My sister was 40 when she had her baby and was also anemic. She too took iron pills. So as a public service notice, I wanted to remind you to eat a LOT of vegetables &/or drink prune juice because iron can make you constipated.
Sending happy thoughts your way...
Yes, I've had low iron levels during both my pregnancies. I had to take 2 Feosol iron tablets 65mg each, and it brought my levels up. This is pretty common during pregnancy, remember, your sharing your blood supply with your baby. Be mindful to eat iron rich foods now. Blackstrap molasses is excellent, liver, spinach, kiwi. If you have a cast iron skillet, cook your food in it, the iron from the skillet cooks into the food. Best wishes to you!
you're baby will be fine because he gets the nutrients before you, you will feel lightheaded, dizzy and really tired, i was the same with my first pregancy, the more you read the more worried it'll make you
I think you should tell your doc that the iron doesn't seem to be having enough of an effect. They might be able to figure out how to get more iron into you. The other thing is, lightheadedness and tiring is pretty common at 38 weeks whether you are anemic or not. It might be that only delivery can change it.