Vitamin D supplement

Question

Trying to conceive and just got bloodwork done that shows I have low vitamin D levels. I’m taking prenatal vitamins, so I’m wondering if anyone was in this situation or what people have used for a vitamin D supplement and dosage to help?

Answer

To increase your levels it’s good to start with a high dose, like 5,000. I love the Garden of Life brand because it uses whole food ingredients so they’re more easily absorbed. Once your levels are tested again and they’re a nice healthy level you can reduce your intake to 2,000. With winter right around the corner, however, it probably wouldn’t hurt to stay on 5,000 until next spring, unless your levels become too high. It’s good to check them every 3 months until they’re good. Good luck!

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This is what I used. They’re small and easy to swallow.

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First you’ll need to find out from your doctor how deficient you are & how much of a supplement they want you to take. When we 1st found out I was very deficient in it so my doctor actually wrote a prescription for a very high dose for a few months, then once my levels were normal my doctor wanted me to take a maintenance dose of 2000 IU a day. Most multivitamins have any where from 400 IU to 1000 IU of vitamin D in them already, the one I take has 1000, so I supplement that w/ a separate Vitamin D that is also 1000 to get the amount I need. (The reason I was deficient was due to my Crohn’s Disease & the fact that I live in Seattle where we don’t get a lot of sun) I attached the recommendation just so I could post this :)

Vitamin D supplement

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