When to take iron and calcium tablets during pregnancy?
Doc gave me both iron and calcium but i heard u shouldnt take them together na. Im confused about timing, like morning me kya aur raat ko kya. Don't want to waste them by taking wrong way. How do u all manage it?
The most practical tip is never to take iron and calcium together because they interfere with each other's absorption. I used to take my iron tablet after lunch with a little lemon water, and the calcium tablet after dinner with milk. This simple gap keeps things cheap and highly effective for your body.
Going through IVF made me hyper-focused on following my doctor's medicine chart exactly to the minute. My specialist explained that calcium prevents the body from absorbing iron, so they must be taken at completely different times of the day. Please follow your clinic's precise instructions carefully to support your beautiful pregnancy.
I am not a medical expert so I'll only share what my own gynecologist advised me to do. She told me to take my iron pill in the morning after breakfast and the calcium pill at night after dinner. Keeping a gap of at least 4-5 hours between them really helped prevent any stomach irritation.
I know how tiring it is to remember so many pills when you are already feeling exhausted! But please try to take them regularly, keeping a good gap between iron and calcium as they shouldn't be mixed. You are doing a wonderful job carrying this baby, so take care of your own health too!
When you are working, it's so easy to forget these tablets, so I set daily phone alarms for them. I took iron right after my office lunch and calcium before going to bed. Just make sure there is a good gap between both so your body actually absorbs them properly.
