brittone2
05-02-2010, 09:51 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/30/vitamin.d.pregnancy/index.html
I thought I'd share this. I had my levels checked at the end of my first tri by my midwives. At that point, I had been taking 2000iu per day for probably a year or two, and we were coming off of summertime here in sunny NC. I am not super dark skinned...I have a medium skintone. I get outside pretty often. I don't wear sunscreen daily. (eta: I also eat quite a bit of vit D rich foods...pastured eggs, etc.) My levels were still low at 27. I chose to up my D3 intake to about 5000iu at that point.
I had followed the research on vit d for quite a while prior to that, but never knew about the possible reduction in c-section rates as a benefit until I was talking with my CNM about it. That is one of many reasons they choose to routinely screen their pg moms for their D levels, but I know many healthcare providers are still not doing so.
Several moms here have gotten theirs checked and found their levels to be *very* low. Mine weren't drastically low, but I was already taking 2000iu per day for a long time, and they were still not even at the very lowest end of the normal range (which isn't where I'd strive to be regardless based on the research).
Thought I'd share.
I thought I'd share this. I had my levels checked at the end of my first tri by my midwives. At that point, I had been taking 2000iu per day for probably a year or two, and we were coming off of summertime here in sunny NC. I am not super dark skinned...I have a medium skintone. I get outside pretty often. I don't wear sunscreen daily. (eta: I also eat quite a bit of vit D rich foods...pastured eggs, etc.) My levels were still low at 27. I chose to up my D3 intake to about 5000iu at that point.
I had followed the research on vit d for quite a while prior to that, but never knew about the possible reduction in c-section rates as a benefit until I was talking with my CNM about it. That is one of many reasons they choose to routinely screen their pg moms for their D levels, but I know many healthcare providers are still not doing so.
Several moms here have gotten theirs checked and found their levels to be *very* low. Mine weren't drastically low, but I was already taking 2000iu per day for a long time, and they were still not even at the very lowest end of the normal range (which isn't where I'd strive to be regardless based on the research).
Thought I'd share.