Low/deficient in Vitamin D?

[alioops]

Vit D levels are a very interesting thing..I have heard that doctors are finding these days that most people are vit D deficient. It is becoming very common.

The slip slop slap message has been taken a little too well it seems

[Little Chicken]

During my pregnancy with DD my doctor tested me for Vit D out of curiosity because she had been to a conference where a paper was presented that found that health care workers were showing low levels of this due to being indoors all the time. Mine were very low. I had to take a prescribed liquid vit d only supplement plus calcium (apparantly you have to take both), but no-one mentioned supplementing DD after birth. This was only last year so that bit must be new.

[Loula]

Since taking Vit D i have been feeling much better.

My first blood work showed my Vit D at 24 (i was told this was lower than a 90 year old! oops.)
I take 3000/ 4000 mg a day which is a lot and was still classed as low at my 12 week blood work with a reading of 54!

i will be getting tested again in two weeks wheni get my GD tests done too

And will be asking my OB about the need for baby to have Vit D at birth, interesting

[Loula]

forgot to add i work alot out side and dont really put any suncream on but do wear a hat! so i know getting out is not enough for me.

I usually spend about two hours outside every day MIN

[Little Chicken]

I forgot to add that the reason they wanted to supplement me was for me not for bub because they said bub will take what it needs regardless and it was my bones that were going to be depleted and put at risk.

[AngelPants]

i had a vit d definciency before i was pg and was advised when i got pg that bubs could have issues with bone density and rickets. my doc said to take calcium and vit d together as well. i havent really taken much of the vit d supplements but thats mainly cause of hyperemesis (sp?) and all supplements, even ones to calm the tummy like ginger and slippery elm wont stay down (slight tangent there). i tend to try and sit in the sun everyday for a while, even if it is even just in the window when its freezing outside, not sure how useful that is but no one has mentioned bubs having supplements after birth to me either.

[AnyDream]

cmarfol, sorry but sitting getting sun inside a window will not help your Vit D levels as plate glass interrupts the UVB rays, so it may not be sufficient.

Also 10 min a day is good in summer but you need several hours per week over winter to do the same thing, depending on how far from the equator you are.

[AngelPants]

bugger! i was hoping! i got lots of sun in summer (gotta love the beach) but since its cooled down not too much...