Should I take a calcium supplement while I'm pregnant?
3,538 views · Published 1 August 2011 · 0:45 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: IntermountainParents · 2011 · Education
Calcium supplementation is a common question I get. Ladies are concerned whether they need to add more calcium. Their prenatal vitamin will have a little calcium and then the next best way to get calcium is through your diet. You probably want to get about a thousand milligrams of calcium a day while you're pregnant. Standard recommendations are two to three servings of dairy, some type of dairy product. Leafy green vegetables are very rich in calcium, tofu products are. So you can pay attention to your diet, to the prenatal vitamin and if you don't think you are getting a thousand milligrams you could supplement on top of that as well.
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