Hi Dr .i m in process of conceiving .My dostor put me on Materna ,Vitamin D and iron pills from October 2016 to November 2016 been on it .Now I have to restart them again forgot how mutch Vatamin should consume ,and if it s vat D3 or just Vat D alon a bit confuse about the two .
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The only thing recommended for sure during pregnancy is folic acid which we advise to be taken from few weeks before upto 3 months of pregnancy. Other supplements are good but not mandatory. It depends on one diet if diet is good you may not need supplements, but generally I advise to take supplements that contain iron and some calcium as its requirement is increases during pregnancy. Vitamin D3 or Vitamin D does not matter for a normal person, as Vitamin D is ultimately converted to Vitamin D3 in the kidneys. So don't be confused, I would advise you can take any good combination of multivitamin and some calcium. Although these are not necessary, if you have good diet but advised to take. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman