Patient's question:
The child is now two and a half months old and is being fed with both breast milk and artificial feeding. I would like to supplement calcium. How much calcium should be digested daily? What kind of calcium is better?Past treatment history and effectiveness: Taken Diqiao Calcium. How can it help? What kind of calcium should be taken? How much?
Doctor's answer:
A healthy and normal breastfeeding mother contains approximately 35mg of calcium in every 100ml of milk. Therefore, breastfeeding 1000ml of milk may cause the mother's body to lose about 300-400mg of calcium. Breastfeeding for a full 6 months may consume about 4-6% of the calcium in the mother's bones. It is recommended to supplement through diet, as this is safer for the child. During the peak lactation period, digesting 2g of calcium and an equivalent amount of vitamin D daily is beneficial. Foods high in calcium and vitamin D include milk, soy products, poultry eggs, fish, shrimp, seafood, bone broth, etc. It is advisable to consume less food that aids calcium metabolism, such as spinach and bamboo shoots. Exposing the skin to sunlight can enhance the body's production of vitamin D, thereby promoting calcium metabolism.