Who els is pregnant with low iron?

[Lissyloo]

hi everyone
i am now about 5wks preg, and i no that i have had low iron for a long time, i only found out i was preg a few days ago but i am already eating healthy

the thing i want to know is who els has low iron, and what do u do for it while ur pregnant

because im stressed a bit about the fact that i do have low iron and i want my baby to be healthy i have been told to keep taking the elivit tablets for pregnancy that have only 60mg per tablet in them, and to eat lean red meat alot

but i dont no if that is enough

who els has opinions?

my 1st doc said low iron wont make a diff, my 2nd said just eat the meat ill be fine, and im going to see my normal doc who has my blood records tommorow to see her opinion

[Lissyloo]

thanks guys! green apples have loads of vitamin c yea? coz im taking my vitamin now i had a bowl of cereal now im having my apple lol

everymorning i have a piece of fruit with my cereal now and veggies with tea so im trying my hardest to be healthy which im not use to lol

its good seeing that its common it calms me down alot!

[richeygirl]

I have low iron & like you I've had it for along time but it is so common during pregnancy. Just take your vitamins, everything will work out fine.

[leetlebeanweasle]

Your doc will help you figure out what to do...

I have low iron so I take a supplement and try to eat as many things as I can that are high in iron.

*A little tip I learned from my doc is take your vitamin (or whatever you are eating) with something that has a lot of vitamin C in it (OJ, cranberry juice..etc) the vitamin C will help your body absorb the Iron better. :)

You can look online to find out the best iron filled foods!

Don't stress. You'll be fine!

[Lissyloo]

oh really i havent been able to find it if someone can link me to it that would be great!

im going to my docs in 4hours ill write down my iron levels and post them up when i get home

[justice6920]

I dont know if you can add a ticker from another site but med help has one you can add....

[Lissyloo]

this is what i want but i cant get them to work!
if someone can let me no that would be great!


http://tickers.baby-gaga.com/pregnancy.php

[Lissyloo]

aww it didnt work :( let me see if some of the other ones do.... sorry everyone if it doesnt work



[link=http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/][image noborder]http://tickers.baby-gaga.com/p/dev165pp___.png[/image][/link]

[Lissyloo]

the one that has the little pictures of a baby slowly growing
let me see if this works.... it also says underneath stuff like "im 7wks old im just starting to develop..." etc

[url=http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/][img]http://tickers.baby-gaga.com/p/dev165pp___.png[/img][/url]

[onlyme27]

are you talking about the baby ticker?

[Lissyloo]

thankyou hun i just have been SO stressed thinking that its going to be the end of the world with the low iron

every person says something different u know what i mean tahts why i get so scared!

i guess its only the start of my worries


also a bit off topic but does anyone no how i add those little pictures to my msgs that show how far along my baby is? i made one on baby gaga but i cant find a spot on the site that i add it to my settings

[onlyme27]

Low iron is common in pregnant women.  That is why they check it.  Just do like your dr says.  Taking your vitamins will help.  Don't worry, everything will turn out fine.