Okay, I am 25 weeks pregnancy and slightly anemic. My dr prescribed iron but I don't like all the stuff that's in the pharmaceutical brand he gave me, and have found some good info on Solgar's 'gentle iron' - iron biglycinate. My OB didn't want me doing Floradix b/c he wasn't familiar w/ it (which suprises me b/c he recommends querecetin for interstitial cystitis, Optivite, and does bioidentical hormone balancing).
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Anyway, I am dairy/casein free and have to take extra calcium b/c of that. Plus, this doula just showed me a prenatal that is calcium free so it doesn't interfere w/ iron absorption (you take the calcium separately). So does this look like a good regime? I can't take all my calcium at once b/c I can only take 500 mg at a time for good absorption.
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Breakfast - 500 mg calcium w/ magnesium, probiotic, vitamin D
Lunch - calcium free prenatal, 2 iron pills w/ 25 mg of iron, vitamin C
Dinner - 1 iron pill w/ 25 mg, vitamin D, 400 mg folic acid
Bedtime - 500 mg calcium w/ magnesium, fish oil, vitamin D






