Iron deficiency while pregnant?

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Did anyone else develop iron deficiency while pregnant? This is my first pregnancy & I may need to take iron pills, I’m just wayyy more tired than I should be, I get dizzy easily I almost passed out at the mall within less than 10mins of walking. (I’m 9wks+2) I’ve always had headaches/migraines but they’ve been way worse. Please only nice comments I’m new to all this, can anyone tell me their stories ?

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I hear iron deficiency is common. I had it with my first pregnancy. It was horrible. I randomly passed out on the toilet and briefly behind the wheel while driving. I also passed out in an at&t; store and had to be carried out on a stretcher. Talk about embarrassed lol. It also developed PICA and started eating Zest soap bars. Oh pregnancy!

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eat oatmeal while drinking juice just don't drink milk at the same time that should help build more iron. that kept and prevented me from needing the pill. calcium keeps our bodies from absorbing iron.

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Had it both pregnancies just make sure you tale the pills.

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My first pregnancy I had low iron but only through the first and half the second trimester !

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I’m iron deficient anyway. So i get iron infusions once a year. But if you’re iron deficient just because of pregnancy it usually doesn’t last the whole pregnancy. Make sure you take the pill and eat fish spinach nuts oatmeal etc

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Belvita cookies!

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Those are all normal early pregnancy symptoms