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Can I Take Blackmores Pregnancy And Multivitamin For Iron During Breastfeeding?
Question: Hi, if taking ferro-f-tab (which contains ferrous fumarate 310mg - eq. to 100mg elemental iron) 2 tablets daily during breastfeeding, can I also take Blackmores Pregnancy and Breastfeeding multivitamin - that contains iron (II) glycinate 40mg (containing 5mg elemental iron)>?
Thought I would ask as they are different forms of iron and I am not sure if they are the same when taken into the body or one is stronger?
Thought I would ask as they are different forms of iron and I am not sure if they are the same when taken into the body or one is stronger?
Brief Answer:
you can.....explained
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to hcm,
If you are already taking ferrous fumarate twice daily then really you don't need any iron supplement but if its the other vitamins that you are keen on then you may reduce your ferrous fumarate dose to once a day and take the multivitamin as well.
The form of iron really doesnt matter in this case because inside the body only the elemntal iron gets absorbed in the ferric form.
REGARDS
you can.....explained
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to hcm,
If you are already taking ferrous fumarate twice daily then really you don't need any iron supplement but if its the other vitamins that you are keen on then you may reduce your ferrous fumarate dose to once a day and take the multivitamin as well.
The form of iron really doesnt matter in this case because inside the body only the elemntal iron gets absorbed in the ferric form.
REGARDS
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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