*URGENT* How To Start To Wean Off Of My Girl Swaying Supplements

[Butterfly Spirit]

Hello ladies, I'm need immediate advice. I think I Oed or am about to O and I want to start to cut down on the supplements I am taking.

Here's my list:
2 Calcium tablets with 800 iu of VitD 600 MG Calcium each = 1200 mg
3 Magnesium tablets with 15 mg Zinc. = 400mg
1 Vitamin B-50 complex Vitamin
Has 50 mgs of each B1,2,3,6,12, and 400 mcg of folate, 50 mcg of biotin and pantothenic acid

How much folic should I be taking right now?
I have 800 mcg tablets I just was doing the B50 with the folate in it.

Then Lastly 2 Raspberry leave capsules 960 mcg

So I am not good with knowing how to wean off of meds and how far I should space it out..from now I can do it slowly
So I need your help! :) And I want to start to at least cut some calcium and magnesium.
Thank you ladies!

[TTC5]

Continue with the folic acid, most definately.
Are you wanting to ween off incase you get a BFP?

[Butterfly Spirit]

For now....
1 1/2 tablets calcium, 2 magnesium, and took off a piece of the B50 and had the 2 raspberry leave capsules..
Is that good? Or should I take a half more of magnesium...so it would be 2 and 1/2 tablets..

[Butterfly Spirit]

Continue with the folic acid, most definately.
Are you wanting to ween off incase you get a BFP?

Yes, I'm SO nervous.. I just want to cut down now so it will be easier to wean off when I get a BFP.
I didn't listen to Atomic last time, and I wish I had :(

So should I take a half more of my 800 folic acid mcg pill to go along with the folate in my B50 pill?

[TTC5]

I'd be more inclined to cut back the RL and the B50 if you are wanting to cut back on some supps.

[TTC5]

If you google "how to wean off raspberry leaf tablets" there are a few info pages there :)

[Butterfly Spirit]

I'd be more inclined to cut back the RL and the B50 if you are wanting to cut back on some supps.

Ok I already took them because I had to hurry and take them because I have to space my thyroid meds 4 hours later.. I HATE THAT!
So if Atomic gets my message soon, I will prob do one pill from now until BFP/AF?

It's the B50 that scares me the most to wean off of so I think I want to just take a piece a day off of it and try to space it out every 2 or 3 days..
Raspberry leaves I've been on them, 2.5 weeks now.

[Butterfly Spirit]

If you google "how to wean off raspberry leaf tablets" there are a few info pages there :)

Oh you rock! I didn't know that! Thank you! :)
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[TTC5]

Yep and try different word combos lol ;)

[atomic sagebrush]

I'd like to see you continue at a higher dose of D if you can - D is good for you! I took/take 1000 mcg in my last 3 pg.

Continue the B complex, nothing wrong with that! :agree: Some of the doses are a bit higher than the RDA but you just pee out excess B vites and none of them are at dangerously high levels. I'd like to see you take 1200-1600 mcg of folic (including the amount you're already taking.) thru the first trimester and then wean back to the amount in a prenatal.

What I would do is start by taking alternating one tablet, two tablets of the cal, mag (just drop the 3rd mag/zinc pill, I don't like you taking that much zinc) every other day for a couple days, then every two days, then every three days, then when you're taking it every 4 days (once a week) drop the pill. That leaves you with 600 mg calcium and about 130 mg mag, which is a fine and sane amount to take during pg.

With the RRL, I would go ahead and drop one of the pills right away and then gradually wean yourself off the other pill like I described with the cal-mag.

[Butterfly Spirit]

I'd like to see you continue at a higher dose of D if you can - D is good for you! I took/take 1000 mcg in my last 3 pg.

Continue the B complex, nothing wrong with that! :agree: Some of the doses are a bit higher than the RDA but you just pee out excess B vites and none of them are at dangerously high levels. I'd like to see you take 1200-1600 mcg of folic (including the amount you're already taking.) thru the first trimester and then wean back to the amount in a prenatal.

What I would do is start by taking alternating one tablet, two tablets of the cal, mag (just drop the 3rd mag/zinc pill, I don't like you taking that much zinc) every other day for a couple days, then every two days, then every three days, then when you're taking it every 4 days (once a week) drop the pill. That leaves you with 600 mg calcium and about 130 mg mag, which is a fine and sane amount to take during pg.

With the RRL, I would go ahead and drop one of the pills right away and then gradually wean yourself off the other pill like I described with the cal-mag.

Okay so I took one and a half calcium pills yesterday.. so for today take the full two and then two magnesium and the full B vitamin and one raspberry leave capsule..
then I do that for 2 days correct? Or..switch one pill a day between the 2 I'm confused. :) Can you spell it out for me please? LOL
So with the 400 mcg folate in the B vitamin take the whole 800 mcg tablet? Okay.

Also, I drink A TON of milk daily (and eat yogurt daily) since I stopped my coke habit. Should I still take the full 2 calcium tablets? For some reason it scares me to take 1200 mg if I do conceive this cycle.

And next time at the store I will pick up D vitamins.

[Mochagirl]

Atomic already covered it, but I just thought I'd mention that I've been taking a parental and an extra folic acid tablet daily my whole pregnancy. My mw thought it would be a good idea in the first trimester since I had just had the m/c so my body might be depleted, and after that she told me there was no reason to stop since it couldn't hurt. I also take daily vitamin D and calcium supplements.

I hope you get your BFP this month!!

[Butterfly Spirit]

Atomic already covered it, but I just thought I'd mention that I've been taking a parental and an extra folic acid tablet daily my whole pregnancy. My mw thought it would be a good idea in the first trimester since I had just had the m/c so my body might be depleted, and after that she told me there was no reason to stop since it couldn't hurt. I also take daily vitamin D and calcium supplements.

I hope you get your BFP this month!!

Thank you Mocha!!!! :)
Me too! DH is getting suspicious already.. today he said to me "I'm not going to make you pregnant hon. I think you can get pregnant, and there's something you aren't telling me... that's why you are trying!"

I responded "Do you think I made that pink line on my preg test yesterday? Because I DIDN'T, it just happened!!!"

UGH... time isn't on my side here, I need to conceive! I'm thinking I will remove my signature and pictures for now.. and hopefully if he tries to make an account to spy.. he won't figure me out too easily? ;) hahahaha

How much calcium and vit D are you taking?

[TTC5]

Calcium and magnesium are great for PPH x

[Mochagirl]

I'm taking about 1000mg of calcium (2 pills a day of a 3 pill a day type of pill) and 1000iu of vitamin d plus whatever's in my prenatal. One of the reasons I'm taking calcium is I'm having a bit of a dairy aversion this pregnancy.

[atomic sagebrush]

1)Drop 3rd. mag pill and one RRL pill now.
2)Alternate days between taking one cal/mag and two cal mag every other day. No need to split pills, it doesn't have to be THAT gradual. Do that for a few days then drop the second pill and you'll be only taking one which is a safe level of cal-mag. It won't hurt anything for a few days and then you'll be off it.
4)Total of 1200-1600 folic INCLUDING the amount already in your B vitamin.
5)With the other RRL pill, start taking it every other day, then every two, then every three, till you're taking it once a week and then you can drop it. Should take 2-3 weeks.

[Butterfly Spirit]

Calcium and magnesium are great for PPH x

What's PPH? :)

[TTC5]

post partum hemorage. I had this last two deliveries!

[Butterfly Spirit]

1)Drop 3rd. mag pill and one RRL pill now.
2)Alternate days between taking one cal/mag and two cal mag every other day. No need to split pills, it doesn't have to be THAT gradual. Do that for a few days then drop the second pill and you'll be only taking one which is a safe level of cal-mag. It won't hurt anything for a few days and then you'll be off it.
4)Total of 1200-1600 folic INCLUDING the amount already in your B vitamin.
5)With the other RRL pill, start taking it every other day, then every two, then every three, till you're taking it once a week and then you can drop it. Should take 2-3 weeks.

Thank you!!! And I got 400 iu of Vit D pills at Walmart today. How many should I take?

[atomic sagebrush]

How much D is in your other supps??

[Butterfly Spirit]

How much D is in your other supps??

800 iu :)

More won't sway blue right? I'm nervous to add anything else.

[atomic sagebrush]

I think even a little Vit. D sways blue, I realize we are of differing opinions on the cal-mag-Vit. D issue.

Vit D is important in pregnancy but if I had my way, no pink swayers would ever take Vit. D for swaying and would wait to take it until after BFP.

800-1200 IU is a good and safe amount for pregnancy.

[Butterfly Spirit]

Incase anyone ever comes to check up on this thread I just wanted to mention that I did not increase my Vit D as I was in fear it would sway BLUE.