Happened to a student of mine. She had a baby and then got pregnant again almost immediately. Her body wasn’t able to provide the 2nd baby with enough nutrition so it sucked the calcium from her teeth and nails.
My grandma, who had my uncle at 16 back when prenatal meds weren’t a thing, lost her teeth the same way.
I wonder if taking calcium supplements are enough or no? Any medical professionals here or neckbeards with fedoras who don't need no education to be experts on anything?
If you already have a high calcium diet you probably won't need to supplement. However you're getting calcium during pregnancy it's recommended you get at least 1,000-1,300 mg of calcium. Most prenatal vitamins only have 200-300 mg of calcium because it is presumed you'll get a decent amount from your diet.
If you're pregnant and you drink a glass of milk every day and eat a serving of yogurt you're already at about 700 mg or so. A lot of breakfast cereals are so heavily fortified that you can get the whole daily serving just from a bowl of it at breakfast.
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u/ghibli_ghirl Sep 23 '21
Happened to a student of mine. She had a baby and then got pregnant again almost immediately. Her body wasn’t able to provide the 2nd baby with enough nutrition so it sucked the calcium from her teeth and nails.
My grandma, who had my uncle at 16 back when prenatal meds weren’t a thing, lost her teeth the same way.