Iron also helps in maintaining your immune system, which is important to have defense from a number of illnesses that can commonly happen during pregnancy. It is also important in the production of enzymes and collagen, a protein that is present in the connective tissues.
For women who are not pregnant, 18 milligrams of iron is the recommended daily dosage. When you are pregnant, however, you need to have at least 27 milligrams of iron. This is because iron is not only needed by the pregnant woman, but by the baby in the placenta as well. As the iron requirement increases in the second half of pregnancy, you may want to aim for mg of iron.
Iron supplements should be taken hours before or after meals and with a small glass of orange juice to increase absorption.
Do not take it with your prenatal vitamin or with dairy products as the calcium will decrease absorption of the iron. Iron toxicity is only an issue among adults who consume more than 1, mg of iron daily. It can lead to diarrhea and constipation. If you go beyond the 27mg of iron that is recommended daily, as long as it is not too much above, the only thing that can happen is that the iron will no longer be absorbed by the body. As Pregnacare contains vitamin K, if you are taking oral anticoagulants blood thinners do not take Pregnacare except on the advice of a doctor.
Pregnacare is available in 30 tablet 1 month's supply and 90 tablet 3 month's supply packs. It is recommended to take one tablet per day. One tablet per day is recommended with or immediately after your main meal, with water or a cold drink. Taking the tablet with a large meal maximises the absorption of the nutrients, and can reduce nausea which is sometimes experienced if multivitamins are taken on an empty stomach.
Pregnacare should only be taken on a full stomach. Always ensure that Pregnacare is taken with plenty of liquid to wash down the tablet. We do not recommend chewing the tablets because they have not been formulated as chewable preparations. Pregnacare tablets are suitable for vegetarians. Pregnacare has no known side-effects when taken as directed.
Do not exceed the recommended tablet intake. In case of overdose, seek medical advice immediately. NRV levels are calculated to help prevent the most basic vitamin and mineral deficiency states.
The levels contained in Pregnacare are specific to normal requirements in pregnancy. This is why some levels of nutrients in Pregnacare are higher than the NRV e. Importantly, all levels are safe for pregnancy and well within upper safety guidelines for daily self-supplementation.
Pregnacare does not contain any vitamin A in the multivitamin tablet which has been carefully formulated specially for pregnancy to contain a moderate non-excessive level of betacarotene provided as natural mixed carotenoids instead of vitamin A.
Betacarotene pro-retinol is converted into vitamin A naturally by the body as required, and is safe and suitable for pregnancy. It is perfectly safe to take mcg of folic acid per day throughout the whole of pregnancy. The U. Department of Health's Chief Medical Officer recommends that women planning a pregnancy should take a supplement containing mcg folic acid daily, from the start of trying to conceive until the 12th week of pregnancy.
Folic acid plays a role in the process of cell division and contributes to maternal tissue growth during pregnancy. Folic acid on its own or within Pregnacare may therefore be taken throughout pregnancy. Pregnacare gives the advantage of not only providing folic acid, but other essential nutrients as well. Simply take Pregnacare on the next day when you remember, and take as directed.
You should not take more than the recommended amount on subsequent days to make up for any day s that you have missed. Whilst it is important to take a supplement every day, if you miss one day this is fine because the beneficial effects of the vitamins and minerals build over time. Difficulty in swallowing tablets is quite a common experience. Vitabiotics have researched this extensively, trying different methods, and hope that our tips will help you swallow tablets with ease.
The usual advice for those who have difficulty in swallowing tablets, is to break the tablets into pieces, before swallowing with plenty of liquid. For capsules which contain liquid , and in cases where people have more difficulty in swallowing tablets we recommend after chewing some food e.
The throat opens up wider automatically to swallow the chewed food and hence the tablet should go down with greater ease. Alternatively the tablets or capsules may be swallowed with thicker liquids such as yoghurts or smoothies.
We hope these tips are of help. Have a question regarding our Products? Call Us: Ive been taking 2x iron tabs and pregnacare for the last two days but been feeling very paranoid until i know its ok!! I know I should be speaking to my doctor about this but im hoping someone here who has done the same as me can reassure me lol thanks x.
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Search for a thread. Can you tell from the packaging whether the amount of iron in one of your tablets is the same as the iron in the pregnacare, if it's the same amount I wouldn't worry, I don't think you can overdose of iron as excess will be lost in urine but the problem will be if you're not getting enough but ask the midwife tomorrow x. Netmums-to-be Iron tablets and sleep.
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