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    Posted: 16 July 2012 at 4:03pm
Hi there

Im currently 18 weeks pregnant and I also have a cough & Cold. I went to the health shop to ask what I could take while pregnant and they said that I could take some vitamin C tablets. the ones to take with water rather than te chewable time.

Im taking the Ester-C 1000mg bioflavonoids. They said I could take 3 of these a day.
yet I read on the Baby center website and they said that pregnant women should only have 60mg.
so now I am really confused and worried about my baby.
Please help me as to what is right
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Elevit has 100mg in it, so I think that 60mg is wrong, especially since its so important in pregnancy. I'd give your midwife a text or call, or maybe talk to a pharmacist.
Vit C helps prevent miscarriage and is great for iron absorption so I don't think you'd be harming bubs, but it's always good to check.

Sorry I can't give you a definite answer.
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I have a cold too and taking 1000mg of Vit C a day plus drinking orange juice and eating mandarins. Vitamin C is good for you, my mw couldn't recommend it enough.


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Yeah spoke with my MW and she said that what I am taking is fine :) but to maybe cut it down to 2000mg and have more OJ and oranges.
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During pregnancy your immune system get changes so that its main purpose is to protect your developing baby. You cannot protect yourself from cold. I had the same issue during just i had consult with my doctor.
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there are some natural remedies you can use
M&R essentials cough tonic worked well for my cough
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