It has been documented that calcium is mobilized from a mother's bones during pregnancy and helps build the baby's bones, a natural process. The loss of bone mineral density during pregnancy may be 5%, but that bone density is typically replaced within a year. Breast feeding appears to assist bone remineralization in the mother.
There is some evidence to indicate that the number of pregnancies or the first pregnancy at a higher age are risk factors for later life bone loss. However, many variables are involved and no clear cause-effect relationship has been documented.
At any rate, it is clear that bones "take a hit" ...
highly absorbable Coral Calcium (from the ocean) and MCHC (a true bone food concentrate). It includes essential bone nutrients like vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, manganese, boron, silica, and strontium -- all basics for building strong bones. *