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Do you not like all milk? What about soy or almond milk? Cheese?

My friend does not do dairy because it gives her migraines so her doc had her on calcium supplements.

Can you do yogurt or cheeses? I get most of my dairy through go-gurts, the yogurt in a tube things.

sounds gross, but all the korean mothers swear by anchovies. since you're eating the whole little fish with bones and all, supposedly has a lot of calcium!

I'm somewhat lactose intolerant, so I am always concerned about this. Most prenatals have calcium, but often not enough because of the interaction with the iron in them, so you should check the bottle. I try to have yogurt pretty frequently (doesn't bother my stomach at all like milk), and I always have cheese even though sometimes it DOES bother my stomach.

Less obvious choices are dark greens, like spinach, kale, and fortified cereals. I also take a calcium and vitamin D gummy when I remember, so, probably 5 days a week. And, I drink almond milk- even soy milk upsets my stomach, but I love almond milk, and I feel like maybe its healthier than soy with all the estrogen talk or something.

Cheese, greens, and yogurt are all good options.

I will say though I've had quite a few friends who weren't really milk drinkers during normal life who drank a TON of milk while they were pregnant because their bodies just craved it. Your body will crave what it's lacking so you may find that milk tastes better to you during your pregnancy.

I am on the other end of the spectrum and sometimes need to cool it on the milk because too much dairy can cause constipation. But I LOOOOOOVE milk. Love love love it.

Like @MamaMoose mentioned, I also don't normally drink much milk but it's been my one really big craving this pregnancy. Not so much at first, but definitely as the pregnancy has progressed. You may find yourself wanting it later on.
Until then - how about almond milk? I've seen some with 45% calcium. My midwife also recommended Tums.

Same as pp, I have not drank a glass of milk in YEARS but the past few days I've been chugging them down.

My LO is allergic to dairy so we eat chia seeds (usually soaked in coconut milk or as coconut chia pudding). Chia seeds have a lot of health benefits, one of which is it delivers 18% of your daily value per ounce, which is three times more than skim milk. Huge plus is that it's also high in omega-3 fatty acids.

http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/lindsey-duncan-nd-cn/chia-ancient-super-secret

Lots of pp suggested cheese, but wanted to add that I like to snack on string cheese. I also would put spinach in my scrambled eggs in the morning. That will also give you iron too.