Low iron while pregnant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be aware that iron supplements can cause constipation. Squatty Potty helps immensely!

I never had low iron in pregnancy despite eating vegetarian/pescatarian (I normally eat meat but it turned my stomach when i was preg). I used Nature Made prenatals so I think that helped keep it up.

Thanks!! I have a squatty potty so all prepared!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be aware that iron supplements can cause constipation. Squatty Potty helps immensely!

I never had low iron in pregnancy despite eating vegetarian/pescatarian (I normally eat meat but it turned my stomach when i was preg). I used Nature Made prenatals so I think that helped keep it up.

Thanks!! I have a squatty potty so all prepared!

Awesome! I managed to avoid chronic hemorrhoids using mine. It's a lifesaver

[Anonymous]

Op here:
So my endocrinologist told me to take spatone liquid iron and then my OB told me to just take ferrous sulfate. Any idea which is better?

[Anonymous]

Cooking with iron and the like won’t raise your levels adequately if you’re actually anemic.

Look for a heme iron supplement like Proferrin (if you’re not vegetarian), which are generally better tolerated than the other ones. Gluconate is usually better tolerated than sulphate if you don’t want to go there every route.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure you're taking the prenatals with iron. SO many have no iron (because it can make pregnant women nauseous). I have a cast iron stomach and never had a problem with iron. I was told that my high energy levels were because I had such good iron levels.

Op here: I’ve been taking the Naturelo brand prenatals since TTC and they say they have iron but maybe not enough? Waiting for my endo to call and tell me his thoughts!

https://www.target.com/p/naturelo-prenatal-multivitamin-capsules-with-folate-90ct/-/A-79812386

You were probably low prepregnancy and baby drained what little you started with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure you're taking the prenatals with iron. SO many have no iron (because it can make pregnant women nauseous). I have a cast iron stomach and never had a problem with iron. I was told that my high energy levels were because I had such good iron levels.

Op here: I’ve been taking the Naturelo brand prenatals since TTC and they say they have iron but maybe not enough? Waiting for my endo to call and tell me his thoughts!

https://www.target.com/p/naturelo-prenatal-multivitamin-capsules-with-folate-90ct/-/A-79812386

You were probably low prepregnancy and baby drained what little you started with.

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