low iron

[sadiasaqib]

Hi ladies plz advice I hv very low iron levels and I tk tablets I try to eat but it mks me sick wt else cn I do to maintain my iron . Has any one else been thru this?

[sadiasaqib]

Kyanisse.. thanx hun ill defo try to keep it to level I know its very risky . Lentils u cn eat with rice aswel cnt u or mk lentil soup etc and hv it with brown bread. I cudnt find it ny wher but wasnt past rich in iron? ..

[taymill]

I'm sure everything will turn out just fine:-).
Keep me posted

[taymill]

Wow! Yeah it can be a scary thing. But the iron pills my doc have me taking Dont send me to the bathroom lol I wish it would... Once your morning sickness starts to ease down hopefully u will get ur appetite back pretty good n u can start eating more food with iron in them. The other lady made some good points about the iron that I didn't even know. Because with my first pregnancy I didn't go threw this my iron was perfectly fine. This time its different.

[preetveer]

i also had same problem....my doc adviced me to take iron pills twice a day....n to eat one apple daily....

[kyanisse]

It doesnt affect the baby it affects you and it can be very serious remember you will lose a lot of blood during delivery and if your hemoglobin its not on level it can be very bad! (not trying to scare) it happened to me too and I raised by eating lentils, cereal, wheat germ, fruits and spinach

[sadiasaqib]

Im 15 weeks 4 days and its so difficult il get up from bed or sofa nd my head will spin million times lol I cn understand u saying tablets mk u constipated dy gave me very bad dirreoa and it was horrible goin bathroom evry hour didnt want to go out of the house.. I try to eat oranges bananas strawberrys those r only fruits I like but I love salad i cn eat a bowl of dt a day now its so hot its evn mre difficult to eat al u want is to keep on drinking.  My doctor sd if u dnt want tablets dn take the syrup for low iron I laughed wondering wt diffrence does it mk it will still giv u same side effects.  

[taymill]

Ur welcome! Honestly I'm not sure if it effect the baby, I'm hoping that it wont. I'm still having the same problem with my iron... And I really don't like taking the iron pills because it gives me really really bad constipation so I try to eat as much foods as I can with the iron in them so I can avoid taking the pills. How many weeks are you?

[sadiasaqib]

Oh thanks hun I try to eat little by little still it mks me sick. If my iron doesnt improve do u knw if it will effect the baby later on ?

[taymill]

Also dried fruit like raisins or prunes.

[taymill]

I also have low iron n my doctor put me on iron pills. But I try to eat more foods that has iron in them. Like dark leafy greens. Even shrimp, chicken, Turkey and beef also fruits. Try some of these eat small portions or whatever u can keep down for now. But that should help a little certain cereals are good as well. Good luck:-)