Anemic?

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So I passed my glucose test yay! But I’m super anemic no wonder I’ve been craving steak and Brussel sprouts. My prenatal apparently doesn’t have iron in it and I really don’t want to switch from the smarty pants gummy prenatals I love them so I guess I should look into just an iron supplement? Blah

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I literally had the same thing where I passed my glucose but I was super anemic. They told me it dropped so much from my last blood work. I'm on iron pills now but they give me nausea so I'm waiting for new ones to come to the pharmacy. They told me if it doesn't change by 36 weeks they will start iron infusions

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This is my third pregnancy and I just found out I’m anemic too. Doc ordered a RX mine is 2 times a day.

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I had to take iron with my first. It tastes awful. This pregnancy I skipped the prenatal and doubled up on flinstones with added iron. Prenatals made me sick with both pregnancies anyways and this routine has been going great.

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I just started an iron supplement for anemia at 27 weeks with my second pregnancy. I was anemic with my first 3 yrs ago and after my c section (had placenta previa) i got SUPER anemic and kept fainting in hospital when they tried to sit me up/walk with me. I ended up w two transfusions and a 5 day hospital stay. Its no joke. Low iron during/after delivery makes you feel like shittttt. Get on that iron stat!! Ask your dr what dose you need to be taking to clarify. Im on 10ml 2x a day.

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I’ve been on iron supplement and my prenatal has iron in it and I’m still anemic so I have to schedule Iron IV drips. I’m not looking forward to having an extra 5 appointments to be poked and sit there for an hour or so but I’ll do anything to make sure my little babe is healthy. Low iron is no joke with pregnancy or labor and delivery.

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Same situation here, but I was just a little low. My OB put me on a 325mg/day supplement (prescription). Make sure you’re checking to see how much you need as some people have to take iron more than once a day.

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Definitely get on an iron supplement, and make sure your OB stays on track of checking your iron levels. When I was pregnant with my first son, I ended up being so terribly anemic I had to get a blood transfusion.

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I’ve started an iron supplement once every 2 days as recommended by my midwife but now had a weird brown discharge this afternoon I feel fine but freaked me out

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