iron pills?

[ceci13]

So what are they for? Do all the pregnant ladies have to take them? Or only the ones who need them?

[Irene7]

I take iron pills now to just started taking them last week. I'm 37w5d

[maxeymom]

Only the ones who need them. I went and got my blood work done and they said my iron was low so had to start taking them

[ceci13]

Oh i didnt know any of that! I have to take them twice a day & with my first pregnancy i only took them once a day..and i did have anemia , even after birth.

[YDOC_hope]

Just be careful u dont take a high dose of iron unless your dr says to. Cuz u shouldn have too much. But there is iron in most prenatal pills yes

[MadameN]

They help to increase your blood supply but not all pregnant women need them.
I was put on a daily regime before I got pregnant cos I had really heavy periods which made me anaemic. After I got pregnant, I took it for a while during the first trimester to supplement my blood production and then stopped when I started getting constipation from it. Now I'm back on it again because my blood count was low: usu when you're pregnant, your body produces a lot more blood but in some women like me, the blood may be too diluted giving rise to low haemoglobin content. They usually test for that at 28 weeks but I was tested at 20 weeks because I was getting fatigued and dizzy for no reason (usu fatigue and dizziness may be signs of anaemia).
I hope this helps.

[Combs7]

Everyone should be taking a prenatal or iron supplement during pregnancy. Iron is very hard for our bodies to absorb but is vital to the baby's development. Some people with low iron take both a prenatal & seperate iron pill because their iron is so low.