Low Vitamin D levels

[AliBaby]

Has anyone else had low vitamin D levels in their pregnancy?
Did you take an extra supplement for this?

[[M]umma[M]ia]

nah i dont sorry but here are some vitamin D enriched foods...


Food Sources of Vitamin D
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Milk
Fortified rice or soy beverage
Fortified orange juice
Fortified margarine
Egg yolk
Herring or trout, cooked
Mackerel, cooked
Salmon, Atlantic, cooked
Salmon, canned or cooked*
Sardines, Atlantic, canned
Sardines, Pacific, canned
Tuna, canned, light or white
Tuna, canned, yellowfin (albacore, ahi)
Tuna, skipjack, cooked
Tuna, bluefin, cooked
* includes Chinook, Coho, Humpback (pink), Sockeye

[christy]

Cod liver oil has vitamin D3 in it. I have a Vit D deficiency. I started walking everyday in the sun for 15 minutes and taking cod liver oil. The other thing is I have come Vit D3 drops from my chinese herbalist.

[Mother Goose]

I'm not pregnant but have just been diagnosed with low VitD (VERY low) and have been told by my Dr to take Ostelin tablets. Keep in mind that too much Vit D can be just as bad as too little so perhaps discuss it with your caregiver before taking any supplements. Supplements should also only be used for a short period of time and then levels tested again...

HTH

MG

[AliBaby]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I am hoping now that is warmer I will be able to get out in the sun more. An extra reson to exercise as well. I will also try some of the foods and ask my carers about which supplement I should take.