Calcium during pregnancy

Im currently 29 weeks, is it mandatory to take calcium everyday, be it pills or milk ? Since im still under kkh subsidized, different different dr, im not sure if i need to ask for calcium pills or not. As so far they never mention about it. Only prescribed the normal obimin & DHA supplements. #FTM

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For what I know of you take calcium pill if you have low calcium. Cause this can affect you after birth. Nonetheless, you can seek advice with dr if is mandatory or not. Yes, most of the time will just be obumin/fish oil only. You can also on your end drink normal milk/maternity milk whatever is best advice by dr on your consultation. Though you are under subsidy, most of the time the doctor will advice same thing. I am under subsidy for second pregnancy recently at KKH, so yeah.

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