitamin D deficient in the past, I was told by my gastroenterologist to basically take 2000 IU daily for the rest of my life, your average multivitamin including prenatals has usually at most 1000 IU so I supplemented the extra 1000 before, during, & after my pregnancy

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I don’t have a colon so I’m consistently vitamin deficient. I take 5,000 iu daily. This is actually higher than the prescription dose. I took the 50,000 once a week prescription for two years, but found I responded better with a daily dose. OB encouraged continuing throughout pregnancy.

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I started taking high dose vitamin D after the birth of my second child to combat postpartum anxiety and I’ll never go back!! I take 5,000 iu a day in the winter and 3,000 iu in the summer in addition to whatever is in my prenatal. I did this under the direction of my midwife, but from what I understand you just can’t take more than 10,000 iu a day. I’d speak with your midwife or doctor about it, but I recommend it anyone who will listen!! It’s been a game changer!!

Do you take additional vitamin D to your prenatals?

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