When to eat calcium and iron tablets during pregnancy?
Doctor gave me iron and calcium but I forgot the timing she explained. If I take both together my stomach feels weird, so I want to ask again. How do you space your tablets in the day?
My doctor told me to space them by at least a couple hours because calcium blocks iron absorption. I did iron before lunch with lemon water and calcium after dinner. Follow whatever timing your gynac gives based on your prescription though.
Easiest routine I found, iron with breakfast and calcium with dinner so I never mixed them up. Don't take iron with milk or chai. Set a phone reminder, with work it's easy to forget one.
Key thing is dont take calcium and iron together, they cancel each other out. I took iron in the morning and calcium at night. Iron goes well with vitamin c, calcium avoid with tea or coffee. Your gynac will tell you the gap too.
My doctor said keep a good gap between the two, never together. I took iron in the day and calcium at bedtime. Worked nicely. Just ask your gynac to confirm the timing for your tablets.
