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Calcium needs for breastfeeding?
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I broke my wrist in Feb... and everything is going fine. Physical Therapy for 2 weeks helped me get mobility back, and strength is coming along fine. However, the doctor yelled at me for not getting enough calcium. I haven't bothered with prenatal tabs for the last year or so. I do drink calcium-enriched soy milk (same amount of calcium as cows milk) and OJ. It had already occured to me that maybe the reason my wrist broke was due to extended breastfeeding (2 1/3 years old today!) without adequate calcium, and he concurred. He told me I needed 2300 MG of calcium per day as a breastfeeding mother. But when I went to the healthfood store, the clerk told me you shoulnd't take more than 500 mg at a time, because it won't be absorbed in amounts greater than that, and that I needed to spread out the tabs throughout the day. She also looked it up for me, and people with Osteoporsis and breastfeeding mothers were only recommended 1000-1500 mg per day (not 2300 as the doc had said). He was wrong on the prenatal tabs...he said they only contained 680 MG of calcium... mine only had 200, so I figured he was making numbers up. I'd be taking something like 5 tabs of the larger pills per day at his doses. Anyone know more about this? Advice? Cathy Weeks |
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Calcium needs for breastfeeding?
Cathy Weeks wrote:
Anyone know more about this? Advice? I'm taking 1000 units of calcium daily...one in the morning, one at night, and calcium enriched foods as well (soy and OJ). The calcium pills are cal-magnesium, which supposedly helps absorbtion. I haven't had any problems (yet). I'm interested to see what the others say. Hey, I'm now 2 1/3 years bfing too!! Whoo hoo to us!! -- It's Tis Herself! |
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"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... He told me I needed 2300 MG of calcium per day as a breastfeeding mother. But when I went to the healthfood store, the clerk told me you shoulnd't take more than 500 mg at a time, because it won't be absorbed in amounts greater than that, and that I needed to spread out the tabs throughout the day. She also looked it up for me, and people with Osteoporsis and breastfeeding mothers were only recommended 1000-1500 mg per day (not 2300 as the doc had said). He was wrong on the prenatal tabs...he said they only contained 680 MG of calcium... mine only had 200, so I figured he was making numbers up. I'd be taking something like 5 tabs of the larger pills per day at his doses. Anyone know more about this? Advice? i'm not a nurse yet, but here's my opinion...any vitamin supplement you take is going to absorb over time, and not all of it will absorb...i do know that the 10-1500mg dose suggested (and quoted by the clerk) is that for a healthy adult, not a lactating female...this link might help you some... http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~iishp/Nelson.html or this one http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handout...nanlactat.html i can understand where you and the doctor think that your wrist may have been a consequence of leached calcium, and i do know that some practitioners recommend raising calcium intake while healing from a broken bone; so your practitioner may be factoring in what he believes you need to heal your wrist, restore and maintain your calcium stores so you don't set yourself up for osteoporosis later...i think someone mentioned a magnesium supplement earlier-magnesium does help in vitamin absorption, but they're not entirely certain how useful it is for calcium....i know vitamin d is linked with calcium absorption somehow, but i can't remember how that works this late at night... my advice (and remember, i'm not a nurse yet, so you can take it for what it's worth would be to count how much calcium you're getting in your diet already, and supplement up to the number your doc recommended... Jess |
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Calcium needs for breastfeeding?
I can't comment on how much you need for your particular situation, but
I can tell you there is a wide variation in how much you consume verses how much actually gets into your blood and bones. The best source for assimilation is dark green, leafy vegetables, but you'd probably need a lot of them. Also, avoid supplements that contain Calcium Carbonate (the cheapest type) and look for Calcium Citrate or other form. marvin Marvin L. Zinn Reply to: Using Virtual Access Windows 2000 build 2600 |
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Calcium needs for breastfeeding?
"Marvin L. Zinn" wrote in message ... I can't comment on how much you need for your particular situation, but I can tell you there is a wide variation in how much you consume verses how much actually gets into your blood and bones. The best source for assimilation is dark green, leafy vegetables, but you'd probably need a lot of them. Also, avoid supplements that contain Calcium Carbonate (the cheapest type) and look for Calcium Citrate or other form. as long as the supplement doesn't contain lead, i don't think it matters much-the calcium is going to be absorbed regardless... Jess |
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Calcium needs for breastfeeding?
i'm not a nurse yet, but here's my opinion...any vitamin supplement you take
is going to absorb over time, and not all of it will absorb...i do know that the 10-1500mg dose suggested (and quoted by the clerk) is that for a healthy adult, not a lactating female...this link might help you some... http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~iishp/Nelson.html or this one http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handout...nanlactat.html Thanks for the URLs. They were useful. My only gripe is that the second one mentioned increasted osteoporosis if inadequate calcium is consumed during lactation. I believe that new studies show that osteoporosis risk is pretty low- that yes, bones are decalcified during lactation, but that the bones remineralize very quickly after lactation is ended. i can understand where you and the doctor think that your wrist may have been a consequence of leached calcium, and i do know that some practitioners recommend raising calcium intake while healing from a broken bone; so your practitioner may be factoring in what he believes you need to heal your wrist, restore and maintain your calcium stores so you don't set yourself up for osteoporosis later...i think someone mentioned a magnesium supplement earlier-magnesium does help in vitamin absorption, but they're not entirely certain how useful it is for calcium....i know vitamin d is linked with calcium absorption somehow, but i can't remember how that works this late at night... Well, I'm now taking 1500 mg of supplement daily... one huge pill when I get up, one at lunchtime, and one before bed. Huge amount, plus normal dietary sources. I think that'll have to do! Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 |
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Calcium needs for breastfeeding?
"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... Thanks for the URLs. They were useful. My only gripe is that the second one mentioned increasted osteoporosis if inadequate calcium is consumed during lactation. I believe that new studies show that osteoporosis risk is pretty low- that yes, bones are decalcified during lactation, but that the bones remineralize very quickly after lactation is ended. i found the same thing, too (waffling studies)...my personal opinion is that it can't hurt and might help... Well, I'm now taking 1500 mg of supplement daily... one huge pill when I get up, one at lunchtime, and one before bed. Huge amount, plus normal dietary sources. I think that'll have to do! that should do it... Jess |
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