Sir my second trimester has been started. As doctor has suggested to take daily calcium with vit D3tablets (500mg+250iu) . I just want to ask that instead of taking tablets daily can i take calciferol granules once a week/two weeks as i dont like tablets for me it is very difficult to take them. Kindly suggest me
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Calciferol granules containing vitamin D helps to increase the calcium absorption. So,  they can be used as additive to calcium supplement but not as substitute because they themselves are not providing calcium. So, better to use calcium supplements as advised by your doctor because calcium supplementation during pregnancy is very necessary for the bone growth of the baby and also for lactation. If you are not happy with regular tablets you can choose chew able tablets or dis solvable tablets or in form of capsule with chocolate flavor like Caldikind Plus etc. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.