Doc gave me both iron and calcium tablets and someone told me dont take them together. now im confused about the timing, morning evening kya rakhu? how do u all space them out in the day?
My gynac told me never take iron and calcium together because calcium blocks iron absorption. So i took iron in morning and calcium at night with a gap. She also said take iron with vitamin C like nimbu or orange to absorb better. Ask your doc the exact timing for you.
Keep a gap between the two, thats the main rule. I did iron after lunch and calcium with dinner. Dont take iron empty stomach if it makes you nauseous, take with food. Your doctor will fix the schedule.
Beta doctor usually starts iron after first three months and calcium also around that time. Take them at different times of day, not together. Take with food so stomach doesnt feel bad. Listen to what your doctor writes.
Honestly the trick is just spacing them out so they dont clash. I set phone reminders, iron with breakfast, calcium before bed. Easy to forget otherwise with a busy day. Doc starts calcium usually a bit later in pregnancy.
I always get confused with this too! Did anyone else feel constipated from iron? My doctor said keep gap from calcium and drink lots of water. Just following her chart helped me a lot.
