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Vitamin D in pregnancy
Hello, how much vitamin D3 is save to use, a am pregnant for 17 weeks now. Can it be harmful for my baby if a use a higher dose than 400ui, (2500-3000)ui, since i am in.high risk of deficiancy, and curent level is 86(75-250 normal range).Calcium level is 2.1.
Can high daily doses be bad, in any other way,for my baby, is level of vit d and calcium are optimal.
Thank you very much for your answer!
Expose to early morning and evening sunlight ,( mainly more on abdominal area)which is good source of vit D....
For calcium take nuts ,Orange, leafy vegetables ,egg,dairy products such as cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese, and milk are calcium-rich options.
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