Should I take a calcium vitamin with my prenatal?

Question

I’m 5 weeks and am taking prenatals, it only has 200 mg of Calcium. I read that daily I should be getting 1000 mg of calcium when pregnant. I found this calcium for 600 mg, meaning I would get 800 mg daily (plus whatever is in the food I eat). Should I start taking them now? Or wait until 12 weeks? (Don’t see my doctor until 11 weeks). Also is it okay to also be getting extra vitamin d3?

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I did, but it was a chewable Alive gummy, I'm not sure of the mg of it

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My doctor did put me on extra calcium but I was pregnant with multiples. I would ask if they suggest you take more.

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Consult your doctor. Mine had me add a calcium + D to my prenatal because of my medical history. You shouldn’t add or stop anything without your doctor being aware of it.

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Consult a doctor. The problem with mutivitamin intake is that one vitamin might keep others from absorbing. For example vitamin d has to be taken with s some sort of oil for it to absorb, and calcium and iron don't play well together etc... So I would ask doctor to explain and tell how much and what you need.
My doc told me, that if my eating is diverse and heatly, I do not need any prenatals at all, but told me to take folate and iron, because I have low hemoglobin and vitamin d because of where I live there is not much sun... I also do take prenatals, but as I said my doctor told I do not especially need any extra, because oll may labs were normal.

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Depends on how much you’re getting through your diet. It is likely that you’re getting enough unless your diet is really lacking. I would ask your doctor :)

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Don't take anything extra without consulting your doctor first.

Should I take a calcium vitamin with my prenatal?

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