Even 1 iron tab a day makes me really constipated. I took Floridix 3 times a day after I had Isla and it really helped bring my iron levels and Hb back to normal range.
OT- Gypsynita we lived in Ohope til last Oct. Isla was born is Whakatane Hospital. I would move back to Ohope forever if we could! Love it there!
My Iron levels got really bad during the end of my pregnancy. I tried to tell my midwife and was told just to eat more red meat. It wasnt untill a week before I was due that she discovered they were way to low and was going to have to birth at the hospital. After having No1 in only a few hours the fear then was I wouldnt be able to make it to the hospital in one piece (1hrs drive) and really didnt want to have the baby in the car!
It was a mad panick trying to get my iron up - Iron injections (wern't as bad as I expected but do still have bruises) - Loads of pills and floradix - lots of red meat and veges - and lots of orange juice. Surprising things were still ok in the bathroom.
Luckily we got the levels back up in record time and we safely had our wee girl in the maternity ward near home with no problems at all.
Yep if you are feeling totally wiped out and ur feeling a bit dizzy at times then your most likly low in iron, most pregnant women need some form of iron supplement while pregnant.
I was feeling REALLY tired, no energy, dizzy spells etc then once the iron pills kicked in after about a week I felt SOOO much better, I have way more energy.
Yeah the floradix is good, maybe thats why I had no probs with constipation while I was taking it..I have had a bit of loo trouble since last night and I havent had floradix for about 5 days cos its past the "use in 4 weeks" thingy.
Taking lots of vit C when on iron pills helps the absorption of iron into your blood stream. Ive been told that you should always take them together or otherwise the iron doesnt do much by itself because it harder for your body to absorb it from the pill form compared to iron from red meat & veges.
Yeah, my doctor said to have a glass off Orange juice about 1 hour before you take ur pills, cos something slightly acidic in your tummy help the iron absorb.
And dont drink coffee or tea or coke etc for at least 2 hours after you have taken the pills.
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