so what are yall experiences with pregnancy and birth if your doctor told you that you had low iron?

I get IV'S of iron, I'm severely anemic and have been for 14 yrs now. my labor was fine, I did get IV'S thru my pregnancy and they gave me a few extra before I was induced so my iron was very good before labor.

i eat chalk due to my low iron that's it lol

but they just tell u u can buy a supplement

it does stop u up tho lol

birth isnt really effected tho

The only problem I had during delivery with low iron is they may wanna keep you an extra day because you lose a lot of blood, but they always gave me a prescription for iron pills

mine is mild and one of the drs was worrying me saying if I don't get my iron up than I might have to have surgery cuz of how much blood I would lose during birth

@twinmamma2015, @domijac3

my pregnancy with ny first baby wasnt bad besides the dizziness and fatigue my labor tho it was good untill after i had my baby i couldnt stand up at all i kept fainting and as soon as i pushed him out i started to faint started seeing blurry but everyone is different

i was told the same

with my daughter they told me a normal level is atound 30

when my blood work came back it was a 9 they said the lowest they have seen and my labor was ok did it natural

mine is mild anemic and they said they are gonna check again in 4 weeks

if it's mild I'd just take an iron tablet everyday, it'll help and I had hemmoraged when I had my boys. lost quite a bit of blood, but everything ended up fine. I would t worry about it, just eat iron rich foods and or add an iron pill and that can help raise your iron

@domijac3,

I'm gonna start eating iron rich foods @twinmamma2015

Mine is mild as well, I'm at a 9 when normal is 11, dr put me on iron supplements so I'll be checked again Thursday where I am at now. last time I was checked was 2 months ago

that should help some, hope it does

my Dr hasn't put me on iron supplements just told me to eat iron rich foods and never skip a day of taking my prenatal @teamblue040416.

me to!!! I don't wanna stay in the hospital longer than I have to @twinmamma2015

Idk I went to the er not too long ago & they told me my iron was 9.24 so I'm upset/sad that it hasn't really moved :( but I have faith that everything will be okay during & after labor, I just don't want my son being anemic

yes if it can be avoided that's always good. my iron was a lil low after the hemorrhaging but they still let me leave, but I also had an appointment to get IV iron after labor so they were ok with that

I've been taking these pills for 2 months already

I wish i was at a 9... My iorn is at a 4 or 5 if i go back in a few days dr said i will have to have a blood transfusion right after baby is born

I don't know what number mine is, she just said I was mild @teamblue040416. @supermommy23

@ankanelly96, you can ask.. i have this blood disorder called beta thalssima that causes serve anemia i pray my levels go up i don't want a blood transfusion

Prayers for you @supermommy23 I pray everything turns out well & your iron levels go up